A rafter touching a post is not historic joinery. It is modern joinery.
Three way joints may not be strong joints.
I know you intend to have an engineer review your design, but if he has no experience in timber framing then you're paying for his education.
I would suggest you hire an experienced timber frame engineer. He has seen it before and knows how it works.
Good luck with your project.
Jim Rogers


Whatever you do, have fun doing it!