Mechanical Engineer III

Smiths Group; Illinois; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, invites applications for the Gas Seals Reliability Engineer role at our Morton Grove headquarters. You will support external customers on all technical aspects including design, manufacture, build and test, with fast-turnaround projects and cross-functional collaboration.

Reporting to the Gas Seals Reliability Manager, you will perform analyses, deliver technical feedback, and contribute to strategic plans while upholding our commitment to safety,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering required.
• Extensive experience in mechanical engineering roles is expected.
• Experience with rotating equipment and oil & gas projects is advantageous.
• Knowledge of failure analysis and root cause analysis preferred.
• Ability to read P&ID and GA drawings is required.
• Familiarity with controls and instrumentation is a plus.
• Strong planning, independent work, and meeting facilitation skills.
• Excellent communication and commercial awareness are essential.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate in-house test failures and assess dry gas seal designs.
• Perform calculations and analyses for known mechanisms.
• Prepare and present technical materials to internal and external customers.
• Provide technical feedback to customers and sales teams.
• Support commercial teams in technical meetings with customers.
• Collaborate with Development Engineering when creating solutions.
• Work with Operations to keep stakeholders updated on progress.
• Use FEA tools to investigate issues and propose fixes.
• Create concept sketches in CAD to illustrate design changes.
• Offer detailed technical support for customer queries.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Rotating equipment

Forensic analysis

Oil & gas industry knowledge

Failure analysis

Root cause analysis

P&ID reading

General Arrangement drawings

Controls & instrumentation

Project planning

Independent work

Meetings leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD software

FEA software

Job 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, 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.

We have a fantastic opportunity for the role of a Gas Seals Reliability Engineer who will be reporting to the Gas Seals Reliability Manager. The role of a Gas Seals Reliability Engineer is to support external customers on all technical aspects including design, manufacture, build and test. This will involve looking at fast turnaround projects with levels of complexity varying. You will support sales network and carry out technical assessments detailing recommendations to support business plans.

The role is open to be located at our headquarters within Morton Grove site. Working Monday to Friday during normal office hours.

John Crane is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to crafting an inclusive environment for all employees.

Duties & Responsibilities(not limited to)

• Evaluating in house test failures and considering dry gas seal designs while looking for solutions.
• Performing and interpreting calculations, analyses, and computations for unknown factors involving well-understood mechanisms.
• Prepare and present technical presentations to internal & external customers.
• Preparing technical feedback for both internal & external customers.
• Supporting commercial teams in technical meetings with customers to help resolve issues and build relationships.
• Liaising and working alongside Development Engineering occasionally when developing point solutions.
• Working with Operations to ensure stakeholders are apprised of project progress.
• Utilising proprietary FEA analysis software to investigate issues.
• Producing Concept sketches, in CAD to convey design modifications.
• Providing detailed technical support to customer queries.
• Constantly maintaining the company’s professional image via effective communication.

• Relevant work experience in a mechanical engineering role.
• Experience with: Rotating Equipment, precision engineering, forensic analysis, the oil & gas industry would be an advantage.
• Previous experience in failure analysis and root cause analysis will prove advantageous.
• Ability to read P&ID, General Arrangement and detail drawings.
• Awareness and general knowledge of controls, control systems and instrumentation.
• Able to create and work to a plan, delivering on time and to expectations.
• Can work independently and drive team goals forward.
• Ability to conduct and lead meetings.
• Excellent communication skills and commercial awareness.

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.