Engineer - Product Engineering Railways

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

Job summary

Gruppo SKF in Bengaluru, India is seeking an Engineer – Product Engineering Railways to contribute to the development of TBU and related components within the railway domain. You will work as an individual contributor supporting product engineering activities and portfolio delivery while maintaining customer-focused outcomes.

The role demands proficiency in design, GD&T, and CAD tooling, with strong communication and teamwork to drive results in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or industrial engineering.
• Good verbal and written communication; casting background.
• 5-8 Years experience, preferably from Railway domain.
• Strong initiative and teamwork.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Decision making with limited information.
• Customer relationship mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop TBU and related components as part of product engineering.
• Carry out portfolio activities to achieve results through effectiveness and customer focus.
• Collaborate with SKF specialists and project sponsors to deliver milestones.

Skills

Design & development

Project management basics

Communication skills

Ambiguity handling

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or industrial engineering

Tools

Creo

Windchill

PLM systems

Job description

Location: Bengaluru, IN

Job Title

Engineer – Product Engineering Railways, Technology Development (Level 4, Bangalore)

Reports To

Dy. General Manager-Product Engineering Railways

Role Type

Individual Contribution

Key Purpose of the Job

• To carry out all needed activities for the development of TBU and its related components as a part of product engineering activities.
• Carry out all needed activities within the portfolio to achieve exceptional results through personal effectiveness, partnering with others & building customer loyalty fulfilling their needs in an efficient & effective manner.

Profile of the Job Holder

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or industrial engineering stream.
• Good verbal and written communication skills and a casting background.
• 5-8 Years of relevant functional work experience, preferably from Railway domain.
• Individual contributor who exemplifies “Doing things correctly” and “Right from me”.
• Highly motivated and self‑initiator with strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to work within a fast‑paced environment with changing priorities.
• Ease at dealing with ambiguity, taking decisions with limited information and demonstrating confidence in own decisions.
• Empower themselves by seeking authority to make decisions within appropriate guidelines.
• Recover quickly and learn from setbacks.
• Empathy – understands the wants, needs, and viewpoints of others, and excels at managing relationships, listening, and relating to others.

Key Skill & Knowledge Profile

• Expertise in Design and Development (5 to 8 years).
• Ability to design and develop components, assemblies considering application requirement.
• Knowledge on incorporating manufacturing process methodology.
• Understanding of form, fit & functions of a product.
• Experience in Metrology & Metallurgical activities.
• Knowledge in application of measurement principles for manufacturing & other processes.
• Knowledge of material behaviour properties (Metals, Alloys, castings, Plastics).
• Ability to apply DFM & DFA guidelines.
• Knowledge of manufacturing process capability.
• Knowledge of DFMEA.
• Basic knowledge of FEA.
• Understanding of Project Management and its value to business processes.
• Proficiency in Creo (2 to 3 Years).
• Ability to develop 3D models from digitized data.
• Proficient in advanced modeling, assembly and detailing techniques.
• Awareness of design automation, map keys, UDFs, Pro‑Programming, Pro‑Toolkit.
• Expertise in creating templates, Part & Assembly detailing.
• Experience in creating Parametric BOM, symbols.
• Experience working with relations.
• Experience resolving failures (e.g., reorder, redefine, reroute).
• Proficiency in using Windchill or any PLM (2 to 3 years).
• Experience using advanced search options.
• Association between CAD documents and product structure (WT Part, EPM Doc, WT Doc).
• Understanding of lifecycle states and workflow followed.
• Awareness of attribute descriptions in Windchill.
• Proficiency in applying GD&T / Geometric Product Specification (GPS).
• Good knowledge of engineering drawing dimension & tolerancing.
• Good understanding of usage of datums in GD&T/GPS.
• Basic rules of tolerance stack‑up analysis.
• Skill to perform 2D tolerance stack‑up analysis for parts.
• Knowledge of materials, heat treatment & finishing operations.
• Understanding of material behavior in static and dynamic conditions.
• Knowledge of different heat treatment processes and their effects.
• Knowledge of material testing methods.
• Knowledge of coatings and their uses.

Key Interfaces & Interactions (Typical)

• SKF Specialists (Development Offices & Centers) – Frequently.
• SKF Internal project & task sponsors – Frequently.
• Functional Manager – Regularly.
• GTCI Management – Regularly.
• Stakeholder Management – Adhoc.
• External suppliers – Adhoc.
• External Customers – No.