Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Waukesha Bearings Corporation is a leading company specializing in Active Magnetic Bearings technology. The Chief Engineer will serve as the Technical Authority, ensuring the technical integrity and performance of AMB products while leading innovative solutions to meet customer needs and supporting marketing initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Act as the final technical authority for product designs, analyses, and critical engineering decisions
- Define, maintain, and enforce engineering standards, design rules, and industry best practices across the department
- Lead and approve critical design reviews and failure investigations to ensure products meet performance, safety, and reliability requirements
- Perform and guide sophisticated engineering analyses, including rotordynamics, stress analysis, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- Identify and lead strategic initiatives that sustain best-in-class product leadership and align with corporate growth objectives
- Direct the implementation of new technologies and software, ensuring they are commercially viable and technically robust
- Provide high-level technical input for bids and proposals, identifying advanced applications that create new market opportunities
- Partner with manufacturing and quality teams to ensure all designs are robust and highly producible
- Mentor the engineering team by identifying skill gaps and executing development plans to build future technical leaders
- Support senior-level customer engagements and represent the company’s interests within global industrial and standards organisations
- Stay at the forefront of industry trends; author technical papers and present at key conferences to reinforce the company’s technical standing
Skills
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or closely related subject
- Significant experience in the design and manufacture of Active Magnetic Bearings systems. This must be from either working directly with an AMB manufacturer, or an OEM that integrates them
- Minimum of 15 years' experience in the design and analysis of rotating equipment (or critical components such as bearings and seals), including 10+ years in Senior or Principal Engineer roles
- Advanced Engineering Analysis & Software: Proven expertise in Rotor Dynamic Analysis (RDA), Vibration Analysis, FEA stress analysis, and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), complemented by advanced scientific programming skills and a working knowledge of 2D/3D CAD
- Strong application of engineering principles and robust design practices
- Recognised technical expert with a deep understanding of product failure modes and proven problem-solving skills
- Comprehensive understanding of relevant industry standards and their specific application to the product
- Active experience participating in industry standards committees and technical working groups
- Mathematical & Theoretical Foundation: Ability to apply complex mathematical concepts, including probability and statistical inference, structural and fluid dynamics, and the fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry
- Technical Judgment & Problem Solving: Authoritative decision-making with the ability to challenge designs constructively. Skilled at solving practical problems with complex variables in non-standardized environments, including interpreting instructions from oral, written, diagrammatic, or schedule-based sources
- Research, Compliance & Communication: Expert ability to analyze professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations. Capable of translating technical data (drawings, graphs, tables) into manual and final reports, with the communication skills to persuade leadership and present effectively to diverse technical and management groups
- PhD
Benefits
- This position is eligible to earn a discretionary bonus based on performance metrics and other criteria outlined in our applicable bonus plan.
- A 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Wellness programs
- Health savings account, health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Company paid short-term disability and long-term disability
- Company paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance
- Supplemental employee and dependent life insurance
- Optional accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance
- Adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance
- Commuter benefits
- Parental, military, jury duty, and bereavement leaves of absence
- Paid time off
Company Overview
Waukesha Bearings® is a leading designer and manufacturer of engineered hydrodynamic bearings, active magnetic bearing systems and seals for high-performing turbomachinery in oil & gas, power generation, marine and industrial markets. It was founded in 1946, and is headquartered in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.waukbearing.com/en/.Company H1B Sponsorship
Waukesha Bearings Corporation has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025, 1 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.