Mechanical Engineer

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies. 

We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards. 

John Crane is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, helping to create a safer, more efficient, productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defence, space & aerospace, and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs approximately 16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. 

BASIC FUNCTION:

Lead Right First-Time engineering activities by troubleshooting non-conforming seal designs. Lead projects to develop improvements to existing products. This is an independent role with great latitude to affect the outcome of critical, time-sensitive projects.

PRIMARY DUTIES (RFT):

• Provide technical input and guidance to projects with respect to the design, performance, procurement, manufacturing, and testing of Dry Gas Sealing products for the turbomachinery equipment.
• Perform seal calculations (including leakage calculations, heat generation, balance temp, flow rates etc.)
• Advanced use of CSTEDY & ANSYS for design analysis. Ability to understand and interpret results correctly to explain testing anomalies. 
• Use 2D and 3D CAD software (Solid Edge).
• Analyse and interpret large amounts of test data to troubleshoot failed seal tests.
• Maintain build logs tracking all relevant variables for the specific seal problem (requires expert knowledge of manufacturing, assembly, and testing of gas seals).
• Advise and support work instructions for Operations (requires expert knowledge of manufacturing, assembly, and testing of gas seals).
• Evaluate the cosmetic appearance of seals, often in front of customers.
• Manage customers in difficult testing and inspection situations. 
• Lead technical root cause analyses, including analysis of problems / recommendation & implementation of appropriate solutions, meeting with and presenting to customers to resolve satisfactorily and maintain a good customer relationship / confidence in John Crane products with necessary commercial awareness.
• Prepare customer-facing correspondence and technical engineering reports in connection with the projects.
• Maintain good working relationship and respect with Operations counterparts.
• Raise / process / approve Engineering Change Notice (ECN) requests, approve/reject parts not to drawing specification (handle non-conformances).
• Use engineering judgment and experience to resolve difficult technical problems.
• Develop and implement clear plans for enhancements to existing products via PAL projects.
• Manage and monitor the testing of mechanical seal designs, whether as part of a PAL project or for customer-specific tests.
• Create & distribute technical bulletins, articles, or papers dealing with product design.
• Train more junior engineers in RCAs, manufacturing, assembly, testing, design, CStedy, and FEA.
• Above engineering grade outline also implies full knowledge of / capability to perform relevant tasks in lower grade (i.e. ME1, ME2, ME3).

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering preferred).
• At least 5 years’ relevant experience with rotating equipment, preferably turbomachinery equipment. 
• Broad knowledge of engineering sciences, materials, and modern manufacturing processes.
• Ability to review 2D & 3D CAD drawings.
• Project management skills.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.

With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity. 

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network. 

Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping engineer a better future. 

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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