Application Engineer - Pune

Gruppo SKF; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

SKF is seeking an Application Engineering professional for Industrial Markets, based in Mumbai/Pune. The role requires 5-8 years in application engineering within bearings and related products. You will engage with OE/end users, distributors, and internal SSCs to drive customized solutions and value.

Responsibilities include developing proposals, performing application reviews, and conducting trainings. You will monitor competitors and contribute to market strategy, with a strong focus on

Qualifications

• Experience of 5-8 years in Application engineering.
• Industry – Bearings.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical relations with Customers (OE/EU) or Distributors.
• Contribute to opportunity generation and customize value-added solutions.
• Develop and implement customized solutions and other offerings.
• Develop analytical methods and interpret results from application engineering software.
• Perform application reviews on complex machines and equipment.
• Create proposals and solutions with design and technical specifications.
• Monitor competitor activities and define SKF action plans.
• Engage with customers to identify pain points and develop performance-improving solutions.
• Provide feedback to SKF Product/Application centers for new designs.
• Demonstrate and transfer advanced engineering knowledge.
• Identify customer needs and develop applications/services offerings.
• Represent SKF at customers and institutions through visits, seminars, and fairs.
• Develop root cause analyses for bearing-related problems.
• Deliver internal and external trainings and training material.

Skills

Mechanical eng knowl

OE/End users experience

Result driven

Decisive thinking

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Solution selling

Distributor logistics basics

Job description

Location: Pune, IN

Dear Colleagues,

We are in the process of identifying a suitable candidate for the role of Application Engineering, Industrial Markets. This position will be at level 4 based in Mumbai / Pune and will report to Application Engineer Manager.

Job Responsibilities

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

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

• Experience of 5-8 years in Application engineering.
• Industry – Bearings.

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.