Sustaining Engineer, Product & Process Improvement

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Job Title:
Sustaining Engineer, Product & Process Improvement

Location:
Charleroi, PA

About Us

Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planet. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies, from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gases, and powders, to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end markets, including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we're driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.

Job Overview

The Sustaining Engineer leads technical investigations and product and process improvement activities involving Marine vacuum pumps, compressors, packaged systems, and related manufacturing, assembly, refurbishment, and testing processes. This position is responsible for identifying root causes, developing corrective engineering actions, and using production, quality, supplier, test, and service information to improve product reliability, manufacturability, consistency, and lifecycle support.

The engineer works closely with Product Design Engineering, Operations, Quality, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Test Engineering, and Customer Support to resolve recurring problems and implement sustainable improvements while maintaining product requirements, design intent, and configuration control. The role coordinates with the appropriate Product Design Engineer when a proposed improvement could affect product performance, customer or contract requirements, critical characteristics, or qualification status.

What Success Looks Like

• Leads structured technical investigations and develops practical improvement solutions supported by evidence.
• Reduces recurring production, assembly, quality, test, refurbishment, and product issues through effective corrective actions.
• Converts lessons learned into sustainable product, process, documentation, or standard-work improvements.
• Recognizes when an improvement requires Product Design Engineering approval, validation, or requalification.
• Drives corrective actions through implementation, validation, and effectiveness review rather than stopping at recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical investigations involving recurring manufacturing, assembly, quality, test, refurbishment, supplier, and product-performance issues.
• Apply structured problem-solving and root cause analysis methods to distinguish symptoms from underlying product, process, documentation, supplier, or test-system causes.
• Analyze production records, nonconformance information, test results, supplier data, service information, and available product history to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and coordinate corrective engineering actions with Product Design Engineering, Operations, Quality, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Test Engineering, and Customer Support.
• Support improvement initiatives involving machining, fabrication, assembly, inspection, testing, documentation, workflow, product handling, and related manufacturing processes.
• Evaluate opportunities to improve product manufacturability, assembly, reliability, maintainability, consistency, and lifecycle support.
• Coordinate with the appropriate Product Design Engineer when an improvement affects design intent, product performance, customer or contract requirements, critical characteristics, or qualification status.
• Coordinate with the Automated Test Engineer to define and execute validation activities for product and process improvements.
• Prepare investigation reports, corrective-action documentation, engineering change requests, implementation plans, lessons learned, and reusable engineering guidance.
• Verify the effectiveness of completed corrective actions, identify issues requiring formal product-development or strategic-improvement projects, and communicate significant progress, risks, or resource needs to the Engineering Supervisor.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of experience in technical problem-solving, root cause analysis, manufacturing support, product improvement, quality engineering, or sustaining engineering.
• 2+ years Working knowledge of mechanical equipment, engineering drawings, bills of material, manufacturing processes, assembly methods, inspection, and testing.
• 2+ years Ability to analyze technical information, identify trends, develop evidence-based conclusions, and communicate practical recommendations.
• 2+ years Experience coordinating technical investigations, corrective actions, or improvement activities across multiple functions.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain required government security clearances.
  

Core Competencies

• Applies structured problem-solving and root cause analysis methods to develop evidence-based technical conclusions.
• Uses production data, drawings, test results, nonconformance information, supplier input, service feedback, and product history to evaluate recurring issues.
• Develops practical corrective actions that balance technical effectiveness, manufacturability, reliability, implementation risk, and business impact.
• Coordinates cross-functional investigations and maintains progress from problem definition through implementation and effectiveness review.
• Recognizes when proposed actions require Product Design Engineering evaluation, controlled engineering changes, validation, or requalification.
• Communicates investigation methods, technical findings, risks, recommendations, and results clearly to technical and operational stakeholders.

Preferences

• Experience with vacuum pumps, compressors, packaged systems, rotating equipment, or other industrial machinery.
• Experience with structured root cause analysis, corrective action, failure analysis, or continuous improvement methods.
• Familiarity with machining, castings, fabrication, mechanical assembly, inspection, instrumentation, and product testing.
• Experience using Autodesk Inventor, SAP, Windchill, or comparable engineering systems.
• Familiarity with design for manufacturing and assembly, reliability, vibration, acoustics, materials, corrosion, or mechanical failure analysis.
• Familiarity with government contracts, controlled technical documentation, qualification activities, or regulated change processes.

Travel & Work Arrangements

• On-site position based in Bentleyville, PA.
• Regular interaction with engineering, manufacturing, assembly, inspection, refurbishment, and testing activities is required while conducting investigations and supporting improvements.
• Travel is expected to be minimal but may be required to support suppliers, customers, testing, or other business needs.

What We Offer

At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership, taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better.

Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.