Product Development Engineer

Does capturing customer requirements and transforming them into new solutions sound interesting to you? Do you enjoy learning something new every day?
We are now looking to strengthen our team with a passionate
Product Development Engineer
The Product Development & Engineering Center Sweden supports the SKF business with technical product expertise and by developing products for the future. Our aim is to enable new products as well as optimized, application specific variants of already existing ones, to support our customers on their journey towards reliable rotation.
We work in close collaboration with the Product Line Management for Self-Aligning Bearings, with SKF factories globally, Sales & Application Engineering, Research and Technology Development, Manufacturing Engineering as well as Quality and Purchasing. Our cooperation with other design teams across SKF is a key for success and we have a strong focus on growing Engineering capabilities for the future throughout SKF. Digitalization is central in our design processes and we are looking to strengthen our team with someone who can accelerate this further.


Key responsibilities:
• Contribute to the development of new product specifications as well as optimized, application specific variants of already existing products
• Drive activities within the digitalization area to develop future modular design processes, enabling increased speed and quality in the design work while making our offers more visible and transparent
• Run simulations to verify new designs and analyze tolerance settings
• Develop, document and implement design rules that ensures cost efficiency, while understanding the connection to product performance.
• Drive and contribute to Product Development Projects, ranging from Catalogue to Application Specific Offers
• Plan, drive and conduct design requests and engineering tasks
• Drive investigations related to Engineering Changes to support risk assessment and decision making


We expect you to have:
• Master of Science degree in the Engineering field
• Previous working experience from Research and Development/ Application Engineering /Bearing Development/Manufacturing
• Broad technical understanding and interest in the area of machine elements design
• Experience in running simulations/tests and connect analysis to product performance
• Previous experience in tribology and rolling contact analysis
• 3D modeling experience (PTC CREO preferred)
• Proven experience and a good track-record in programming
• Good communication skills with fluency in English


Your profile:
• You like to work in a global context and have a true ‘can do’ attitude
• You are self-motivated with a high level of own drive and commitment
• Experience and willingness to work across the value chain and to contribute in different projects and activities,
• You believe in continuous learning and have a high willingness and ability to share your knowledge and experience, inspire others and develop yourself


You will enjoy working here if you:
• want to make real impact by understanding customers and how to truly add value
• are eager to understand how your work impacts the value chain and to work proactively to remove obstacles before they arise
• have an eagerness to learn new things and know how to apply your knowledge in a way that enables you to be a key player in many different activities and projects


We offer you a role with great possibilities to contribute to customer successes by working with a large international network. In this role you will also get great possibilities for professional growth.


Additional information for you
Information and questions regarding the recruitment process please contact Patrik Schultzén, Recruitment Expert at SKF EMEA, +46 31 337 12 70 or Patrik.Schultzen@skf.com


Union contacts
Unionen – Jonny Hilbert +46 31 3372155
Akademikerföreningen - Anders Kempe +46 31 3373395
Ledarna – Angelica Lindström +46 31 3371842


How to apply
If you are interested, please submit your application, including cover letter and CV, no later than the 16th of May 2021.
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