Application Engineer - Wind - Chennai

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.

SKF Purpose Statement

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

By creating intelligent and clean solutions for people and the planet

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Job Responsibilities

To be responsible for managing technical relations with Customers (OE/EU) or Distributors.

Responsibilities

Contribute to opportunity generation and create customized value-added solutions.

To contribute substantially in the development and implementation of customized solutions and other unique offerings

To develop analytical methods, interpret and verify results from application engineering software’s to create value for customers

To perform Application Reviews on complex machines and equipment

To create application engineering proposals and customized solutions according to customer requirements and present to customer concisely with the application concept, design, and technical specifications.

Monitor competitor activities in respect of products and technical development and define SKF actions plan to counter 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 development.

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 capabilities).

To represent SKF and market products and services at customers and institutions through visits, presentations, seminars, and fairs.

To develop and perform Root Cause Analysis of bearing related problems, also in new types of applications.

To develop and execute internal and external trainings, act as a trainer and develop training material

Ensure that the technical details of customer’s requirements, needs, and pain area are identified, compiled, recorded, and analyzed.

Obtain customer’s product approvals in line with application proposals, product drawings, sample submitted and completed sample tests.

Monitor customer approval tests conducted on prototypes/initial samples at customer’s premises/installations.

Manage the portfolio of customer/technology related product development program for optimal profit

Maintain close relationship with customer’s engineering management. Represent the voice of customer during Design FMEA & Process FMEA.

Metrics

No of New Solutions (New Market Offer / Engineered to Order/Application specific Offer ) introduced in the Segment

No of Industry visibility activities done – conduct technical forums/ seminars with customer.

No of internal trainings for the SKF customer

Documented solutions for the customer.

Failure’s modes of application and probable solutions.

Competencies

Mechanical Engineering Domain Knowledge- relevant work experience in Design/Application Engineering/Maintenance

Experience of handling or working with OE/ End users.

Result driven and passion to win

Think and act decisively, and with clarity.

Collaboration and Managing Internal and External Stakeholders.

Skill Set

Mechanical Engineering Domain Knowledge- relevant work experience in Design/Application Engineering/Maintenance

Experience of handling or working with OE/ End users.

Result driven and passion to win

Think and act decisively, and with clarity.

Collaboration and Managing Internal and External Stakeholders.

Team management

Solution selling

Basic understanding of logistics at a distributor point

KPIs

No of New Solutions (New Market Offer / Engineered to Order/Application specific Offer ) introduced in the Segment

No of Industry visibility activities done – conduct technical forums/ seminars with customer.

No of internal trainings for the SKF customer

Documented 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 / Maintenance

Industry – Industrial / Manufacturing /Engineering firms, Industrial OEMs

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About SKF

SKF has been around for more than a century and today we are one of the world’s largest global suppliers of bearings and supporting solutions for rotating equipment. With more than 40,000 employees in around 130 countries, we are truly global. Our products are found everywhere in society. In fact, wherever there is movement, SKF’s solutions might be at work. This means that we are an important part of the everyday lives of people and companies around the world. See more, at www.skf.com.