Engineering Supervisior

Flowserve Corporation; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Flowserve Corporation in Kalamazoo, MI is seeking an Engineering Supervisor to lead dry gas seal engineering and customer-support activities, including ownership of the dry gas seal DCI process, customer seal reporting, and scheduling customer-witnessed teardowns.

This progressive leadership role offers structured development, mentorship, and hands-on learning across seal assembly, testing, and cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Operations and Field Service to deliver safe,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with mechanical sealing technology.
• Strong technical aptitude and interest in developing deeper knowledge of dry gas seal products and testing systems.
• Effective communication, organization, and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Ability to work successfully with Engineering, Operations, Commercial, Planning, Project Management, and customer-facing teams.
• Commitment to safety, quality, customer support, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Own the DCI workflow for customer seals and manage customer seal reporting.
• Schedule and execute customer-witnessed teardowns.
• Coordinate execution with internal and external stakeholders.
• Build product and test-rig knowledge through hands-on support and collaboration with Engineering partners.
• Partner closely with Assembly and Test, Commercial Operations, Planning, Project Management, OEM Engineering, Aftermarket Engineering, and the Department Engineer.
• Support a safe, high-quality, customer-focused operating environment.

Skills

Mechanical sealing

Technical aptitude

Cross-functional coordination

Communication skills

Safety and quality focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Company Overview

If a culture of excellence, innovation and ownership is what you’re searching for, consider putting your experience in motion at Flowserve. As an individual contributor, or as a leader of people, your enterprise mindset will ensure Flowserve’s position as the global standard in comprehensive flow control solutions. Here, your opportunity for professional development and industry leading rewards will be supported by our foundational commitments to the values of people first, integrity and safety. Thinking beyond opportunity and reward, at Flowserve, we are inspired by working together to create extraordinary flow control solutions to make the world better for everyone!

Engineering Supervisor

Location: Kalamazoo, MI

Engineering Supervisor – Dry Gas Seals Repair Operations

Position Summary

Flowserve is seeking an Engineering Supervisor to lead key dry gas seal engineering and customer-support activities. The initial focus of this progressive leadership role includes ownership of the dry gas seal DCI process, customer seal reporting, and scheduling and execution of customer-witnessed teardowns. The role offers a structured opportunity to build leadership capability, customer perspective, technical depth, and operational expertise through close collaboration with Engineering and cross-functional partners.

Primary Responsibilities

• Own the DCI workflow for customer seals and manage customer seal reporting.
• Schedule and execute customer-witnessed teardowns.
• Coordinate execution with internal and external stakeholders.
• Build product and test-rig knowledge through hands-on support and collaboration with Engineering partners.
• Partner closely with Assembly and Test, Commercial Operations, Planning, Project Management, OEM Engineering, Aftermarket Engineering, and the Department Engineer.
• Support a safe, high-quality, customer-focused operating environment.

Development Opportunities

This position is designed to provide meaningful leadership development and increasing operational exposure over time. The selected candidate will receive structured leadership, customer, and technical-development opportunities, including:

• Completion of Flowserve Front Line Leader Training.
• Participation in a formal mentorship program with monthly discussions focused on leadership growth, decision-making, communication, and readiness for supervisory responsibilities.
• Customer and field-service exposure, including customer-site visits and collaboration with Field Service.
• Hands-on learning in seal assembly, dynamic seal balancing, hysteresis testing, and dry gas seal dynamic testing.
• Ongoing collaboration with OEM Engineering, Aftermarket Engineering, and operational teams.

Future Leadership Opportunities

As the organization evolves and business needs develop, additional leadership opportunities may be available beyond the initial scope of this role. These opportunities may provide broader exposure to leadership in other functional areas.

Any future expansion of responsibilities will be determined based on organizational needs, the individual’s demonstrated capability, and appropriate alignment with existing operational leadership.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with mechanical sealing technology.
• Strong technical aptitude and an interest in developing deeper knowledge of dry gas seal products and testing systems.
• Effective communication, organization, and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Ability to work successfully with Engineering, Operations, Commercial, Planning, Project Management, and customer-facing teams.
• Commitment to safety, quality, customer support, and continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferred.
• Experience with customer-facing technical support, Field Service, or customer-witnessed teardowns.
• Experience in seal assembly, dynamic balancing, hysteresis testing, or dry gas seal dynamic testing.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role means establishing trusted ownership of DCI, customer reporting, and teardown activities while developing independent leadership capability, technical judgment, and strong working partnerships across the organization.

Flowserve is a world-leading manufacturer and aftermarket service provider of comprehensive flow control systems. Join a company whose people are committed to building a more sustainable future to make the world better for everyone. With 16,000+ employees in 50+ countries, we combine our global reach with local presence. Our team challenges themselves to approach each situation with ingenuity and creativity to help provide our customers with the most innovative flow control products and services. We support 10,000+ customers worldwide, creating products to meet the needs of our customers who are supplying energy, fresh water, pharmaceuticals and other essentials to consumers, businesses and governments globally. We invite you to put your talents and career in motion at Flowserve.

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