What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Structural Engineer position at honeywell?
This is an Advanced Structural Design Engineer position based in our Honeywell LNG Headquarters located in Allentown, PA. This position will contribute to the LNG Mechanical Design Engineering (MDE) - External Engineering team.
As a member of the LNG MDE External Engineering team, you will be accountable for all Civil and Structural engineering aspects of LNG Equipment design. You will be responsible for supporting a complex and dynamic LNG equipment business by working across all engineering disciplines, ensuring compliance with engineering standards and project specifications. The person in this role will complete engineering analyses and calculations for structural steel platforms, ladders, railings, and module steel frames related to LNG Coil Wound Heat Exchangers, other Pressure Vessels, Cold Boxes, and Modularized Liquefaction Equipment.
Other duties will include checking and approving of detailed design drawings created by others, reviewing customer specifications, participating in internal and external model review meetings, and supporting heat exchanger design work, bid activities, continuous improvement, manufacturing activities, customer liaison, and field work.
The position requires occasional domestic and international travel.
NATURE AND SCOPE:
The Honeywell Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Mechanical Design Engineering team designs and manufactures specialized Coil Wound Heat Exchangers and other natural gas liquefaction equipment. The equipment is designed by our engineering organization and fabricated at our manufacturing facility in Port Manatee, FL, or other domestic and international 3rd party facilities. Our customers use this equipment to liquefy extracted natural gas, massively improving its transportability as an energy source to end users around the world.
This role will focus on providing Civil and Structural engineering technical support to a complex and dynamic LNG equipment business. It will require performing detailed design on heat exchanger platforms, pipe support systems, cold boxes, and heat exchanger module steel frames, as well as limited foundation design.
The incumbent will also be responsible for managing or performing dynamic structural studies considering environmental conditions such as wind, seismic, or blast loads. This will require collaborating closely with other designers and engineers within the MDE team. Occasional collaboration with other functional areas including Process Engineering and Project Management will be required.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Perform structural design and analysis calculations using governing codes, project specifications, standards (such as AISC, IBC, ASCE, ASTM), engineering formulas, skills, and experience.
- Generate designs for industrial plant structures, platforms, ladders, railings, pipe supports, and
modularized equipment including cryogenic cold boxes. - Review customer/EPC specifications, industrial standards, and regulatory requirements to align scope of supply during project bid phase.
- Function as the lead Structural Design Engineer on projects from conceptual phase through project execution.
- Champion the implementation of modern technology and continuous improvement of work processes.
- Review and approve project deliverables while ensuring compliance with internal specifications, standards, project specifications, and industry practices.
- Participate in model review meetings within LNG team and with EPCs/Customers (e.g., 30%, 60% & 90%).
- Maintain internal specifications, standards, work instructions, templates and job aids pertaining to structural engineering work.
- Collaborate with other members within the team such as Structural Designer, Piping Designer, Pipe Stress Engineer, Pressure Vessel Engineer, and Pressure Vessel Designer.
- Participate in plant visits occasionally and international field repair trips, as assigned.
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
- Excellent collaborator
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent leadership qualities
- Proactively seeks information from others
- Independent and creative thinker and decision maker
- Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills
- Ability to develop a high level of confidence in proposing value added solutions.
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.
The annual base salary range for this position in California and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Connecticut, and Hawaii is <$min - $mid>. For Washington and most major metropolitan areas in New York & California, the annual base salary range is <$min - $mid>. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.
