Mechanical Engineer III

John Crane; Morton Grove (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is seeking a Gas Seals Reliability Engineer located at our Morton Grove headquarters. The role involves supporting external customers on technical aspects from design to testing, with standard office hours Monday–Friday.

You will work with sales, operations, and development engineering to provide analyses, sketches and CAD concepts while maintaining professional communication and delivering results on time.

Qualifications

• Experience in a mechanical engineering role.
• Ability to read P&ID, General Arrangement and detail drawings.
• Experience with rotating equipment and forensic analysis is advantageous.
• Oil & gas industry experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate in-house test failures and analyze dry gas seal designs.
• Perform calculations and interpretations for complex factors.
• Prepare technical presentations for customers and internal teams.
• Support commercial teams in technical meetings and build relationships.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Rotating equipment

Forensic analysis

P&ID reading

Tools

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.

Job Description

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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Additional information

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.