May 11, 2009
Senior Research Specialist-Reliability, Mechanical Engineer - Norwood, Massachusetts
Job ID: 2009-2748 #
Location: US-Massachusetts-Norwood
Work Location: Office Location
Employee Type: Regular Full-Time
Category: Research/Research Engineer
More information about this job:
Overview:
Senior Research Engineer / Senior Research Specialist
Equipment & Systems Reliability Team
Risk, Reliability & Failure Prevention Research Area
FM Global, Norwood, Massachusetts, USA
The research organization of FM Global is seeking resourceful problem-solvers with strong technical, communications, and business skills to support corporate activities in reliability of equipment associated with our clients’ property insurance, risk management and loss prevention needs.
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will plan, conduct, and direct development and evaluation of approved scientific and engineering projects or programs with minimal supervision that increase technical knowledge and provide solutions to equipment & system reliability problems for property loss prevention and mitigation for use by FM Global research, engineering, underwriting or other corporate business components, as well as FM Global clients. The position will focus on reliability and availability of equipment and systems, as well as engineering risk in order to identify and effect improvements in design, operation, inspection, maintenance, and/or monitoring practices. Equipment includes diverse rotating and static process equipment. Systems include equipment assemblages (like fire protection equipment), instrument and controls, and protection systems.
The position conducts work as part of a research program or project under the supervision of a Program Manager or Team Leader. The candidate will conduct damage mechanism assessments, failure distribution estimations, reliability modeling (such as failure modes & effect analyses, fault tree analyses, Markov analyses) and event tree analyses. Familiarity with SAPHIRE, Reliasoft Weibull or BlockSim programs, MATLAB, MS Excel, Access, or equivalent applications is advantageous.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have an engineering track record with a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering (or chemical engineering) and reliability engineering/science, or related area with 7-12 years of pertinent experience. The desired areas of experience include reliability and availability evaluations and process equipment/system design, inspection, maintenance, and monitoring practices. Candidates with an MS or greater in the above combined disciplines with 3 -15 years experience will be considered. The position is based in Norwood, Massachusetts.
FM Global offers its employees a dynamic and challenging work environment that is personally and professionally rewarding. We provide a wide range of growth, advancement opportunities and professional development. Additionally, we offer a competitive total compensation package, which includes a wide range of attractive benefits.
We believe that equal employment opportunity, the diversity of our workforce and focus on employee merit contribute to the strength and success of FM Global.
Here is an article from RECORD quoting Dr. Bill Doerr and Terry Cooper about turbine research.
http://www.fmglobal.com/assets/pdf/quest.pdf
Research is supporting this broad engineering effort for the power generation industry.
http://www.fmglobal.com/assets/pdf/P08134j_1208.pdf
Here is the brochure for the small labs in Norwood MA.
http://www.fmglobal.com/assets/pdf/newlabs.pdf
The Labs in my Area are:
• Reliability Computer Lab
• X-Ray Diffraction Lab
• Environmental Chamber Lab
• Materials Science Lab
• Polymer Research Lab
• Analytical Chemistry Lab
• Materials Damage Lab
Here is the brochure for the Research Campus at West Glocester, RI.
http://pt-portal-prod/portal/docs/Sales_and_Marketing/Corporate_Communications/Marketing_Publications/P0208_ResCampusBrochure.pdf
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