Senior Rotating Machinery Engineer – Reliability & Maintenance

Messer Americas; Beloit (WI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Messer Americas seeks a Mechanical Engineer focused on rotating equipment to support Area Operations and maintenance teams across Beloit. You will advise on maintenance strategies for compressors, pumps, fans, gearboxes, and their auxiliaries to improve reliability.

You will drive major maintenance scoping and budgets, develop detailed work scopes, review condition monitoring data, and ensure timely resolutions of field issues to minimize downtime, with 30–40% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering required.
• 7–10 years of combined experience with at least 5 years in an operational and engineering environment working with rotating machinery.
• Travel 30–40% (60–80 nights per year), often on short notice.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical support, troubleshooting, and maintenance support for rotating equipment including compressors, pumps, fans, gearboxes, and auxiliaries.
• Directs maintenance strategy development and major maintenance scoping and budgeting (typically $250K–$2M per event).
• Supports area with day‑to‑day mechanical/machinery issues and project support.
• Develops detailed machinery work scopes, budgets, contractor management, execution strategy, and quality plans for turnarounds and major maintenance.

Skills

Rotating equipment troubleshooting

Operational safety leadership

Technical communication

Preventive maintenance

Vibration analysis

High-speed machinery knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Messer Americas seeks a Mechanical Engineer focused on rotating equipment to support Area Operations and maintenance teams across Beloit. You will advise on maintenance strategies for compressors, pumps, fans, gearboxes, and their auxiliaries to improve reliability.

You will drive major maintenance scoping and budgets, develop detailed work scopes, review condition monitoring data, and ensure timely resolutions of field issues to minimize downtime, with 30–40% travel.