Product Engineer

Product Engineer

Requisition ID: 24558

Job Category: Information Technology

Career level: Professional

Contract type: Permanent

Location:

Blue Bell, PA, US

Product Engineer

Location: Waukegan, IL

Salary Range: $77,000.00 to $95,000.00

About SKF:

SKF, reducing friction since 1907, re-imagining rotation for a better tomorrow!

SKF is an industry-leading manufacturer that has been a cornerstone in industrial life. Wherever there are machines or products in motion, SKF bearings are there to reduce friction. SKF drives the industries that support our way of life, powers the machines that put food on the table, and even helps explore the cosmos.

Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. SKF is on pace to decarbonize all its production facilities by 2030.

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Summary:

Product Engineering Slewing Ring Bearings (SLB) supports the daily business with technical product expertise and finished product level specifications. Our team has many vital responsibilities that enable new products and variants to end up at the customer. We enable smooth handling of product requests from the customers by providing specifications, product data and new solutions.

Your day to day work:

Participate in/support Product Development in Product Development Projects with e.g. prototype drawings and industrializing project results

Plan, drive, execute and report design requests and engineering tasks with priority to customer enquiries

Use and maintain design tools for parametric design of bearing variants and design automation

Support manufacturing units globally with finished specification details

Create tools to improve and streamline Engineering tasks

Work with / develop & maintain generic bearing 3D CAD models for design verification and creation of finished drawings

Support Sales/AE with product knowledge

Drive product performance benchmarking activities and supply stakeholders with relevant information

Drive ICR and Engineering change implementations on design and specification level

Assuring consistent manufacturability and robustness of product, to fit application specific requirements

Assuring effective alignment with process development and manufacturing capabilities (present and future)

Deviation handling

We expect you to have:

A minimum of a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering and 2 years experience in product engineering, project engineering or similar environment.

Technical University Degree or proven work experience in machine/mechanical system design that can add value to the department both now and in the future

An understanding of large industrial equipment is a plus

Broad technical understanding and interest

Good communication skill and good knowledge of English, both verbally and in writing

Defense engineering design is a plus.

Tools requirements:

CREO - have good knowledge about parametric design and generic models

PDM Link knowledge (PTC Windchill)

Experience and exposure to project management

Travelling is expected both nationally and internationally (up to 25% of the time the first year, up to 20% on normal basis)

The person we are looking for is self-motivated with a high level of own drive and commitment.