Service Center Engineer

What Timken Makes Possible Begins With You. Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

Timken Power Systems, Philadelphia Gear brand, is seeking a Service Center Engineer at the Birmingham, AL regional service center.

Essential Responsibilities

• Implement customer's requirements for the repair, modification, or upgrade of customer's equipment
• Evaluate the condition of equipment and determine which components are re-usable, repairable or must be replaced
• Define the scope of work needed to return equipment back to full working condition
• Perform failure analysis and create technical reports for customers
• Measure and reverse engineer non-Philadelphia Gear components
• Provide calculations for manufacture of new gears or repair of existing gears
• Design, specify, and create detail drawings of components and assemblies
• Create bills of material for new and repair orders
• Build job travelers that lay out the order of operations and describe the work needed to carry out the repairs or modifications of gears, components, and equipment
• Assist in technical training of shop personnel
• Provide technical support to suppliers, customers, field service, and customer service
• Support quality assurance activities such as identifying and documenting nonconforming material, reviewing supplier quality documentation, and supporting calibration activities
• Help maintain and support site quality management system including ISO certification
• Help maintain & support our ISO certification and quality system.

Technical/ Functional Skills

• Proficiency with SolidWorks 3D drawing software preferred, or other similar CAD design software
• Ability to multi-task, set priorities and meet deadlines with a high degree of accuracy and organization
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Software
• Ability to interact with all levels of customers and internal support teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering required
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in design of mechanical drives; co-op and internship experience accepted
• US citizenship required or otherwise legally authorized to work in an ITAR-regulated environment.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.