Business Engineer - Encoders & Motion Solutions (USA / Europe)

Business Engineer - Encoders & Motion Solutions (USA / Europe)

Requisition ID: 24225

Job Category: Engineering & Technology

Career level: Professional

Contract type: Permanent

Location:

Schweinfurt, DE St-Cyr-Sur-Loire, FR Gothenburg, SE Poznan, PL

At SKF, the Global Services & Intelligent Solutions organization plays a central role — bringing together digital capabilities, advanced sensing, and application expertise to help customers improve performance, efficiency and reliability in increasingly complex systems.

At the heart of this journey, Intelligent Bearings and sensing-enabled solutions are a key growth area, enabling smarter, more integrated motion systems across robotics, automation and industrial applications.

Are you enthusiastic about exploring and developing a promising portfolio for SKF? Are you ready to take the next step in your career?

Then you could be our next

Business Engineer - Encoders & Motion Solutions (USA / Europe)

About the Role

We are looking for a business driven professional with experience in encoders or industrial sensing technologies, able to combine technical understanding with customer engagement.

In this role, you will play a key part in developing new business opportunities with OEM customers, supporting the growth of SKFs sensing-enabled solutions, including encoder technologies.

Joining this team means being part of a fast evolving, entrepreneurial environment within a global industrial leader, where you can directly contribute to building the next generation of solutions and customer partnerships.

Your Mission

Your mission is to identify, develop and win new customer projects in automation, robotics and motion control applications - by combining your technical background with a strong commercial mindset.

Key Responsibilities:

· Business Development

o Develop new business opportunities with OEM customers in automation, robotics, machine tools and motion control

o Build and manage a pipeline of opportunities, from early engagement to project closure

o Understand customer needs, applications and architectures to position SKF solutions effectively

o Contribute to account strategies in collaboration with regional Sales teams

· Customer Engagement

o Interact with both engineering and commercial stakeholders

o Support technical discussions and solution positioning (with support from internal experts when needed)

o Build trusted relationships with customers and partners

· Internal Collaboration

o Work closely with Sales, Product Management and Engineering teams

o Provide market feedback to support product development and business strategy

o Contribute to the promotion of SKFs sensing and encoder solutions internally and externally

We expect you to have/be

Required Experience

· Experience in encoders, industrial sensors, or motion control technologies

· Exposure to OEM customers in automation, robotics, or industrial applications

· Ability to engage with both technical and commercial stakeholders

Mindset & Skills

· Strong business drive and proactive approach

· Customer oriented mindset

· Ability to translate technical understanding into customer value

· Autonomous, structured and result oriented

· Professional proficiency in German and English

Nice to Have

· Experience in technical sales, application engineering, or business development

· Knowledge of PLC, drives, robotics or motion control environments

· Familiarity with encoder technologies (absolute / incremental, magnetic, inductive, optical)