Spare Parts Engineer

thyssenkrupp Polysius North America, Inc. specializes in the design and construction of turnkey cement plants. We support cement manufacturers around the world with an extensive portfolio of products and services and sustainable solutions based on more than 150 years of expertise and experience. Our plants and machines use state‑of‑the‑art production processes to conserve resources, minimize environmental impact and deliver maximum performance and efficiency.

The Spare Parts Engineer is responsible for making decisions on engineering, design, manufacturing, costs, and commercial aspects of parts sales and production. Requires interactions with multirole teams both domestic and globally, as well as interactions with customers and sales teams. Will be responsible for building an engineering foundation for cement plant spare parts to support the sales force and the customer’s needs.

Will handle some direct sales through interactions with cement plant personnel. Some site visits to plants and manufacturing facilities will be required.

• Must interact with sales and service teams, vendors, and customers.
• Occasional site visits to cement plants and manufacturing partners.
• Knowledge of manufacturing methods of metal fabrication and machine shops.
• Knowledge of SAE and ASTM steel grades, polymers, and composites.
• Ability to read both metric and imperial CAD/engineering drawings and interpret the function of parts and machinery communicated.
• Generate detail drawings and parts lists for equipment fabrication.
• Prepare and issue requests for quotations and purchase requisitions.
• Analyze manufacturing proposals and quotations for adherence to company designs and specifications.
• Perform technical reviews of vendor‑designed components that interface with proprietary equipment.
• Conduct inspections of fabricated components.
• Prepare, maintain, and complete quality control documentation for conformity to corporate standards.
• Ability to consider and propose engineering solutions to improve existing installations of parts and machinery.
• Demonstrate a commitment to safety.
• Please note the duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list and could change with or without notice. Other duties may be assigned as needed.

This position will have no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Engineering and 3+ years of experience in heavy industry or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Proficient in AutoCAD, Inventor, and Microsoft 365.
• Possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Effectively communicate with clients, project teams, equipment suppliers, field services, and office staff.

• Prior experience with equipment utilized in the cement and minerals industries such as vertical roller mills, preheater cyclones, rotatory kilns, clinker coolers, tube mills, process gas ducts, material transport chutes, and dedusting ducts.
• Experience with metric system and DIN/ISO standards.
• Prior experience with SAP Document Management System (DMS).
• German language skills.

• Up to 10% Travel.
• Valid Passport and Real r’s License required.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Medical & Dental Insurance
• Vision Coverage
• Life Insurance – Company Paid
• STD/LTD – Company Paid
• FSA & HSA
• Voluntary Accident
• Hospital Indemnity
• Critical Illness
• Identity Theft Protection
• 401(k) Plan
• Roth IRA
• Supplemental Life & ADD
• Paid Time Off (25 days per year)
• Paid Holidays