Engineer - Product Engineering - DGBB (882)
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Role Overview
• Own design, devel o pme n t, validati o n a n d indus t rializatio n of aut o motive drivel i ne pr o ducts
from c o ncept t o SOP.
• A ct as technical o w ner f or assi g ned pro d ucts en s uring performance, quality, cost,
manufa c tur a bility and timing targets are achieved.
• Collabora t e with cus t omer s , suppli e rs, sales, manufacturing, quality, and global engineering
teams .
Responsibility A llocatio n
• P roduct Desig n Engine e ring - 50 %
• P roduct Devel o pm e nt & Indu s trial i zatio n - 3 0%
• Innovati o n, Rese a rch & Cont i nuous Imp r ovem e nt - 20%
P roduct Desig n Engine e rin g
• Design and devel o p DGBB, TRB, CRB, NRB, Clutch Release Bearings, Clutch Bearing Units,
S ensor Beari n gs, Mechatronic Products for EV & Driveline Solutions.
• Create a nd m odify 3D C A D models using Creo.
• Gener a te a n d rel e ase d rawings, s pecification s , BOMs, and engineering documents through
W indchill.
• P erform GD & T , tol e rance s t ack-up analysis, and engineering calculations.
• A pply DFM, DF A , Des i gn f o r Cost, Desi g n fo r Performance and Design for Reliability
principles .
• Mana g e eng i neeri n g ch a nges a nd m aintain design doc u mentati o n.
• P articipate in design reviews a nd tec h nical risk as s essm e nts.
A ppl i cation Engin e ering & Techni c al Under s tandi n g
• Underst a nd e n gine a nd t r ansmissi o n systems , diffe r entia l systems, e -axles, e -mo t ors, clut c h
systems, a n d whee l -end appl i cations.
• Underst a nd lo a d pa t hs, be a ring reacti o n loads , prel o ad, c learanc e , lubric a tion, NVH, and
thermal effects .
• A nalyze pro d uct b e havio r fr o m com p one n t level to v ehicle system level.
• S upport cu s tom e r a p plication s t udies a nd tec h nical disc u ssions .
E ngineerin g Analysis & Validation
• P erform bear i ng life cal c ulations, c ontact analysis,, and to lerance s t udies .
• S upport F EA , dur a bility, thermal,, and NVH analysis activities.
• Inter p ret A NSYS results and develop engineering recommendations.
• A wareness of K ISSsoft, MASTA and Romax or other bearing & transmission analysis
appl i cation .
• Review test r e ports and c orre l ate si m ulation with physica l testing .
• S upport root c a use a nalysis an d cor r ective act i ons .
P roduct Devel o pm e nt & Indu s trial i zatio n
• S upport R FQ an d cust o mer d evelo p ment pro g rams .
• Develop con c epts, p rotot y pe r eleases , and v alidation plans.
• Drive APQP deliverables and support PPAP submissions.
• Monitor engi n eeri n g time plans, a c tions, risks, and deliverables.
• S upport p ro d uction l a unch r eadi n ess an d indus t rial i zatio n reviews .
Qual i ty & Risk Man a gem e nt
• Lead t h e DFM EA & DVP activities.
• S upport P F MEA linkage and DRBFM methodology.
• Maintain t echnical risk regis t ers a nd lessons in in learned databases.
• A pply APQP, PPAP, MSA, SPC, Control Plans and 8D methodologies.
• P articipate in c usto m er, s u ppl i er,, and i n ter n al audits .
• S upport IA T F 1 6 949 c ompl i an c e a n d conti n uous i m prov e ment activitie s .
S uppl i er & Ma n ufact u ring Col l a bor a tion
• P articipate in s upplie r techni c al reviews a nd c a pabi l ity assessments.
• Conduct m anu f acturi n g desi g n reviews and f easibi l ity evaluations.
• S upport p rotot y pe b uilds, p r ocess improvements, and launch activities.
• W ork with fact o ries to resolve technical is s ues a n d im p rove product robustness.
Innovati o n & Resear c h
• Drive New devel o pm e nt of s mart bear i ng s & applicable products for EV & ICE technologies.
• P erform benc h marki n g studie s and tech n ology sc o uting .
• A pply Weibull analysis a nd rel i abi l ity eng i neeri n g pr i ncipl e s.
• S upport p atent s , invent i on disclosures, and proof-of-concept development.
• Contribu t e conti n uous i m pro v emen t and i nnovat i on initiat i ves and participate in Technology
seminars .
Technical S kills
• P roficient: Cr e o, Windchi l l.
• W orking Knowled g e: A NSYS or other FEA softwares.
• A wareness / B asic Work i ng Knowle d ge: K ISSsoft, MASTA, Romax.
• S trong u n ders t andi n g of b eari n g desi g n, tri b ology, m etal l urgy, m anufa c turi n g, S hee t metal,
polymer, physics & me c hanical p rincipals, rel i ability e ngi n eering and a uto m otive d riveline systems.
Langu a ge Skills
• E xcellent written and v e rbal c omm u nication i n Engl i sh.
• K nowledge o f Jap a nese, G erm a n o r F r ench is p ref e rre d .
• A bility to pre p are t echnical rep o rts, p resen t ations, and c u stomer c omm u nication .
B ehavioural C o mpet e ncies
• S elf-driven and h i ghly moti v ated .
• P assionate a bout e ngin e ering and t echnol o gy.
• Curious a n d cont i nuous l earni n g.
• S trong ow n ership and accoun t ability.
• Collabora t e to Win m i ndset .
• S trong infl u encing and n egoti a tion skil l s.
• B usiness acum e n a n d cust o mer f ocus .
• A gile, adap t able, a nd q u ality conscious.
• Go-get t er a t titude wi t h bias f or acti o n.
Mobi l ity Requ i rem e nt
• W illing to travel domestically and internationally for customer visits, supplier reviews, testing
activities and projec t execut i on .
Key Skills for This Role
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Role Purpose
Own design, devel o pme n t, validati o n a n d indus t rializatio n of aut o motive drivel i ne pr o ducts
from c o ncept t o SOP.
A ct as technical o w ner f or assi g ned pro d ucts en s uring performance, quality, cost,
manufa c tur a bility and timing targets are achieved.
Collabora t e with cus t omer s , suppli e rs, sales, manufacturing, quality, and global engineering
teams .
Responsibility
- A llocatio n
- P roduct Desig n Engine e ring - 50 %
- P roduct Devel o pm e nt & Indu s trial i zatio n - 3 0%
- Innovati o n, Rese a rch & Cont i nuous Imp r ovem e nt - 20%
- P roduct Desig n Engine e rin g
- Design and devel o p DGBB, TRB, CRB, NRB, Clutch Release Bearings, Clutch Bearing Units,
- S ensor Beari n gs, Mechatronic Products for EV & Driveline Solutions.
- Create a nd m odify 3D C A D models using Creo.
- Gener a te a n d rel e ase d rawings, s pecification s , BOMs, and engineering documents through
- W indchill.
- P erform GD & T , tol e rance s t ack-up analysis, and engineering calculations.
- A pply DFM, DF A , Des i gn f o r Cost, Desi g n fo r Performance and Design for Reliability
- principles .
- Mana g e eng i neeri n g ch a nges a nd m aintain design doc u mentati o n.
- P articipate in design reviews a nd tec h nical risk as s essm e nts.
- A ppl i cation Engin e ering & Techni c al Under s tandi n g
- Underst a nd e n gine a nd t r ansmissi o n systems , diffe r entia l systems, e -axles, e -mo t ors, clut c h
- systems, a n d whee l -end appl i cations.
- Underst a nd lo a d pa t hs, be a ring reacti o n loads , prel o ad, c learanc e , lubric a tion, NVH, and
- thermal effects .
- A nalyze pro d uct b e havio r fr o m com p one n t level to v ehicle system level.
- S upport cu s tom e r a p plication s t udies a nd tec h nical disc u ssions .
- E ngineerin g Analysis & Validation
- P erform bear i ng life cal c ulations, c ontact analysis,, and to lerance s t udies .
- S upport F EA , dur a bility, thermal,, and NVH analysis activities.
- Inter p ret A NSYS results and develop engineering recommendations.
- A wareness of K ISSsoft, MASTA and Romax or other bearing & transmission analysis
- appl i cation .
- Review test r e ports and c orre l ate si m ulation with physica l testing .
- S upport root c a use a nalysis an d cor r ective act i ons .
- P roduct Devel o pm e nt & Indu s trial i zatio n
- S upport R FQ an d cust o mer d evelo p ment pro g rams .
- Develop con c epts, p rotot y pe r eleases , and v alidation plans.
- Drive APQP deliverables and support PPAP submissions.
- Monitor engi n eeri n g time plans, a c tions, risks, and deliverables.
- S upport p ro d uction l a unch r eadi n ess an d indus t rial i zatio n reviews .
- Qual i ty & Risk Man a gem e nt
- Lead t h e DFM EA & DVP activities.
- S upport P F MEA linkage and DRBFM methodology.
- Maintain t echnical risk regis t ers a nd lessons in in learned databases.
- A pply APQP, PPAP, MSA, SPC, Control Plans and 8D methodologies.
- P articipate in c usto m er, s u ppl i er,, and i n ter n al audits .
- S upport IA T F 1 6 949 c ompl i an c e a n d conti n uous i m prov e ment activitie s .
- S uppl i er & Ma n ufact u ring Col l a bor a tion
- P articipate in s upplie r techni c al reviews a nd c a pabi l ity assessments.
- Conduct m anu f acturi n g desi g n reviews and f easibi l ity evaluations.
- S upport p rotot y pe b uilds, p r ocess improvements, and launch activities.
- W ork with fact o ries to resolve technical is s ues a n d im p rove product robustness.
- Innovati o n & Resear c h
- Drive New devel o pm e nt of s mart bear i ng s & applicable products for EV & ICE technologies.
- P erform benc h marki n g studie s and tech n ology sc o uting .
- A pply Weibull analysis a nd rel i abi l ity eng i neeri n g pr i ncipl e s.
- S upport p atent s , invent i on disclosures, and proof-of-concept development.
- Contribu t e conti n uous i m pro v emen t and i nnovat i on initiat i ves and participate in Technology
- seminars .
- Technical S kills
- P roficient: Cr e o, Windchi l l.
- W orking Knowled g e: A NSYS or other FEA softwares.
- A wareness / B asic Work i ng Knowle d ge: K ISSsoft, MASTA, Romax.
- S trong u n ders t andi n g of b eari n g desi g n, tri b ology, m etal l urgy, m anufa c turi n g, S hee t metal,
- polymer, physics & me c hanical p rincipals, rel i ability e ngi n eering and a uto m otive d riveline systems.
- Langu a ge Skills
- E xcellent written and v e rbal c omm u nication i n Engl i sh.
- K nowledge o f Jap a nese, G erm a n o r F r ench is p ref e rre d .
- A bility to pre p are t echnical rep o rts, p resen t ations, and c u stomer c omm u nication .
B ehavioural C o mpet e ncies
S elf-driven and h i ghly moti v ated .
P assionate a bout e ngin e ering and t echnol o gy.
Curious a n d cont i nuous l earni n g.
S trong ow n ership and accoun t ability.
Collabora t e to Win m i ndset .
S trong infl u encing and n egoti a tion skil l s.
B usiness acum e n a n d cust o mer f ocus .
A gile, adap t able, a nd q u ality conscious.
Go-get t er a t titude wi t h bias f or acti o n.
Mobi l ity Requ i rem e nt
W illing to travel domestically and internationally for customer visits, supplier reviews, testing
activities and projec t execut i on .
K ey Success Measures
On-time design relea s es.
First-ti m e-ri g ht e n gine e ring q uality .
S uccessful pr o duct la u nches .
Customer s atisfacti o n.
Technical probl e m-solvi n g effe c tiveness .
Innovati o n con t ributi o ns.
Cost optimizat i on a n d valu e creat i on .
Cross-funct i onal coll a bor a tion e f fective n ess.
If you want to go further
This position will be located in Pune/Bangalore. You will report to Lead- PD&E Driveline , who is located in Pune, India. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Neha Chawda, Talent Acquisition Specialist, by email neha.chawda@skf.com. Please note that we can't accept applications via email.
Apply with your CV in English throughout the system, no later than 25th Sep 2026. We will screen candidates continuously, so make sure to submit your application as soon as possible.
If you want to know more about SKF Automotive business, please visit our webpage.
SKF Automotive: Bearings & aftermarket solutions since 1907
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