Gearbox Repair engineer

Machinery Maintenance Rebuilders, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Machinery Maintenance Rebuilders, Inc. in Houston, TX is seeking a hands-on Gearbox Repair Engineer to support inspection, repair, and rebuilding of industrial gearboxes and speed reducers at our facility.

You will work with project, machining, gear manufacturing, and assembly teams to translate inspection findings into clear repair plans and high-quality rebuilds. The role emphasizes reading drawings, precise measurement, troubleshooting, and documentation, with opportunities to reverse

Qualifications

• Mechanical engineering education or equivalent industrial gearbox repair experience.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and use precision measuring instruments.
• Strong troubleshooting, organization, communication, and technical writing skills.
• Hands-on mechanical or machine shop experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review customer requests, equipment data, drawings, and repair history
• Support gearbox inspections, teardown evaluations, and failure analysis
• Measure and document gears, shafts, bearings, housing bores, backlash, and clearances
• Prepare incoming inspection and final assembly reports
• Develop repair scopes, work instructions, bills of materials, and technical recommendations
• Reverse engineer obsolete or damaged components and prepare or revise CAD drawings
• Source bearings, seals, gears, and other components
• Coordinate with vendors for outside services and specialized processing
• Provide technical support to machinists, gear manufacturing personnel, and assemblers
• Verify assembly settings, gear contact, backlash, and other critical requirements
• Coordinate no-load spin testing and document results
• Communicate findings, scope changes, and technical updates with customers and internal teams

Skills

Reading engineering drawings

Precision measurement

Troubleshooting

Technical writing

Communication

Hands-on machining

Education

Mechanical engineering or equivalent

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Machinery Maintenance Rebuilders (MMR) is looking for a hands-on Gearbox Repair Engineer to support the inspection, repair, and rebuilding of industrial gearboxes and speed reducers at our Houston facility.

This role works closely with our project, machining, gear manufacturing, and assembly teams to turn inspection findings into clear repair plans and quality rebuilds.

Responsibilities include:

• Review customer requests, equipment data, drawings, and repair history
• Support gearbox inspections, teardown evaluations, and failure analysis
• Measure and document gears, shafts, bearings, housing bores, backlash, and clearances
• Prepare incoming inspection and final assembly reports
• Develop repair scopes, work instructions, bills of materials, and technical recommendations
• Reverse engineer obsolete or damaged components and prepare or revise CAD drawings
• Source bearings, seals, gears, and other components
• Coordinate with vendors for outside services and specialized processing
• Provide technical support to machinists, gear manufacturing personnel, and assemblers
• Verify assembly settings, gear contact, backlash, and other critical requirements
• Coordinate no-load spin testing and document results
• Communicate findings, scope changes, and technical updates with customers and internal teams

Qualifications:

• Mechanical engineering education or equivalent industrial gearbox repair experience
• Ability to read engineering drawings and use precision measuring instruments
• Strong troubleshooting, organization, communication, and technical writing skills
• Hands-on mechanical or machine shop experience is a plus

MMR repairs and rebuilds industrial gearboxes and speed reducers, with in-house machining, assembly, gear manufacturing, inspection, and testing capabilities.