About Us 

Founded in 1917, John Crane is a global leader in the design, manufacturing, and engineering of mission critical flow control solutions for increased efficiency, emission reductions and energy transformation. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems and predictive digital monitoring technologies. John Crane customer service is accessed through a global network of more than 200 global sites in over 50 countries employing more than 6,000 employees worldwide. We partner with our customers and help them meet the latest environmental standards and keep their operations safe and controlled.

John Crane is part of  Smiths Group, For over 170 years, Smiths has been improving our world through smarter engineering. Our technology benefits millions of people every day – making travel safer, supporting sustainable energy transition, efficiently heating, cooling our homes, and helping our world stay connected.

The position:

The Engineer II works within the Regional Engineering team, reporting to the Lead Engineer or Technical / Engineering Manager. Guided by more senior engineers where appropriate, they take responsibility for day-to-day technical support to the country or region This includes product selection and specification, and troubleshooting, sometimes liaising with customers with support from Sales and Aftermarket.

Missions and Responsibilities

• Reviewing & processing application requests / projects received.
• Technical Selection of standard WS, WSS, couplings, … JC product portfolio, supported by a Lead Engineer or Regional Engineering Manager.
• Generation of engineering proposals, CAD/specifications acc.to customer expectations and to aid liaison with GDC, supported by a Lead Engineer or Regional Engineering Manager.
• Calculations (including seal leakage, heat generation, balance temp, flow rates etc. and calculations for couplings, WSS and filtration)
• Produce complete and informative drawing office requests and provide applications guidance to designers to complete layout (GA) and detail drawings
• Raise / process Global Change Notice (GCN) requests
• Approve / reject purchase or manufacture of fabricated parts not to drawing specification
• Detailed failure analysis activities, including investigation / reporting / resolution, supported by Lead Engineer or Regional Engineering Manager, normally at Service Centre
• Detailed technical presentations to customers to support Sales team
• Participate on retrofitting, helping in Engineering Activities, supported by Lead Engineer or Regional Engineering manager, mainly in Service Centre.
• Collaborate with 3D Scanning activities.
• Work closely with the Training and Enablement team, provide technical training to employees and customers

Required Profile:

Education/Training: 

• Degree qualified Engineer, BEng, MEng or equivalent, perhaps with ongoing application for professional membership / chartership – e.g. MIMechE, CEng.

Experience:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent professional experience.

Technical Skills:

• MS Office
• MS Outlook
• Computer Aided Design
• Computational simulation such as FEA, CFD. 

Languages Skills: 

• Fluent in English (written/spoken)

People Skills:

• Active Listening
• Flexibility
• Responsibility
• Collaboration
• Autonomy and Proactiveness
• Effective communication

Diversity and Inclusion

We believe that the diversity of thought and backgrounds among our employees contributes to the company’s success. All applications that match the profile will be reviewed fairly, regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and identity, country of origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values based on equality and ethics, where diversity is encouraged, appreciated, and valued.

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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