Company Description
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.
Job Description
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Dry Gas Seals Team reporting to the Lead Engineer for Gas Seals. As a Senior Mechanical Engineer you will be developing innovative solutions to customer specific applications that go beyond standard dry gas seal product range, support Right First Time (RFT) activities by troubleshooting non-conforming seal designs by analysing data and the cosmetic appearance of the Dry Gas Seal.
This role is based from our headquarters within Slough working Monday to Friday normal office hours. (Hybrid working)
John Crane is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to crafting an inclusive environment for all employees.

Duties & Responsibilities (not limited to)

• Prepares and performs specific development programs for customer driven Dry Gas Sealing applications, which includes but is not limited to Develop plans, Test specifications, Design generation, Qualification testing, and Report Generation.
• Provide technical input and guidance to projects with respect to the design, performance, procurement, manufacturing, and testing of Dry Gas Sealing products for the turbomachinery equipment.
• Create detailed technical presentations to customers to support sales and training initiatives.
• Prepares correspondence and technical engineering reports in connection with the projects.
• Utilise Computer Aided Design (CAD) software to produce 3D models/assemblies to analyse product performance (i.e. finite element analysis)
• Support RFT activities by troubleshooting problems to product performance or production difficulties.
• Perform and/or monitor tests to validate actual results with those from theoretical analysis.
• Independently upskilling knowledge on topics related to assigned projects.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of CAD, 3D modelling & 2D drawing ideally within rotating equipment
• Strong FEA skills
• Outstanding creativity, vision, and problem solving.
• Ability to work hands on.
• Communication skills to collaborate within the team and provide feedback to stakeholders.
• Ability to self-manage projects ensuring on time delivery

Additional Information
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.
We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.
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• Prepares and performs specific development programs for customer driven Dry Gas Sealing applications, which includes but is not limited to Develop plans, Test specifications, Design generation, Qualification testing, and Report Generation.
• Provide technical input and guidance to projects with respect to the design, performance, procurement, manufacturing, and testing of Dry Gas Sealing products for the turbomachinery equipment.
• Create detailed technical presentations to customers to support sales and training initiatives.
• Prepares correspondence and technical engineering reports in connection with the projects.
• Utilise Computer Aided Design (CAD) software to produce 3D models/assemblies to analyse product performance (i.e. finite element analysis)
• Support RFT activities by troubleshooting problems to product performance or production difficulties.
• Perform and/or monitor tests to validate actual results with those from theoretical analysis.
• Independently upskilling knowledge on topics related to assigned projects