Lead Engineer Product Engineering Axle Box

SKF Group; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

SKF seeks a Lead Engineer – Product Engineering Railways, based in Bengaluru, to drive development activities for TBU and related components within the product engineering function. The role reports to the Dy.

General Manager-Product engineering Railways and is an individual contributor position. The candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or industrial engineering with 8-12 years of railway domain experience, strong communication, and a proactive, collaborative mindset to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or industrial engineering or related field.
• 8-12 years of relevant experience, preferably in Railway domain.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to work in a team.
• Independent contributor with focus on accuracy and timely decisions.

Responsibilities

• Carry out development activities for the TBU and related components as part of product engineering.
• Deliver portfolio results through personal effectiveness, collaboration with others and customer-focused mindset.

Skills

Design & Development

Creo CAD

Windchill PLM

GD&T GPS

FEA basics

DFMEA

Metrology & Metallurgy

Material Behavior

3D Modeling

Tolerance Stack-up

Project Management

Manufacturing Process Capability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or industrial engineering

Tools

Creo

Windchill PLM

PLM systems

Job description

We are in the process of identifying a suitable candidate for the role of Lead Engineer – Product Engineering Railways, Technology Development. This position will be at level 4 based in Bangalore and will report to Gururaj Gaddi (Dy. General Manager-Product engineering) Railways

Job Description

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.
• Candidate should be Good with verbal and written communication and must have a casting background.
• 8-12 Years of relevant functional work experience, preferably from Railway domain.
• Being an individual contributor, the position holder is an epitome of “Doing things correctly” & “Right from me”.
• Highly motivated & self-initiator with good communication skills with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to work within a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Ease at dealing with ambiguity in work situations. Take decisions with limited information where necessary and demonstrate confidence in own decisions.
• Empower themselves by seeking authority to make decisions within appropriate guidelines.
• Recover quickly and learn from setbacks.
• Empathy - Understand the wants, needs, and viewpoints of others. Excellent at managing relationships, listening, and relating to others.

Key Skill & Knowledge Profile:

• Expertise in Design and Development (8 to 12 years)
• Able to design and develop components, assemblies considering application requirement
• Knowledge on incorporating manufacturing process methodology
• Knowledge on form, fit & functions of a product;
• Experience in Metrology & Metallurgical activities;
• Knowledge in application of measurement principles for manufacturing & other process;
• Knowledge on Material behavior properties (Metals. Alloys, castings, Plastics);
• Ability to apply DFM & DFA guidelines.
• Knowledge in manufacturing process capability.
• Knowledge of DFMEA
• Have basic knowledge on FEA
• Understanding of Project Management & its value to the business processes
• Expertise in Creo (5 to 8 Years)
• Ability to develop 3D models from digitized data.
• Proficient in advanced Modeling, Assembly and Detailing techniques.
• Awareness to Design Automation, Map keys, UDF’s, Pro-Programming, Pro-Toolkit.
• Should be expertise in creating templates, Part & Assembly detailing.
• Experience in creating Parametric BOM, symbols.
• Experience in working with Relations.
• Working with resolving failures (Eg.Reorder, redefine, reroute).
• Proficiency in using Windchill or Any PLM (5 to 8 years)
• Experience in using Advanced search options.
• Association between CAD documents and Product structure ( WT Part, EPM Doc, WT Doc).
• Understanding on Lifecycle states and Workflow followed.
• Should be aware of attribute descriptions in windchill.
• Proficiency in applying GD&T /Geometric Product Specification (GPS)
• Good Knowledge on Engineering Drawings Dimension & tolerancing.
• Good understanding on usage of datums in GD&T /GPS.
• Knowledge on form, fit & functions of a product;
• Good knowledge on Basic rules of tolerance stack up analysis.
• Skill to do 2D tolerance stack up analysis for parts.
• Knowledge on Materials, Heat treatment & Finishing operation
• Material behavior (static and dynamic conditions).
• Knowledge on different heat treatment processes and its effects.
• Knowledge on material testing methods.
• Knowledge on coatings and its 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

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.