Rotor Dynamics & Bearing Expert — Design & Analyze

EMD Curtiss Wright Electro Mechanical; Cheswick (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 99,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401K with Employer Match and Profit Sh

Health and Wellness Benefits

Learning and Development Opportunities

Referral Program

Competitive Pay

Recognition

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Inclusive & Supportive Culture

Job summary

EMD Curtiss Wright Electro Mechanical in Cheswick, PA seeks a Rotor Bearings Analyst to design and analyze rotor dynamic systems for critical-function machines. You will apply rotor dynamics and bearing engineering principles, perform hand calculations, and use specialized software for non-linear and transient analyses.

You will develop test programs and tools, document results, and present findings to internal and external customers.

Qualifications

• US citizens are required due to DoD requirements.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain DoD security clearance.
• Master's in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent) from an accredited institution; PhD highly desirable.
• 10+ years of rotor dynamics and/or fluid bearing design experience.
• Proficiency with MS Office; bearing design and analysis tools; and rotor dynamic software (DyRoBeS, XLROTOR).

Responsibilities

• Design and analyze rotor dynamic systems for pumps, motors, generators, propulsors and new product development.
• Apply rotor dynamic and bearing engineering principles using hand calculations for sizing, assessments, verification, design support and troubleshooting.
• Use specialized codes for advanced rotor dynamic and bearing analysis, including non-linear and transient methods.
• Perform data analysis for product testing and validate test-to-calculation results.
• Develop, update and evaluate software tools for bearing and rotor dynamic analysis.
• Plan and execute rotor bearing testing (full scale, sub scale, or mockup) and design test rigs and procedures.
• Prepare formal design documentation, patents, papers and internal/external communications.

Skills

Rotor dynamics

Bearing design

Data analysis

Documentation & presentations

Education

Master's in Mechanical Engineering

PhD (desirable)

Tools

DyRoBeS

XLROTOR

Bearing analysis tools

Job description

EMD Curtiss Wright Electro Mechanical in Cheswick, PA seeks a Rotor Bearings Analyst to design and analyze rotor dynamic systems for critical-function machines. You will apply rotor dynamics and bearing engineering principles, perform hand calculations, and use specialized software for non-linear and transient analyses.

You will develop test programs and tools, document results, and present findings to internal and external customers.