Shape the Future of Electrification with Us
Join our innovative team dedicated to designing advanced electric motors and generators. As Lead Mechanical Design Engineer, you’ll drive technical excellence, mentor talented engineers, and lead projects that power next-generation solutions for aerospace and industrial applications.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Technical Leadership: Serve as the primary technical authority for mechanical design of electric motors, generators, and gearboxes.
• System Integration: Coordinate large design teams during electric machine development.
• Project Management: Drive schedules, manage BOMs, and ensure design coordination.
• Innovation & Collaboration: Develop products as part of an integrated engineering team.
• Product Development: Support all phases of design and mentor junior engineers.
• Design Engineering: Lead CAD modeling/drafting, analysis, and optimization.
• Customer Focus: Present solutions and incorporate customer input.
YOU MUST HAVE
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as science, technology, engineering, mathematics.
- 15+ years of mechanical design engineering experience
- 10+ years with NX modeling and drafting
- Prior systems design lead experience
- Must be a US Citizen (ITAR)
WE VALUE
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
- Experience with high-speed rotating equipment (motors, generators, turbomachinery)
- ASME Y14.5 GD&T expertise
- Experience across concept, preliminary, and detailed design phases
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Self-motivated and proactive decision-maker
BENEFITS
Beyond a performance-driven salary, you'll work alongside dedicated experts on technology that's advancing aviation. As a Honeywell Aerospace employee, you're eligible for a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Employer-subsidized medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts
- Employee assistance program and educational assistance
- Parental leave and 12 paid holidays
- Paid time off for vacation, personal and sick time
Explore your benefits: https://honeywellaerospacebenefits.com/
POSTING TIMELINE
The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
U.S. CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS
Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. Person, which is defined as, a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status or have the ability to obtain an export authorization
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)
- 15+ years of mechanical design engineering experience
- 10+ years with NX modeling and drafting
- Prior systems design lead experience
- U.S. Person / Must be a U.S. Citizen (ITAR)
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
- Experience with high-speed rotating equipment (motors, generators, turbomachinery)
- ASME Y14.5 GD&T expertise
- Experience across concept, preliminary, and detailed design phases
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Self-motivated and proactive decision-maker
The Aerospace Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Aerospace Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by The Aerospace Corporation.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) plan provides a company‑paid contribution of 8–12% based on years of service with immediate eligibility and vesting, and eligible employees can access retiree medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off includes 15 vacation days (rising to 20 after five years), nine paid holidays, and unlimited sick time for exempt employees with accruals for non‑exempt staff.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible work models include a 9/80 schedule with alternating Fridays off, supported by backup care services, an EAP, relocation assistance, and home‑office stipends where applicable.
The Aerospace Corporation Insights
What We Do
The space enterprise has been transformed by rapid change and growth. New vehicles for national security space, a more rapid launch cadence, proliferated satellite constellations, the pursuit of interplanetary exploration, and thriving commercial ventures are changing the nature of the space industry. The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) is a leading architect for U.S. space programs, shaping efforts to outpace threats to our national security while cultivating the technologies needed to further this new era of space commercialization and exploration. Aerospace works across the space enterprise in service of the public interest. In addition to supporting the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, our customers include NASA, NOAA, numerous federal agencies, and commercial space — all of whom benefit from our deep technical knowledge. We only pursue business related to the space mission and complementary fields, operating as the nation’s trusted partner to solve the toughest challenges and develop reliable and innovative technologies. Innovation in space occurs when people have the freedom to imagine and do. At Aerospace, we take pride in our readiness to solve some of the most complex challenges in the space enterprise.
Why Work With Us
We are a non-profit corporation chartered by the government to work on the hardest problems in space. We employ technical experts in every discipline of space-related science and engineering who touch every part of the US space program. Come join us as we make an impact bigger than ourselves.
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