Bearing Investigation Engineer

Bearing Investigation Engineer

Requisition ID: 24286

Job Category: Information Technology

Career level: Professional

Contract type: Permanent

Location:

Blue Bell, PA, US

Bearing Investigation Engineer

Location: US Remote

Salary Range: $123,000.00 to $139,000.00

About SKF:

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Summary:

We are looking for a Bearing Investigation Engineer, Aero FRC, for our Falconer, NY operation. This position reports to the Product Development Manager and will be responsible for advanced failure and functional investigations of bearings and related components.

Key Responsibilities:

To provide bearing investigation and failure analysis related projects to Aerospace and Industrial customers as well as to other parts of the SKF organization.

Actively contribute to continuous improvement of the laboratorys processes, the quality of work and the team spirit to be able to continuously improve customer satisfaction.

Conduct bearing investigation for field returns, engineering returns, and create the final reports independently.

Be in charge of data collection and management; input the relevant data into the Aero FRC Returns Database, in order to keep the system up-to-date.

Lead the technical discussion with Application engineering, PD&E, Quality Assurance, the Metlab and Local & Global experts.

Assist PD&E Managers with training for new engineers or technicians.

Maintain and grow core competencies in bearings analysis for SKF products.

Contribute to the development of advanced materials for Aerospace bearing applications.

Project management with Agile and PDP process

Work with plant metallurgy and heat treatment laboratory staff towards improvement in the analysis of steel and other hard materials, including heat treatment related issues.

Contribute to SKF Aerospace efforts in the areas of manufacturing process CO2 emission reductions

Perform inspection of bearing steel, particularly on bearing steel cleanliness/micro-inclusion evaluation.

Perform bearing material failure analysis including visual inspection, X-Ray diffraction, SEM/EDS, etc.

Write/review technical reports.

Review/ approve the metallurgy reports if needed.

Lead bearing steel or relevant projects (work packages) for research and innovation.

Lead new competence development (including material, equipment, standards and personnel training etc.)

Support/lead sponsored research with academic institutions towards advancement of bearing materials and their performance with a focus on life extension, resistance to contamination and improved performance at higher temperatures and loads.