Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer

About Sulzer

Sulzer is a reputable engineering company renowned for its innovation heritage. Joining Sulzer means becoming part of a global team that fosters expertise development and creates advanced solutions that support a sustainable and prosperous society.

Role Overview

The Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer will provide expert technical assistance to customers, sales teams, service centers, and warranty departments. This role focuses on identifying and promoting equipment upgrades and services mainly for the Oil & Gas, Power, and Water sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• Offer technical support to customers and front-end teams by responding to technical inquiries and engaging in customer meetings to clarify technical details.
• Support service centers and field teams by reviewing inspection reports, advising on repair methods, diagnosing failures from component inspections, recommending upgrades, and guiding complex assembly, stripping, commissioning, and troubleshooting procedures in collaboration with specialists.
• Perform root cause failure analyses, including data gathering from clients, reviewing site information and reports, and compiling detailed analysis reports with findings and suggestions.
• Execute on-site performance assessments by taking equipment measurements using vibration analyzers, ultrasonic flow meters, and thermodynamic methods; analyze collected data and prepare comprehensive reports with backgrounds, outcomes, and recommendations.
• Coordinate with global Sulzer factories and engineering teams to acquire additional equipment information to support customer queries, service centers, and failure analyses.
• Collaborate with Sales, Tendering, and Engineering departments to create repair and retrofit proposals tailored to customer requirements and feasible for execution.
• Perform detailed engineering for equipment modifications and upgrades at service centers, managing drawings, bills of material, and specifications.
• Oversee or conduct reverse engineering projects at service centers or customer sites using traditional measuring instruments and 3D scanning technologies.
• Participate actively in company initiatives aimed at business growth.
• Provide warranty teams with technical assistance regarding installation, commissioning, operation, or repair issues of rotating equipment.
• Support warranty claim reviews by troubleshooting, conducting root cause analyses, and preparing technical reports with recommendations.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
• At least 10 years of professional experience in the rotating equipment sector.
• Proven expertise with centrifugal pumps and turbomachinery in Water, Power, and Oil & Gas industries.
• Familiarity with industry standards, processes, and best practices.
• Competence in using design and selection software for rotating equipment.
• Proficiency in 2D/3D design, drafting, and CAD applications.
• Strong computer literacy.
• Fluency in both written and spoken English.
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 30-40% of the time, both domestically and internationally; assignments may last from one day up to two weeks.
• Excellent communication, customer relationship management, time management, adaptability, initiative, and attention to detail skills.
• Strong technical and commercial insight coupled with project management capabilities.

Additional Information

Sulzer follows local employment standards regarding compensation and benefits. The company values diversity and inclusiveness in the workplace and has been recognized as a Top Employer 2026 in multiple countries worldwide.