Job Description

About SKF

SKF is the world leading supplier of products and solutions in the bearing business including technical support, maintenance services, condition monitoring and training.

The inherent skills and competence of our around 40,000 employees help us to fulfill our objective of creating more intelligent, sustainable and innovative customer solutions. SKF is a truly global company with presence in more than 130 countries, serving an extensive range of industries and customers worldwide. SKF started its operations in India in 1923.

SKF has hands-on experience in over 40 industries with knowledge and a vast product portfolio across the SKF technology platforms: bearings and units, seals, lubrication systems, condition monitoring equipment, and services.

We operate in four regions – the Americas, Europe, Middle East & Africa, India & Southeast Asia and China & Northeast Asia – to serve customers with speed and responsiveness.

SKF has been in India since more than 100 years and has a pan India footprint consisting of 6 manufacturing facilities, 12 offices, a supplier network of over 300 distributors and an employee base of more than 2600 dedicated professionals.

To know more, please visit: www.skf.com/in

Innovation is the key:

We make some of the world’s most innovative products and solutions to reduce friction. But we sell something bigger. Less friction means more energy saved. And it means that society can move forward to a more energy-efficient future where we can all do more with less.

Sustainability:

At SKF, we have a long history of working with industrial sustainability. It is an integral part of what we do every day. And we strive to create engagement throughout the business, not only by implementing sustainability on a strategic level, but also by encouraging the ideas and grass root projects initiated by our people around the world.

About Technology Development

The TD team for ISEA is focused on Customer Product development & Engineering, Innovation for the region, rollout of new technologies for the region, testing, Failure Investigation, scaleup from POC to series production, Portfolio Management etc.

TD Competencies

• • Engineering & Research Centre
  • Product Development & Engineering – This division brings out conceptual/detailed designs to support BOH/ETO activities based on customer specifications. Technology trends like digitization of workflows, e- Aviation, Sensorization, Product localization, Design automation, Agile, DFX and Model based designs, (MBDs) have increased the operational efficiency and application productivity. What our customer gain from this is efficient digital data exchange, traceability and flexibility in design changes, reduced carbon footprint and higher performance products.
  • Testing: Group Testing Services is a trusted partner in design, process and supplier validation. The testing team ensures greater focus on customer requirements, quality and operational efficiency. This entails greater support for SKF’s processes in a faster manner by applying global test standards, adapted to local customer specific requirements.
  • Global Metallurgy & Chemistry Laboratory (GMC)
  • Future Factory (Manufacturing 4.0) – Working on World class manufacturing – Lean, Green, Digital.
  • Manufacturing Process & Development - We support factories in the areas of process development (Heat treatment), machine building, Advanced Manufacturing – HT simulations, Additive Manufacturing, Vision Inspection etc. We are working on building innovative solutions on machines (measurement/ assembly/ clean manufacturing) and focusing on Scaling technologies like 3D printing and Camera based Inspection system with automation.
  • Connected Technologies- develop new products for connectivity and sustain it. We work on sensor technology and data integration. This help customer for predictive maintenance of their assets

SKF Purpose Statement

Together, we re-imagine rotation for a better tomorrow.

By creating intelligent and clean solutions for people and the planet

Job title: Lead Engineer – Roller Bearings, PD&E ISEAM Industrial

Reports To: Product Development and Engineering Manager- India

Role Type: Individual Contributor

Location: Bangalore

Role Purpose:

To support the India and Southeast Asia regional markets by driving the development of tailored product offerings and specifications, while enabling SKF go-to-market strategies for Roller Bearings.

Key Responsibilities:

• • Define and develop engineering requirement specifications for bearing components and assemblies.
  • Responsible for defining technology solutions to fulfill customer requirements and complying with the SKF product line design rules following applicable methodologies like Product Development Process, GPM etc.
  • Responsible to identify, develop and deliver strategic engineering projects aimed at Performance enhancements and Cost reduction.
  • Support business case evaluations through review of business and technical requirements assessing for techno-commercial viability.
  • Responsible for ensuring Design Reviews using DFMEA, Potential risk assessments & their mitigation, Simulation tools, DVVP etc.
  • To drive and carry out engineering tasks to our sales team, factories in technical development projects.
  • Responsible for driving engineering change assessments and coordinating engineering efforts towards change validation and implementation.
  • Perform competitor product benchmarking based on requests from AE, Business development & factories.
  • Collaborate with Global Product development centers to enhance strong engagement.

Candidate’s Profile:

• • Bachelor / master’s in mechanical or equivalent engineering.
  • 6 to 12 years of industry experience with Product Design & Development, Application engineering etc.
  • Has worked with machine design, mechanical components design, product testing and validation etc.
  • Exposed to New product development process. (DFSS, DFM/DFA would be added advantage), with an understanding on the full value chain of the product.
  • Understanding manufacturing processes on steel, machining, super finishing etc.
  • Should be experience with Project management and gated development process.
  • Good analytical skills & experience running VA/VE projects, ICR projects etc.
  • Hands on experience with CAD / PLM tools like PTC Creo, windchill etc. Shall have understanding on simulation tools and be capable of interpreting results.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to clearly communicate with internal/external stakeholders.
  • Shall be agile & curious to learn & explore new technology areas.
  • Technical knowledge in bearings, application of bearings and N&V would be an added advantage.
  • Understanding digital tools and design automation would be an added advantage.