Title: Lubrication Analyst - BearingsID: req6563Type: Full Time Function: Product Engineering Division: PT - Bearings & Ignition - Bearings Location: Plymouth, MI, United States (47001 Port Street) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Product Design Engineer/Lubrication Analyst is responsible to support application engineering and designers to analyze bearing lubrication systems and related subsystems to develop a high level of understanding of the design through techniques such as hydrodynamic lubrication theory, tribology and finite element analysis. The Product Design Engineer/Lubrication Analyst is responsible for analyzing and interpreting the results and making recommendations for design improvements to application engineers, productengineers and designers, as well as to provide support to such engineers in understanding failure. The Product Design Engineer/Lubrication Analyst is also responsible for making design analysis for customers at their request and making recommendations to support designs that can be manufactured cost effectively, meeting customer requirements includingperformance and durability. They should also be capable of analyzing the structural integrity of a component/system and simulating performance of components, assemblies and systems to support customers, applications/product and manufacturing engineering. He/she is also responsible to keep updated with current technology in this field and to identify future needs as well to participate actively in the development of internal lubrication software development.Ability to work unsupervised and provide support to application engineering, production engineering and designers.Thorough understanding of hydrodynamic lubrication theory and application to internal combustion engine operation.Thorough understanding of tribological systems with emphasis on various lubrication operating regimes.Ability to analyze designs using commercial finite element analysis software such as Abaqus and Ansys.Ability to interpret analysis results, recommend design improvements and make technical presentations within the company, to customers and at conferences. Ability to clearly present results to other engineers, publish papers and communicate effectively with all levels of management.Represent the group as technical consultant for the application/product engineers and customers. Develop custom software programs and user subroutines to interface with commercial FEA and analysis packages to accurately model lubrication systems relating to plain bearings, bushings and washers.Work in collaboration with global application engineering, design and analysis teams to understand analysis requirements, results requested and stay abreast of the latest analysis methods and technology and contributes to development of new methods and tools and assists in the development of new design and analysis techniques, standards and system.Capable of providing support as requested by supervisor.REQUIREMENTS:Masters in Engineering required. PhD. is preferred with emphasis on tribological systems and lubrication theory.Minimum of 8 years experience.
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