Senior Bearing Applications Engineer - Field & Analysis

JTEKT North America Corporation; Arlington Heights (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JTEKT North America Corporation in Arlington Heights, IL, is seeking a Sr. Application Engineer to provide technical support to OE Industrial customers in North America. You will conduct bearing analysis, life and stress studies, and advise on fitting practices, using engineering software and data to meet customer requirements.

Travel about 25% to visit customers and assist with field issues. The ideal candidate has strong mechanical aptitude, knowledge of rotating machine dynamics, and

Qualifications

• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering with 3–5 years in bearing or related industries.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and rotating machinery dynamics knowledge.
• Willing to travel ~25% and communicate effectively with customers and teams.
• Experience with life/stress analysis and problem solving using engineering tools.

Responsibilities

• Meet with customer engineers to understand bearing requirements and project details.
• Analyze bearings in complex applications using engineering software for life and stress checks.
• Write reports and present analysis results to customers.
• Coordinate cross-functional work with design, manufacturing and quality teams.
• Develop test plans and final reports to validate product proposals.
• Provide failure/root cause analysis and assist in field issue resolution.
• Visit customers to discuss maintenance, design and VA/VE projects.
• Deliver detailed visit reports with actionable items.

Skills

Project management

Verbal communication

Written communication

8D/DOE

Failure analysis

GD&T

PFMEA/DFMEA

Self-starter

MS Office

Education

BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

JTEKT North America Corporation in Arlington Heights, IL, is seeking a Sr. Application Engineer to provide technical support to OE Industrial customers in North America. You will conduct bearing analysis, life and stress studies, and advise on fitting practices, using engineering software and data to meet customer requirements.

Travel about 25% to visit customers and assist with field issues. The ideal candidate has strong mechanical aptitude, knowledge of rotating machine dynamics, and