Vibration & Machinery Diagnostics Engineer

MD&A; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mechanical Dynamics and Analysis LLC is seeking a Vibration Specialist/Balance Engineer to diagnose and balance turbomachinery, including steam and gas turbines. The role requires strong rotordynamics knowledge, field diagnostics, and the ability to lead technical discussions with customers.

The candidate will travel up to 80% and will prepare reports, perform testing, and provide actionable maintenance recommendations, ensuring safety and compliance with contractual commitments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited college
• Minimum 5 years of machinery diagnostics field experience including vibration and rotordynamic analysis, testing, balancing, alignment, reliability assessment, and maintenance of large steam and/or gas turbine generators.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose machinery problems based on vibration data, test data, performance data, operational data, mechanical design data, and customer communications.
• Perform mechanical troubleshooting, condition assessment, and corrective action recommendations including balancing as necessary for customer rotating equipment assets.
• Convey knowledge of steam turbine and gas turbine operation, components, and functions, and related auxiliary systems.
• Provide leadership, technical direction, and assistance to the customer and field personnel in diagnostic evaluation and long-term maintenance of rotating machinery.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of rotordynamics, vibration diagnostics, and failure modes of rotating machinery.
• Prepare timely service reports, invoicing packages, and other administrative requirements.
• Travel up to 80%, as required; work significant overtime as needed.
• Complete documentation of findings, recommendations, and corrective actions.
• Communicate professionally with customers and team members.
• Adhere to safety policies and understand contractual commitments.

Skills

Vibration diagnostics

Rotordynamics

Turbomachinery

Balancing

Troubleshooting

Turbine operation

Field service

Communication skills

MS Office

Mechanical prints

P&ID diagrams

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Mechanical Dynamics and Analysis LLC, a world-class supplier of power generation services, parts, and repairs, has an immediate opening for a qualified individual who has a desire to join a growing organization and an appetite for diverse and technically challenging work.

The Vibration Specialist/ Balance Engineer is a key part of the MD&A Outage Services Division (OSD) responsible for vibration diagnostics, testing, troubleshooting, and balancing of turbine and turbine-adjacent turbomachinery focused on meeting customer and business goals. This position will be focused on machinery diagnostics needs of the business.

In the role of Vibration Specialist/ Balance Engineer, you will:

• Diagnose machinery problems based upon vibration data, test data, performance data, operational data, mechanical design data, and customer communications
• Perform mechanical troubleshooting, condition assessment, and corrective action recommendation including balancing as necessary, of customer rotating equipment assets
• Possess and be able to convey knowledge of steam turbine and gas turbine operation, components, and functions, as well as similar knowledge of auxiliary systems of steam and gas turbines.
• Provide leadership, technical direction, and assistance to the customer, user, and other field personnel in the diagnostic evaluation and long-term maintenance of customers’ rotating machinery
• Possess and be able to convey strong understanding of rotordynamics, vibration diagnostics, and failure modes of rotating machinery.
• Express excellent written and oral communication skills to convey technical concepts to business and technical personnel
• Express ability to foresee a customer’s need for information or work practice to achieve higher machinery asset and plant reliability
• Complete timely standard service reports, invoicing packages, and other administrative requirements
• React to customer required travel in a timely manner, while bringing all required service, testing, and diagnostic equipment
• Complete documentation of findings / recommendations / corrective actions
• Create, review, and interpret technical reports and customer supplied information
• Professionally communicate with customer and other team members
• Assess job site safety and perform services as per company and client environmental, health, and safety policies
• Understand Term & Conditions commitments
• Drive customer satisfaction through commitment to quality
• Support the growth initiatives of the business
• Understand contractual commitments and deadlines

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Technology from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 5 years of machinery diagnostics field experience including but not limited to mechanical troubleshooting, vibration and rotordynamic analysis, testing, balancing, alignment, reliability assessment, mechanical design, and maintenance of large steam and/or gas turbine generators (turbomachinery)

Eligibility Requirements

• Travel up to 80%, as required (varies by time of year)
• Work significant over-time
• Possess a valid driver's license and passport (or able to obtain a passport)
• Obtain TWIC Card
• Pass both background and drug screening

Desired Characteristics

• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English language
• Self-starter, independently accountable with minimal supervision requirement
• Strong written and oral communication skills to convey technical concepts to business and technical personnel
• Experience working under stressful working conditions
• Willingness to travel on short advance notice
• Strong computer skills; both Hardware and Software, plus MS Office software skills
• Strong aptitude of mechanical trouble shooting skills. "Hands-on approach".
• Experience reading, interpreting, and understanding mechanical prints, P&ID drawings, etc
• Knowledge of Large Steam Turbines, Combustion Turbines and power generation applications and systems
• Experience with networking and protocols
• Knowledge of rotating machinery operation, mechanical design, test equipment & procedures, and controls systems
• Knowledge of machinery vibration monitoring, protection, measurement and management systems, products, and services
• Knowledge or experience with at least one or more of the following: mechanical vibration, rotating machinery design, vibration and/or diagnostics, rotordynamic analysis, machinery balancing, testing, and alignment
• Knowledge or experience with at least one or more of the following vibration analysis software and data acquisition systems: Bently Nevada ADRE Sxp, Mechtell Turbobalancer
• Demonstrated authority and assurance dealing with people