Principal Rotating Equipment Engineer

About the role

The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in centrifugal, reciprocating, and screw compressors, steam and gas turbines, expanders, blowers, gearboxes, cooling towers, fin-fans, and a wide range of pumps, including cryogenic pumps. This position requires up to 30% travel to support our operations across the region.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot machinery issues and failures, including review of operating trends, defining inspection scopes, developing repair plans.
• Own and lead root cause analysis (RCA) and develop long-term reliability improvements.
• Lead technical support and supervision during overhauls, turnarounds/outages of large rotating machinery.
• Project work including lead and implement reliability and efficiency improvement initiatives and best practices.
• Support re-rating and optimization of existing machinery to meet evolving plant needs.
• Drive measurable improvements in equipment reliability, availability, and lifecycle performance across the operating network.

Requirements

• Strong technical expertise in rotating equipment including compressors, expanders, turbines, pumps, and associated systems.
• Proficient in machinery vibration diagnostics and troubleshooting techniques.
• Experienced in conducting and leading root cause analysis (RCA).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and make sound engineering decisions.
• Strong organizational, planning, and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience (10 yrs preferred) supporting rotating equipment within an operations organization.

Skills

• Strong technical expertise in rotating equipment including compressors, expanders, turbines, pumps, and associated systems.
• Proficient in machinery vibration diagnostics and troubleshooting techniques.
• Experienced in conducting and leading root cause analysis (RCA).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and make sound engineering decisions.
• Strong organizational, planning, and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance available day one of employment.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with immediate vesting of company match and core contributions.
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (medical, dependent daycare).
• Health Savings Account.
• Life Insurance (AD&D), Supplemental AD&D.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Pay

Competitive pay and great benefits for our employees.

Schedule

Typical Hours: M-F Business Hours, but varies due to flexibility of work from office, plants, and shops. Occasional afterhours support will be required.

Additional Information

This is a full-time, salaried position. This role offers a path toward increased technical scope, including broader plant responsibility and opportunities to influence machinery strategy across the Americas. For those interested, there are also opportunities to pursue people leadership roles over time.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.). You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.