About us:
Join a company that's reintroducing itself to the aviation community we've helped advance for more than a century. At Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ: HONA), we're launching as an independent, publicly traded aerospace and defense company built on a legacy of operational excellence and mission-focused execution.
Our new brand identity pairs that heritage with real momentum, as we build technology that helps pilots navigate with confidence, aircraft operate more efficiently, and operators stay ahead of change. With our systems on board 90% of the world's aircraft, your work here has reach that's rare to find anywhere else.
Focusing on our customers, investing in innovation, and building a culture of accountability and performance is how we're shaping what comes next.
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Job Description
Position: Mechanical Design Engineer II
Experience: 3 to 5 Years
The individual will be responsible for performing structural analysis, validation, and certification activities for aerospace mechanical systems and components. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with aerospace standards, customer specifications, and certification requirements. Driving automation and digital engineering initiatives to streamline analysis, standardize engineering workflows, and reduce engineering cycle time.
Qualification and Experience:
- Masters or Bachelor Degree in Mechanical / Mechatronics / Aerospace from a reputed university.
- Industrial relevant experience in Aerospace components Design and Structural analysis (Preferably on ECS, ATS, Valves, Engines and related components)
- Strong fundamentals in Mechanics of Solids, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Fatigue (LCF & HCF) and Fracture Mechanics.
- Familiarity with aerospace standards, certification requirements, and industry best practices.
- Experience in performing Static Strength Analysis, Fatigue & Durability Analysis, Modal & Vibration Analysis, Buckling Analysis, and Non-Linear Analysis.
- Hands-on experience in structural analysis using ANSYS Classic, ANSYS Workbench, APDL, DesignModeler, and SpaceClaim.
- Good exposure to SIEMENS NX and Teamcenter tools.
- Familiarity with GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis and their impact on structural performance.
- Good communication skills
- Experience in working with geographically distributed stakeholders.
- Innovate new technology insertions into the products, continuously look at embracing the changing market trends.
Desired Skills:
- Experience in developing engineering automation solutions using Ansys ACT, Python, MATLAB, VBA, TCL, or similar programming tools.
- Ability to identify, develop, and implement automation opportunities that improve productivity, analysis accuracy, and process standardization.
- Familiarity with thermal analysis – steady state and transient simulations.
- Shall be a self-learner, team player and go-getter
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Aerospace Engineering
- 3 to 5 years of relevant experience
- Industrial experience in aerospace component design and structural analysis
- Experience with aerospace components such as ECS, ATS, valves, engines, or related components
- Strong fundamentals in mechanics of solids, finite element analysis, fatigue, and fracture mechanics
- Familiarity with aerospace standards, certification requirements, and industry best practices
- Experience performing static strength, fatigue and durability, modal and vibration, buckling, and nonlinear analysis
- Hands-on experience with ANSYS Classic, ANSYS Workbench, APDL, DesignModeler, and SpaceClaim
- Exposure to Siemens NX and Teamcenter
- Familiarity with GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis
- Good communication skills
- Experience working with geographically distributed stakeholders
- Experience developing engineering automation solutions using Ansys ACT, Python, MATLAB, VBA, TCL, or similar tools
- Ability to identify and implement engineering automation opportunities
- Familiarity with steady-state and transient thermal analysis
- Self-learning, teamwork, and proactive work style
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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