Mechanical Engineer

Location: Morton Grove, IL, us

Company Description

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, bearings, 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. 

Job Description

Under direct or indirect supervision performs a variety of engineering and design tasks requiring application of standard techniques and procedures.

Uses engineering judgment and responsibility to resolve customer inquiries.

• Review & processing of application requests.
• Following standard techniques and procedures, selection / application of standard or special products to meet customers' needs, including seals, fluid control products, couplings, filters, bearings.
• Generation of engineering proposals / specifications for standard or special products, including determining cost-effective materials for production.
• Seal calculations (including leakage calculations, heat generation, balance temp, flow rates etc.)
• More advanced use of CSTEDY & similar tools for in-depth design analysis.
• Fluid control calculations as required
• Couplings calculations as required
• Other engineering calculations as required
• Provide applications guidance to CAD Engineers to complete layout (GA) and detail drawings
• Prepare material and other relevant product specifications for internal and external use.
• Field troubleshooting, including analysis of problems / recommendation & implementation of appropriate solutions, meeting with customers in plant or at customer’s site to resolve satisfactorily.
• Detailed failure analysis activities, including investigation / reporting / resolution.
• Approve / reject purchase or manufacture of fabricated parts not to drawing specification ('quality clinics'). 

PRIMARY DUTIES (Product Development):

• Support the transition of a product from development into production.
• Creation of test specifications & plans.
• Product assembly / disassembly – including seals / couplings / bearings / others as appropriate to role.
• Installation of products on to test rigs.
• Manage / perform / monitor various forms of static / dynamic seal test projects to specified test criteria, whether as part of product development or for customer-specific tests. 
• Recording of test results.
• Creation of test reports.
• Evaluation of test results.
• General support to lab / test activities as required, e.g. preparation & commissioning of test rigs, preparation of seal components (this may include lapping & polishing and other processes at times), design of test adaptors / fixtures, & other relevant CAD design work, maintenance of test facilities & associated plant etc.
• Support internal and external practical training, customer visits and customer witness tests as required.
• Contribute to quality reporting / CAR process, reporting back to other parts of the business as appropriate.
• Along with the other team members, contribute to maintaining a safe and efficient working environment, including following appropriate HSE procedures / performance of risk assessments as appropriate.
• Along with other team members, promote a culture of continuous improvement in Lab housekeeping, work processes etc.

PRIMARY DUTIES (other):

• Detailed technical presentations to customers in order to support sales. 
• Deliver basic technical training externally to customers as required.
• Manage and report personal workload, forecast job lead-times to meet customer and departmental objectives.
• Raise / process / approve Engineering Change Notice (ECN) requests.
• Maintain engineering databases.
• Provide technical support via the Engineering Help Desk, if appropriate / as required.

Additional duties and responsibilities will vary based upon local business / departmental needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field. 
• 2+ years of related experience working with rotating equipment. 
• Working knowledge of CAD, 3D modelling & 2D drawing software.
• Experience with FEA software. 
• Outstanding creativity, vision, and problem solving.
• Ability to work hands on with equipment in an industrial environment. 
• Communication skills to collaborate with cross functional teams and provide feedback to stakeholders.
• Ability to self-manage projects ensuring on time delivery.

Additional Information

With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERG's) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERG's 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. 

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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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