Mechanical Engineer (Morton Grove IL) - John Crane

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, bearings, 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. 

John Crane has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced mechanical design and application engineer to join our team housed out of our Morton Grove IL location. This team is responsible for delivering engineered to order dry gas seal designs for our turbo machinery customers within global energy industries. You will form an integral part of the Gas Seal business unit, a team of highly creative and inventive engineering domain experts. This will provide you the opportunity to join a leading player in the industry and offer you a diverse and challenging role working on innovative new product introductions. It is important to note, you’ll be joining a team of engineering experts, who are focused on adding real value to every aspect of our engineering and manufacturing operations, you will have lots of opportunity for involvement, exposure to exciting projects and opportunity to forge collaborative relationships cross the organization.

• Complete evaluations of customers RFQ’s , generation of technical responses : I.E selection of the appropriate seal type & configuration / cavity evaluation/submission of supporting technical data leakage calculations / material selection / gas phase envelopes (training provided)
• Effective use of Siemens Solid Edge CAD systems 2&3D in the creation and checking of General Arrangement and detail manufacturing drawings, applying a sound understanding of mechanical engineering principles ie associated tolerancing, surface finish requirements and manufacturing techniques
• Undertake FEA of components to evaluate stress and deformation.
• Utilize Parametric modelling to support in design automation of existing and new product lines
• Ability to interpret customer specifications & make decisions based on the available technical information
• Design with consideration to the aesthetics, materials and functionality of components
• Undertake complex calculations.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering
• 5+ years experience in Mechanical Design
• Experience designing Mechanical Seals is preferred
• Basic understanding of compressors and rotating equipment
• Positive attitude towards teamwork and excellent communication skills with internal and external bodies
• Creative design capabilities transforming ideas into engineered solutions
• Ability to identify new systems and processes to drive quality, efficiency and save costs
• Ability to self-manage their projects ensuring on time delivery.

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. 

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network. 

Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping engineer a better future. 

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