Senior Mechanical Engineer

The Slough Gas Seal Engineering Team is excited to welcome a passionate expert-level Mechanical Engineer ready to take on unique and rewarding technical this role youll be at the heart of innovation - collaborating with customers tackling complex engineering problems and helping shape the design and development of advanced dry gas seals. Every day brings something new from hands-on troubleshooting and technical evaluations to supporting production and driving design excellence. Youll have the opportunity to see your ideas come to life working alongside a talented supportive team that values creativity precision and continuous improvement. This position offers an excellent opportunity for future growth and career development.

This role is based from our Slough site working Monday to Friday normal office hours.

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)

• Collaborate closely with internal teams and external clients to understand and translate application engineering requirements into innovative practical solutions.

• Lead the investigation and analysis of complex engineering challenges developing effective high-quality solutions that align with company strategy and customer needs.

• Take full ownership of projectsmanaging timelines budgets and quality standards to ensure successful on-time delivery and customer satisfaction.

• Work autonomously to plan prioritize and execute engineering tasks with minimal supervision demonstrating strong self-management and accountability.

• Drive design excellence by developing solutions that prioritize functionality reliability standardization and cost efficiency leveraging tools such as 2D/3D CAD proprietary in-house software and ANSYS.

• Champion OEM standardization initiatives promoting consistency continuous improvement and engineering best practices across multiple projects.

• Foster collaboration and influence across cross-functional teams effectively communicating with engineers project stakeholders and partners to guide project direction and achieve shared objectives.

Qualifications :

• Hold a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering

• Extent experience within a related industry / company preferably rotating equipment and/or oil and gas

• Broad knowledge of engineering sciences materials and modern manufacturing processes

• Ability to review 2D & 3D CAD drawings

• Advanced use of CFD/FEA packages and FEA (ANSYS) evaluation of stress and deformation thermodynamic and fluid dynamics

• Project management skills

• Effective written and oral communication skills

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 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 color 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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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time