Job Introduction

Brush Americas is a unit of Brush Group, a large worldwide group with a footprint reaching from Pittsburgh, U.S to Melbourne, Australia.  Brush Group has grown for over 130 years to be recognized as the largest independent manufacturer of electrical equipment including 2 and 4-pole Turbogenerators, Power Management Systems, Transformers, BRUSH Switchgear and Harrington Diesel Generators. We have a variety of clients across all sectors including oil and gas, power management and marine sectors, providing innovative and complex solutions to our demanding customer base.

Role Responsibility

Summary:  This position provides Engineering expertise to the company in areas of maintenance and design, of both onsite and field operations. This position assumes responsibility for a variety of responsibilities, all mechanical/electrical in nature.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Design of new and upgraded generator components utilizing 3D modeling software.
• Failure analysis of generator components.
• Reverse engineering of existing components using various methods often including 3D modeling methods.
• Creation of manufacturing drawings and specifications using GD&T standards.
• Interface with shop floor personnel to ensure products are manufactured in accordance with drawings and specifications; taking into consideration of man, method and machine to ensure part is optimized for manufacture.
• Assist Project Manager and Production in inspection & repairs of generator rotors and exciters by developing quality assurance documentation, repair methodologies. Provide input regarding cost and schedule to Project Management.
• Travel approximately 10-25% of the year to support field repairs and trouble-shooting of installed equipment.
• Coordinates maintenance and repair activities to obtain optimum utilization of machines and equipment.
• Evaluates and supports field installations and recommends design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
• Specify materials for purchase, metals, electrical components, insulation materials, using drawings and purchase requisitions.
• Specify material requirements to be purchased for projects.
• Creates and modifies engineering designs using 3D modeling software.
• Performs Failure Modes and Effects Analysis and Root Cause Analysis.
• Uses traditional analytical techniques to support and validate decision making and design efforts.
• Regularly interacts and supports manufacturing, field representatives, and customers with various engineering and technical matters.
• Develop a technical understanding within the engineering group and provide support to internal and external customer in the subject areas of rotordynamics, vibration, bearings and static/dynamic balancing.
• When customer needs require, is expected to extend their hours to complete specific customer work that involves hours outside the expectations for the regular position workload.
• This job description is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive and you may be required to undertake various duties as may reasonably be required of you by the Company.

The Ideal Candidate

Supervisory Responsibilities: None.

Required Education and Experience: Bachelors of Science Degree – Mechanical Engineer from a four-year college or university or a combination of education and at least two-four years of experience in the power generation field. Vibration analysis and/or High Speed Balance experience preferred.

Computer Skills:

• Microsoft Office Suite which includes Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook
• Solidworks 3D modeling software
• Mathcad

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

Current driver's license

Valid COATS Card

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Must physically be able to operate and/or assist around equipment and/or machinery without violating the restrictions posted in or around the work area.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US. 

Brush Americas reserves the right, upon a conditional offer of employment, to require the applicant to submit to and receive a negative result for drug and/or alcohol testing. In addition, employees are subject to both annual and random drug and alcohol testing during the course of employment.

It is our commitment at Brush Americas to create a diverse environment and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

BRUSH Group