Product Analyst - Bearing investigation

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 40,000 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: www.skf.com/in

Innovation is the key:

We make some of the world’s 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 SKF’s 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: Product Analyst

Reports To: Manager Bearing investigation

Role Type: Individual Contribution

Location: Bangalore

Role Purpose:

To carryout investigation on products with high quality and speed for identify potential root cause through the process of systematic analysis. Also effectively utilize resources of Product Investigation Lab with optimum cost implications.

Key Deliverables:

• To investigate a field returned product for identification of root cause of problem with high quality and speed.

• To collect relevant inputs from Stakeholders to perform a field return inspection in a timely manner.

• Make stakeholders aware on complaint handling process at GBI and take required support from various functions of SKF for carrying out effective investigation.

• To perform preliminary observation on samples, Sample preparation for additional inspection, perform microscopic and metrological examination and coordinate for measurements with other stakeholders and manufacturing facilities whenever required.

• Involve in site visit to customer, Manufacturing facilities and vendors to support failure investigation or investigate bearing performance.

• Prepare high quality of investigation reports with speed.

• Share the results with Stakeholders to lead a healthy discussion and draw feedback for necessary improvements.

• To perform systematic documentation of information with project references and easy retrieval of necessary data.

• Provide comprehensive feedback through product investigations to Stakeholders.

• Participate in ensuring continuous improvement of performance indicators of the projects.

• Take timely actions on the action points given during the audits.

• Actively participate in 5S, bridge meetings, improvement meeting, etc.

• To follow management instructions and procedures to report Environment Health and Safety (EHS) risks and EHS related incidents; to follow quality specifications and requirements and identify quality risks and opportunities for improvement

Competencies:

Functional

• Good ability to read and understand the product Drawings.

• Good Knowledge on measurement principles, Metrology activities and GD&T requirements.

• Ability to understand the nature of technical complaint of SKF Customers or Stakeholders

• Good product knowledge on platform products i.e.., Bearing and Seals

• Fair skills on application engineering for Bearing and Seal product platforms.

• Good understanding of common failure modes in bearings as defined in ISO 15243:2017

• Good understanding of Manufacturing process and usage of terminologies in the Manufacturing process.

• Basic Knowledge on Metals, Alloys, Composite, Ceramics & Plastics

• Basic understanding on influence of metallurgical parameters for bearing performance (E.g.: Hardness, Microstructure, cleanliness of steel etc.,)

• Basic knowledge on lubricant properties and its influence of bearing performance characteristics.

• Basic understanding on usage of simulation process to aid product selection, performance evaluation and modification.

• Exposure and hands-on to problem solving methodology by “8D.”

• Good exposure to Quality Management System, ISO 9001 2015 and IATF 16949 2016

Managerial /Leadership:

Stake holder management.

Candidate Profile:

• Experience: 2 - 6 Years.

• Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in metallurgical engineering streams.

• Industry Type: Industrial or Automotive

Certification:

Additional: ISO 9001 or IATF certified internal auditor