Principal Engineer - Lubrication & Tribology
Principal Engineer - Lubrication & Tribology
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About SKF
SKF is the world leading supplier of products and solutions in the bearing business including technical support maintenance services condition monitoring and training.
The inherent skills and competence of our around 40000 employees help us to fulfill our objective of creating more intelligent sustainable and innovative customer solutions. SKF is a truly global company with presence in more than 130 countries serving an extensive range of industries and customers worldwide. SKF started its operations in India in 1923.
SKF has hands-on experience in over 40 industries with knowledge and a vast product portfolio across the SKF technology platforms: bearings and units seals lubrication systems condition monitoring equipment and services.
We operate in four regions the Americas Europe Middle East & Africa India & Southeast Asia and China & Northeast Asia to serve customers with speed and responsiveness.
SKF has been in India since more than 100 years and has a pan India footprint consisting of 6 manufacturing facilities 12 offices a supplier network of over 300 distributors and an employee base of more than 2600 dedicated professionals.
To know more please visit: is the key:
We make some of the worlds most innovative products and solutions to reduce friction. But we sell something bigger. Less friction means more energy saved. And it means that society can move forward to a more energy-efficient future where we can all do more with less.
Sustainability:
At SKF we have a long history of working with industrial sustainability. It is an integral part of what we do every day. And we strive to create engagement throughout the business not only by implementing sustainability on a strategic level but also by encouraging the ideas and grass root projects initiated by our people around the world.
About Technology Development
The TD team for ISEA is focused on Customer Product development & Engineering Innovation for the region rollout of new technologies for the region testing Failure Investigation scaleup from POC to series production Portfolio Management etc.
TD Competencies
- Engineering & Research Centre
- Product Development & Engineering This division brings out conceptual/detailed designs to support BOH/ETO activities based on customer specifications. Technology trends like digitization of workflows e- Aviation Sensorization Product localization Design automation Agile DFX and Model based designs (MBDs) have increased the operational efficiency and application productivity. What our customer gain from this is efficient digital data exchange traceability and flexibility in design changes reduced carbon footprint and higher performance products.
- Testing: Group Testing Services is a trusted partner in design process and supplier validation. The testing team ensures greater focus on customer requirements quality and operational efficiency. This entails greater support for SKFs processes in a faster manner by applying global test standards adapted to local customer specific requirements.
- Global Metallurgy & Chemistry Laboratory (GMC)
- Future Factory (Manufacturing 4.0) Working on World class manufacturing Lean Green Digital.
- Manufacturing Process & Development - We support factories in the areas of process development (Heat treatment) machine building Advanced Manufacturing HT simulations Additive Manufacturing Vision Inspection etc. We are working on building innovative solutions on machines (measurement/ assembly/ clean manufacturing) and focusing on Scaling technologies like 3D printing and Camera based Inspection system with automation.
- Connected Technologies- develop new products for connectivity and sustain it. We work on sensor technology and data integration. This help customer for predictive maintenance of their assets.
SKF Purpose Statement
Together we re-imagine rotation for a better tomorrow.
By creating intelligent and clean solutions for people and the planet
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Principal Engineer - Lubrication & Tribology
Reporting to: Research & Technology Development Manager
Location: GTCI Bangalore
Role Type: Individual Contributor
Key Responsibilities:
- To lead R&D projects with focus on bearing related R&D work in lubrication and tribology e.g. tribological test rheology analysis lubricant screening product benchmarking.
- Act as a successor of existing competence in grease lubrication tribology rheology etc.
- To support cross-functional projects in product development engineering and application areas.
- To set up experiments to validate technical solutions analyze the data produced and create standardized test procedures also for new tribological tests and methods.
- To produce technical reports presentations explanations and communications to internal customers for tribology-related technical issues. To help preparing external communications.
- To participate to technical seminars for customers
- To collaborate with external universities / institutes
- To collaborate with SKF global R&D groups on fundamental research projects
Required Skills and Working Experience:
- Master degree/Phd or equivalent working experience majored in mechanical engineering chemical engineeringmaterial or other relevant subjects
- 10 years experience in relevant industrial or academic areas
- Working experience in lubricating grease and oil will be a plus.
- Familiar with MS-Office practical usage.
- Ability to work across cultures and multicultural environments
- Customer focused self-motivated structured and analytical problem solver with a high level of personal drive and commitment
- Good team and networking aptitude open minded
- Good English - written & verbal communication skills
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Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
