Aplikační inženýr - Application Engineer

About JohnCrane: Founded in 1917, John Crane is a global leader in the design, manufacturing, and engineering of mission critical flow control solutions for increased efficiency, emission reductions and energy transformation. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, filtration systems and predictive digital monitoring technologies. John Crane customer service is accessed through a global network of more than 200 global sites in over 50 countries employing more than 6,000 employees worldwide. We partner with our customers and help them meet the latest environmental standards and keep their operations safe and controlled.

John Crane is part of Smiths Group, For over 170 years, Smiths has been improving our world through smarter engineering. Our technology benefits millions of people every day – making travel safer, supporting sustainable energy transition, efficiently heating, cooling our homes, and helping our world stay connected.

About Smiths Group: At Smiths we apply leading-edge technology to design, manufacture and deliver market-leading innovative solutions that meet our customers' evolving needs and touch the lives of millions of people every day. We are a FTSE100, global business of around 14,600 colleagues, based in 50+ countries. Our solutions have a real impact on lives across the planet, enabling industry, improving healthcare, enhancing security, advancing connectivity, and supporting new homes. Our products and services are often critical to our customers’ operations, while our proprietary technology and high service levels help create competitive advantage. We welcome colleagues with a curious mind, who are happy with responsibility, enjoy a challenge and are attracted by the idea of working at a business with a 170+ year history of innovation, and five global divisions, all experts in their field.

Job Description

We are seeking a dynamic Mechanical Engineer to join our Regional Engineering team. This is a great opportunity for an engineer with a passion for problem-solving and technical support to play a key role in shaping innovative solutions for our customers. You will provide day-to-day technical support, including product selection, troubleshooting, and collaboration with Sales and Aftermarket teams. We are looking for someone, with drive, energy, motivation with knowledge and understanding of mechanical engineering, Computer Aided Designs including effective communication and customer skills.

Join us and we’ll help build your career, offering excellent opportunities for career growth across the business, both locally and globally. You’ll experience an inclusive environment, with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing. You’ll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle, offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing, financial and lifestyle perspective.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate customer requirements and prepare technical proposals for mechanical seals and couplings to support sales representatives.
• They take responsibility for day-to-day technical support to the country or region, escalating where support is needed.
• Appropriate selection of products (types/materials) within the John Crane portfolio.
• Understand price impacts of technical proposals.
• Provide input for drawing documentation to design department.
• Collaborate with Sales, Aftermarket, Customer Operations, and Engineering teams.
• Complete project engineering requests on time and within business expectations.
• Lead successful completion of major programs.
• Interact with senior customer personnel on technical matters.
• Consult complex orders with technicians across John Crane.
• Develop solutions for complex engineering challenges.
• Inspection of returned products and creation of reports with a recommendation for an improvement. If needed meet with customers (together with Sales and Aftermarket) in plant or at customer’s site to resolve satisfactorily.
• Mentor engineers and foster growth.
• Train new employees in technical areas (John Crane products).
• Lead technical briefings for internal/external customers.
• Communicate in English with internal/external customers.
• Meet supervisor’s requests.

Skills and Experiences

• Degree qualified Engineer, BEng, MEng or equivalent
• Driving license (Group B).
• Computer literate in MS Office; MS Outlook
• Strong technical, analytical, and logical thinking.
• Strong understanding of design impact on profitability.
• Ability to analyse data and provide effective solutions.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a customer-focused mindset.
• Advantageous if you have experience with simulation tools (FEA, CFD), knowledge of chemistry (material compatibility, chemical resistance).

If you're an engineer eager to tackle complex challenges and work in a collaborative environment, apply now to be part of our growing team.

Diversity and Inclusion:

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity. We have several employee-led Employee Resources Groups (women@work, Black Employees Network, Veterans, Pride Network) providing support, enhancing career development, and contributing to personal development in the work environment and beyond