Taper Roller Bearing Product Engineer
Reports to: Director Product Development and Engineer
Location: Plymouth, MI
works to reduce friction, noise, make things run faster, longer, cleaner and more safely. Doing this in the most effective, productive and sustainable way has made the SKF Group a leading global supplier of products, solutions and services within rolling bearings, seals, mechatronics, services and lubrication systems.
Product Development and Engineering Americas is part of the Global Technology organization and plays a decisive role in defining the right offers for the SKF Product value propositions. Product Development and Engineering translates market trends and customer needs into new, long term and sustainable solutions, by defining, developing and maintaining the product technical data and ensuring the up to date product technical knowledge is used to bring value to SKF customers and employees.
Product Engineering TRB supports the daily business with technical product expertise and finished product level specifications. Our team has many vital responsibilities that enable new products and variants to end up at the customer. We enable smooth handling of product requests from the customers by providing specifications, product data and new solutions.
Your day-to-day work:
- Participate in/support Product Development in Product Development Projects with e.g. prototype drawings and industrializing project results
- Support the development of new market offer, by identifying and designing the right product to meet business target in North America
- Plan, drive, execute and report design requests and engineering tasks with priority to customer enquiries
- Create service drawings for the customer and finished product drawings for the factories.
- Add new product data into the SKF systems.
- Use and maintain design tools for parametric design of bearing variants and design automation
- Support manufacturing units globally with finished specification details
- Create tools to improve and streamline Engineering tasks
- Work with / develop & maintain generic bearing 3D CAD models for design verification and creation of finished drawings
- Support Sales/AE with product knowledge
- Seek external customer contact in collaboration with related SKF colleagues.
- Use Innovation and Creative Problem solving to find solutions to customer needs.
- Consider and mitigate various aspects of risk when designing product.
- Drive product performance benchmarking activities and supply stakeholders with relevant information
- Drive ICR and Engineering change implementations on design and specification level
- Assuring consistent manufacturability and robustness of product, to fit application specific requirements
- Assuring effective alignment with process development and manufacturing capabilities (present and future)
- Deviation handling
We expect you to have:
- A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
- 2 years experience in product development, project engineering or similar R&D environment.
- Technical University Degree or proven work experience in machine/mechanical system design that can add value to the department both now and in the future
- Broad technical understanding and interest
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing and testing
- Knowledge of bearing functionality and rotating equipment
- Ability to build and maintain sustainable relationships with internal customers and stakeholders, aiming at maximization of the SKF results.
- Good communication skill and good knowledge of English, both verbally and in writing
- Tools requirements:
- CREO/Solid Works - have good knowledge about parametric design and generic models
- AutoCAD
- Simulation, Modeling, and Calculation tools
- Microsoft tools: Excel, Powerpoint, Word
- PDM Link knowledge
- SKF internal standards and databases on product specification
- Experience and exposure to project management
- Travelling is expected both nationally and internationally (up to 50% of the time the first year, )
The person we are looking for is self-motivated with a high level of own drive and commitment.
A team player interested in learning and sharing competencies with others.
Personal Profile
- Well-structured and self-motivated with a high level of own drive and commitment
- Pro-active and open-minded team player, eager to learn and share competencies
- Ability to understand stakeholder needs and transform those into feasible and robust solutions
- Willingness and ability to travel, and potentially work abroad on shorter assignments
We offer
- A challenging job with international contacts and possibilities for professional growth.
- You will be a part of a diverse workforce where you get to face exciting challenges and varied tasks
- You will enjoy supportive colleagues and a secure organizational structure.
What You'll Love About SKF:
Rest and Relaxation. Enjoy a robust PTO policy and 13 paid holidays!
Work/Life Balance. A possibility for flexibility and an opportunity for occasional remote work.
Health and Wellness Benefits. SKF cares about the wellbeing of our employees. Many options for best in class medical and dental plans to fit your needs; a wellness plan that includes biometric screening and health risk assessment for you and your spouse and incentives for healthy living!
Invest in your Future. SKF offers amazing retirement options! Participate in our 401K program that boasts a 100% match up to 5% of your elected contribution (100% Vested). And regardless of your participation, SKF automatically contributes 5% into your account per pay period (3 Years Vesting).
Much more! Growth opportunities, tuition reimbursement, voluntary critical illness coverage, voluntary legal plan, employee assistance program, life insurance, vehicle discount programs, mobile phone discounts, and with so many benefits to working for SKF, we could not name them all!
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