Computer hardware engineer Jobs in Pearland, TX

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

The engineer works within the Regional Engineering team to support Sales and Aftermarket to meet customer requirements. They will provide application support to global drawing offices for engineering orders and proposals. Where necessary, the engineer will apply standard engineering techniques and consult specialists within other Engineering Solutions teams. They will provide engineering support for troubleshooting, commissioning issues, escalating support as necessary and working with Central Expertise as needed.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Reviewing & processing application requests.
• Following standard techniques and procedures, selection / application of products to meet customers' needs for mechanical seals.
• Generation of engineering proposals / specifications for products, including determining cost-effective materials for production.
• Calculations (including seal leakage, heat generation, balance temp, flow rates, etc. for mechanical seals.
• Produce complete and informative drawing office requests and provide applications guidance to designers to complete layout (GA) and detail drawings.
• Use CAD to create proposal drawings, and to aid liaison with global drawing offices.
• Record activity through iProjects & Lean Kit and ensure timely response to internal customers.
• Detailed failure analysis activities, including investigation / reporting / resolution.
• Approve / reject purchase or manufacture of fabricated parts not to drawing specification.
• Raise / process / approve Engineering Change Notice (ECN) requests.
• Provide day-to-day technical support to Regional Sales and Service teams.
• Work closely with Sales team and report any retrofit or upgrade opportunity.
• Manage and report personal workload to meet customer and departmental objectives.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as necessary based on departmental needs, or as required by Manager.
• Work in line with John Crane standards, procedures, and policies.

Qualifications

Additional Information

With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERG's) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERG's 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 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.

At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation - including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career's website (Careers - Smiths Group plc)