The paper represents stability of a rotor system with the squeeze film damper (SFD) using an electromagnet. The electromagnet is installed in the inner damper of the SFD. The proposed SFD has basically the property of a conventional SFD and variable damping property according to variation of the applied electric current. Therefore, when the applied current Is controlled, the whirling vibration of the rotor system can be effectively reduced in a wide operational speed range. In the present work, the performance of the SFD was experimentally investigated according to changing the magnetic field strength. As the applied current increased, damping ratios increased, while whirling amplitudes greatly reduced.