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 regions – China & Northeast Asia (CNEA), Europe & Africa, India, Southeast Asia & Middle East (ISEAM), The Americas – 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: <a style="background-color:white;color:black" title="http://www.skf.com/in" href="http://www.skf.com/in" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.skf.com/in</a> 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 As a team, we're responsible for global research, technology development, product development and technology strategy. Our group strategy is that 25 percent of our growth should come from new products. Filling that funnel with new and bold innovation is one of the things that we do. We bring customer value by combining our unique knowledge and technology in products and solutions with sustainability to develop ‘Intelligent & Clean’ solutions." - Annika Ölme, CTO and Senior Vice President, Technology Development Digital Engineering & Innovation: Digital Engineering & Innovation team is an international team based in multiple countries across the globe. We serve customers and distributors directly through services like Bearing Assist mobile application and AI enabled search on skf.com and provide immediate support for product selection and troubleshooting. Additionally, we support customers indirectly by offering solutions such as Engineering Tools, Product Lifecycle Management, Configurators, and Design Solutions. Many of these are AI-enabled, secure, and compliant with industry standards. We collaborate with various SKF teams to create a digital ecosystem, develop innovative solutions, and enhance our entire value chain to add value to our customers. 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: Software Product Lead Reports To: Manager ESM Role Type: Individual Contributor Location: Bangalore Role Purpose: To support and train the user community of SKF engineering software. Key Accountabilities: Key Activities/Decision Areas <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 2.4666px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To collect and to indicate the necessary steps to correctly translate mechanical applications into calculation models</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 2.4666px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To drive the transfer of knowledge to the global SKF engineering community and towards the software product engineer.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 2.4666px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To collect and to organise the user requirements and translate them into detailed software enhancements</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 2.4666px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To prepare and to validate information to be conveyed into tech-notes, on-line documentation, webinars and presentations</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 2.4666px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To plan, to develop and to lead special assignments and give tier 2 support to the global SKF engineering community regarding technical issues and/or support enquiries in the competence areas</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 2.4666px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To validate and to verify the developed SKF software tools, in relation to the users’ requirements, the correctness and the relevance of results provided by the software</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 2.4666px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To advise management on appropriate mid and long-term developments in his competence areas </li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 2.4666px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To collect and to document the relevant knowledge related to new and well-known bearing applications </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> Project role <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 10.0666px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To act as specialist for Digital Products Engineering Software Management within SKF in the competence areas</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 10.0666px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To assist in complex customer projects as technical support on modelling</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 10.0666px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To take part as project member in (large) software development projects</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 10.0666px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To plan own work</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> Knowledge & Competence <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 21.3333px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To actively develop and to maintain internal links within the global SKF engineering community to understand their needs related to the competence area</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 21.3333px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To have a good organizational awareness</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 21.3333px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To provide appropriate specialist support to the global SKF engineering community by undertaking tasks as assigned by the Software Product manager</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 21.3333px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To contribute to achieve the results of the concerned department</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> People Management <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 13.7333px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To mentor software product engineers by transferring knowledge and developing expertise, skills and experience</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 13.7333px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To be pro-active and innovative in problem solving</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 13.7333px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To be capable of active listening</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 13.7333px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To provide and to seek constructive feedback</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> Process <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 13.7333px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To follow the EHS (environment, health and safety) regulations and guidelines</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 13.7333px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To take appropriate actions to maintain and improve the working environment and working practices</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 13.7333px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To follow the ISO 9001, SKF internal quality systems and other applicable standards</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> Role Dimensions: Financial, Quantitative (Measures) <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 13.7333px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Can be responsible and accountable for projects with a project value of approximately 50 kEuro or more per annum</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 13.7333px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">S.o.C. approximately 1 FTE or more</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> Non-financial, Qualitative (Measures) <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 13.7333px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">To develop project conclusions and recommendations, which have a major impact on the project results</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 13.7333px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Project activities tend to be of different types, that should have some knowledge of activities outside the own area of expertise</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 13.7333px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Contributes to and is an active team member.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 13.7333px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Plan, coordinate, carry out knowledge projects in the area of own expertise according to priorities set by management</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> Candidate’s Profile: <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Qualification : B.E/B. Tech or M.E/ MTech in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Experience : Min 3 Years relevant working experience </li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Other/Certification : Awareness in programming, artificial intelligence, project management </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul>

Software Product Lead (Bengaluru, IN) @ AB SKF

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