Senior Product Dev Engineer — Bearing Cost Reduction

Gruppo SKF

Nilai

On-site

MYR 90,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

SKF in Nilai, Malaysia, seeks an engineering professional to drive cost competitiveness across regional markets by leading VA/VE, localization, and cost-down initiatives for roller bearings. You will validate technical requirements, coordinate with global product development, factories, and suppliers, and prepare reports with actionable improvements.

The role requires 6–10 years in related fields, strong CAD/PLM skills (PTC Creo, Windchill), and a solid understanding of bearing design, testing,

Qualifications

Master's or Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
6 to 10 years of experience in product development, application engineering, project engineering, manufacturing engineering, or related functions.
Hands-on experience in cost reduction, VA/VE, localization, competitor benchmarking, product teardown, and design optimization initiatives.
Good understanding of bearing design, mechanical components, machine design, product testing, validation, and technical documentation.
Experience with CAD/PLM tools such as PTC Creo and Windchill. Simulation interpretation would be an advantage.
Excellent communication skills with ability to work effectively with regional/global stakeholders, factories, suppliers, and internal functions.

Responsibilities

Drive regional cost reduction initiatives through VA/VE, ICR, design optimization, material optimization, process improvement, localization, and sourcing-related projects.
Identify, evaluate, and convert cost-down opportunities across product design, manufacturing processes, material specifications, supplier capability, standardization, and value chain improvements.
Lead roller bearing localization and sourcing projects by coordinating with regional teams, global product development, factories, purchasing, SQD, suppliers, and business stakeholders.
Perform competitor benchmarking and product teardown analysis, prepare structured technical and cost comparison reports, and define actionable improvement opportunities.
Prepare and manage technical validation requirements including DVP/DVVP, test plans, design review inputs, technical justifications, validation summaries, and risk mitigation actions.
Evaluate project business cases by assessing technical feasibility, cost impact, validation needs, implementation risks, switchover requirements, and expected savings realization.
Coordinate cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Application Engineering, Sales, Product Line, suppliers, and Business Control teams to ensure timely project execution.
Track project milestones, validation status, implementation timelines, risks, and savings impact to support management reporting and realization of agreed cost reduction targets.
Collaborate with regional and global stakeholders to secure technical alignment, approvals, customer/system change requirements where applicable, and smooth implementation of approved changes.
Support new product launches, localization projects, supplier development discussions, technical reviews, and documentation required for cost competitiveness and regional business growth.