Lead Repair Engineer

Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.

About the role

The Sr. (Mechanical) Engineering Lead is responsible for researching, planning, designing, and developing mechanical products and systems such as instruments, controls, engines, machines, and thermal hydraulic systems. This role applies engineering principles to the development and testing of mechanical and electromechanical systems, ensuring compliance with internal and external standards. The position involves working independently with general supervision and may influence others within the job area through explanation of facts, policies, and practices.

This job profile is intended for experienced professionals who apply practical knowledge of a job area and work independently with general supervision.

Job Description

• examining gas turbine components and repair specifications agreed with the customer, and assessing repairability on this basis;
• specifying the repair path and drafting a work procedure and method in accordance with technical specifications;
• applying technologies (including new technologies) to repair procedures;
• preparing preliminary costings and prices for cost estimators and Sales;
• making constructive contributions to repair projects, which involves production, process, sales, development engineering, quality control, operators and other areas;
• project monitoring with regard to both time and use of resources.
• examining order conditions and entering material details in the information system;
• developing tools;
• providing technical support for production orders and solving production problems;
• providing support for outsourcing and drafting technical specifications;
• ensuring proper documentation of executed orders (including work specifications, production calculations, drawings and other specifications);
• maintaining repair procedures;
• generating customer reports;
• ensuring that the desired quality is achieved.

Desired experience and qualifications

• Work experience: >5 years
• Expertise (e.g. professional, technical): expertise in the repair of gas turbines
• Education: Level: Bachelor Subject: mechanical Engineering
• Languages: English
• Soft skills: communication and organizational skills

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