About SKF
SKF started its operations in India in 1923. Today, SKF provides industry leading automotive and industrial engineered solutions through its five technology-centric platforms: bearings and units, seals, mechatronics, lubrication solutions and services. Over the years the company has evolved from being a pioneer ball bearing manufacturing company to a knowledge-driven engineering company helping customers achieve sustainable and competitive business excellence.
SKF's solutions provide sustainable ways for companies across the automotive and industrial sectors to achieve breakthroughs in friction reduction, energy efficiency, and equipment longevity and reliability. With a strong commitment to research-based innovation, SKF India offers customized value-added solutions that integrate all its five technology platforms
.To know more, please visit: www.skf.com/i
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SKF India has been recognized as a Top Employer 2024 by the Top Employers Institute, acknowledging excellence in People Practice
s.To know more, Please visit: https://www.skf.com/in/news-and-events/news/2024/2024-01-18-skf-india-recognized-as-top-employer-2024-by-top-employers-institu
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About Industrial Mark
etsThe industrial market in India is a dynamic and rapidly evolving sector that plays a crucial role in a company's economic growth, with the manufacturing sector being the most diverse and promising. Industrial customers aim to improve operational efficiency while prioritising quality, reliability, and value collaborations that demonstrate a commitment to customer satisfaction and address their evolving nee
ds.At SKF, we provide industry-leading engineering solutions and technologies to industrial market that consistently deliver reliability and efficiency in their day-to-day operations. We cater to a range of industrial sectors, including heavy industries, wind, metals, railways, and general machinery, and help customers achieve their key objectives, depending on their specific application needs and challenges around the machines and equipme
nt.
SKF Purpose Stat
ementTogether, we re-imagine rotation for a better tomo
rrow.By creating intelligent and clean solutions for people and the p
lanet
JOB DESCR
IPTION
Position Title: Application E
ngineerReports To: Application Engineering
ManagerRole Type: Individual Contr
ibutionLocation: Gurgao
n /Pune
Job Responsib
- ilities To be responsible for managing technical relational with Customers (OE/EU) or Distr
- ibutors.Contribute to opportunity generation and create customized value-added so
- lutions.To contribute substantially in the development and implementation of customized solutions and other unique o
- fferingsTo develop analytical methods, interpret and verify results from application engineering software's to create value for c
- ustomersTo perform Application Reviews on complex machines and e
- quipmentTo create application engineering proposals and customized solutions according to customer requirements and present to customer concisely with the application concept, design, and technical specifi
- cations.Monitor competitor activities in respect of products and technical development and define SKF actions plan to counte
- r those.Work on customer key pain areas and develop solutions that can improve performance and result in business
- for SKF.To evaluate technical requirements and common trend in the market and provide feedback to SKF Product/ Application Competence Centers to steer new product/service design and deve
- lopment.To demonstrate, develop and transfer advanced engineering knowledge and expertise, on a high level, according to requirements in own field
- of work.To identify and develop customer needs, providing high level of creativity (develop Application Specific/ Services Offering based on product performance capabi
- lities).To represent SKF and market products and services at customers and institutions through visits, presentations, seminars, an
- d fairs.To develop and perform Root Cause Analysis of bearing related problems, also in new types of appli
- cations.To develop and execute internal and external trainings, act as a trainer and develop training
- materialEnsure that the technical details of customer's requirements, needs, and pain area are identified, compiled, recorded, and a
- nalyzed.Obtain customer's product approvals in line with application proposals, product drawings, sample submitted and completed sampl
- e tests.Monitor customer approval tests conducted on prototypes/initial samples at customer's premises/instal
- lations.Manage the portfolio of customer/technology related product development program for optima
- l profitMaintain close relationship with customer's engineering management. Represent the voice of customer during Design FMEA & Proce
ss FMEA.
S
- kill Set Mechanical Engineering Domain Knowledge- relevant work experience in Design/Application Engineering/Ma
- intenanceExperience of handling or working with OE/ E
- nd users.Result driven and passi
- on to winThink and act decisively, and with
- clarity.Collaboration and Managing Internal and External Stak
- eholders.Team m
- anagementSolutio
- n sellingBasic understanding of logistics at a distribu
tor
- point
KPIsNo of New Solutions (New Market Offer / Engineered to Order/Application specific Offer ) introduced in t - he SegmentNo of Industry visibility activities done conduct technical forums/ seminars with
- customer.No of internal trainings for the SK
- F customerDocumented solutions for the
- customer.Failure's modes of application and probable
solutions
Education &
- Experience B.E / B. Tech
- (Mandatory)Experience of 5-8 years in Application engineering / design engineering /
- MaintenanceIndustry Industrial / Manufacturing /Engineering firms, Indu
strial OEMs
