Senior Lubrication and Reliability Engineer - Wind

AMSOIL INC.

145d

About The Position

AMSOIL is seeking a Senior Lubrication and Reliability Engineer to blend technical expertise with customer-facing sales support, serving as a key link between engineering and commercial teams. The role focuses primarily on the global Wind team, providing advanced application guidance for wind turbine systems and the lubricants essential to their performance, while supporting broader AMSOIL Industrial applications as needed. The position involves communicating across organizational levels, leading or supporting technical projects, and delivering clear, accurate insights through reports, presentations, and customer interactions. The engineer supports global AMSOIL Industrial sales, with a primary focus on wind turbine drivetrain and related renewable energy applications. This includes partnering with sales on business development, answering technical customer questions, participating in sales calls, educating customers and sales teams on applications and products, and providing post-sale installation and troubleshooting support. The position also helps analyze customer oil sample reports and identify current and future customer needs. The role contributes to new product and process development, identifies applications for existing products, and develops or updates field procedures, including flushing procedures for wind turbine and gearbox platforms. It supports equipment, lubrication-process, service-procedure, and material improvements; prepares cost estimates; and implements document-control processes in coordination with sales and engineering. The engineer establishes frameworks and tracking for customer or AMSOIL Industrial field trials, coordinates trial installations and timely sample collection, and prepares sales engineering reports based on sales, engineering, application-trend, and trial-result information. The position works with Product Development and Market Management and demonstrates customer value through cost reductions, operational and reliability improvements, and drivetrain protection. The role requires professional engagement with wind turbine prospects and accounts, including owner/operators, OEMs, service providers, distributors, and other wind industry professionals. It requires adherence to AMSOIL’s Wind Turbine Safety Orientation Program and completion of the applicable checklist for events requiring a turbine climb. Typical travel is approximately 50% of work time; international travel may be required, and travel may occasionally include weekends and holidays. The engineer attends at least six industry events each year and participates in trade show planning and attendance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or a related Engineering field; degrees in Business Administration or other relevant technical or commercial disciplines may also be considered. Equivalent professional experience may substitute for formal education.
5 to 10 years of experience in the wind industry, wind turbine applications, gearboxes, mainshafts, lubrication, hydraulics, field service, industrial technical applications development, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
3–5 years of experience in technical sales, applications engineering, industrial customer support, or B2B account management.
Background working with industrial, energy, or mechanical systems, ideally involving rotating equipment or maintenance-driven environments.
Ability to manage customer relationships, support long sales cycles, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Experience working alongside field technicians, operations teams, or service crews in industrial settings.
Strong communication skills for engaging with procurement, engineering, operations, and leadership stakeholders.
Ability to travel regionally or nationally, approximately 30–50%; the posting also states typical travel is approximately 50% and a willingness to travel 50% is required.
Ability to meet customer site safety requirements and obtain necessary safety certifications, such as GWO, OSHA, or site-specific training.
Valid US driver’s license.
Ability to obtain and hold a valid passport and country visas as needed.
Ability to obtain and annually maintain certifications that may include CSE, confined space entry, OSHA-approved climb certification for climbing at heights above 100 meters, MSHA, TWIC, and other required certifications.
Ability to obtain and maintain required safety certifications, including wind turbine climb certification when applicable.
Knowledge of engineering principles in mechanical, lubrication, hydraulic, grease, and/or drivetrain systems, with emphasis on wind turbine applications where applicable.
Experience with project management.
Knowledge of tribology principles.
Strong mechanical aptitude.
Knowledge of drive systems, lubrication systems, grease applications, hydraulic systems, and wind turbine components.
Public speaking and presentation skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office programs such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Ability to act as a trusted customer advisor and provide value beyond product sales.
Understanding of customer service expectations, including reliability, uptime requirements, procurement processes, and field support needs within the wind industry.
Ability to communicate effectively with field technicians, operations managers, procurement teams, engineers, sales personnel, and senior-level decision makers.
Technical curiosity and willingness to learn wind turbine lubricant applications, including gearboxes, hydraulics, greases, pitch and yaw systems, and main bearings.
Ability to manage multiple customers, opportunities, priorities, and internal follow-up actions simultaneously.
Ability to work collaboratively across sales leadership, technical support, customer service, product development, marketing, operations, and supply chain.
Comfort delivering presentations on customer updates, product information, account plans, and business opportunities.
Ability to represent AMSOIL Industrial professionally with wind industry customers and business partners.

Nice To Haves

Additional coursework or certifications in wind energy, renewable energy systems, lubrication fundamentals, or industrial maintenance.
Direct experience in the wind energy industry, including work with turbine OEMs, owner/operators, or wind service providers.
Familiarity with wind turbine components such as gearboxes, main bearings, pitch and yaw systems, hydraulic systems, and lubrication points.
Experience supporting or conducting product trials, field evaluations, technical troubleshooting, or application testing.
Background selling or supporting lubricants, oils, greases, hydraulic fluids, or other technical consumables.
Demonstrated success in strategic account management, customer relationship development, or technical solution selling.
OMA I, OMA II, and/or CLS certifications; the posting states candidates are expected to pursue these if not currently certified or licensed.

Responsibilities

Support global AMSOIL Industrial sales, primarily for wind turbine drivetrain and related renewable energy applications, by partnering with sales on business development opportunities.
Answer customer questions received by the sales team and support sales calls as the technical representative for AMSOIL Industrial.
Educate sales teams and customers on wind turbine applications, product specifications and benefits, and proper lubricant application.
Provide post-sale customer support, including installation assistance and troubleshooting with customers, OEMs, service contractors, and AMSOIL Industrial technical support staff.
Assist with analyzing and interpreting customer oil sample reports.
Identify current and future customer service requirements by building rapport with customers and other people who understand technical requirements.
Provide technical product, service, and equipment information in response to questions and requests.
Help develop new products and processes, especially for wind turbine lubrication, grease, hydraulic, and renewable energy applications.
Identify new applications for existing product lines through internal and external research into best practices across wind turbine and related industrial applications.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge through workshops, publications, professional networks, and industry societies.
Oversee or create flushing procedures for new wind turbine platforms, gearbox platforms, and other applicable industrial equipment.
Analyze cost-benefit ratios and propose improvements to equipment, lubrication processes, service procedures, materials, or services in customer environments.
Prepare cost estimates by reviewing blueprints, plans, and customer documents and consulting with relevant technical and professional personnel.
Update procedures as techniques develop and support operations by coordinating document control and identification processes with sales and engineering.
Establish frameworks and track AMSOIL Industrial or customer-ordered field trials.
Prepare sales engineering reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing sales and engineering information, application trends, and field-trial results.
Ensure field-trial installations proceed smoothly and samples are collected on time.
Partner with Product Development and Market Management on new product development and processes.
Explain or demonstrate cost reductions, operational improvements, reliability improvements, application value, and drivetrain protection to gain customer acceptance.
Communicate with, interact with, sell to, market to, lead or direct, and service wind turbine prospects and accounts, including owner/operators, OEMs, service providers, distributors, and other wind industry professionals.
Follow the AMSOIL Industrial Wind Turbine Safety Orientation Program and complete the Wind Turbine Safety Orientation Checklist Form for each event requiring a turbine climb.
Travel to maintain customer and vendor relationships and support annual growth targets; international travel may be required.
Participate in relevant industry associations and events to support global AMSOIL Industrial sales growth.
Attend a minimum of six industry events annually and participate in trade show planning and attendance.