Lead Developer

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:          Lead Developer

    Reports To:     PLM Development Manager

    Location:          Bangalore

The PLM Team, part of Product Development Solutions under Digital Engineering and Innovation (DEI), plays a key role in establishing the SKF Vision “A world of reliable rotation”, by supporting the SKF Business Community in the management of the Technical Product Information in the full value chain. As part of the PLM team, the Development solutions team is accountable for developing and maintaining the overall PLM Architecture including integration to key SKF Enterprise systems. In addition, this team is also responsible for defining technology roadmaps based on the PLM Strategy and ensure new capabilities and solutions are built accordingly.

The PLM Technical Architect is a key position in the PLM Solution Development Team. The role of this person is to understand the business objectives together with stakeholders and translate it to technical solutions. The person understands how technology supports business operations and how this contributes to their critical success factors and OKR’s.

This position will work in close relationships with the internal stakeholders, be part of workshops to identify new opportunities, capture their requirements, support the creation of business cases, evaluate risks and transfers this to technical specifications which can be realized with internal development teams and with external partners.

Key Skill & Knowledge Profile:

Skills:

• Proven experience of defining and developing Windchill PDMLink and Creo Parametric solutions
• In-depth knowledge and development experience with core PLM Modules (Part/BOM management, CAD/Document management, Change management, Options and Variant mgmt.,)
• Strong exposure to PLM Data model schema/architecture preferably Windchill
• Strong programming knowledge of Java, JSP, HTML, RESTAPI and XML is mandatory
• Good understanding of IT domain: software, software development lifecycle
• Able to work in an Agile framework environment
• Knowledge of PTC Thingworx and python programming is an added advantage
• Knowledge of Design processes, Application Engineering process, Sales process is preferred

Key Responsibilities 

• Translates functional needs into technical requirements
• Design and Develop/Customize PLM solutions typically involve Windchill PDMLink modules, Creo Parametric, SolidWorks and Inventor).
• Create solution design documents to the development teams (internal SKF and/ IT suppliers) and ensure successful implementation of proposed solutions
• Continuously evaluate, and develop new technologies within the PLM area; make recommendations for system enhancements, modifications, and functionalities
• Build new system configuration, customization/development to aid current and future requirements for PLM
• Drive and implement best practices and methodologies during major rollouts to the existing PLM environment

Candidate Profile:

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in mechanical or computer engineering stream
• 7-10 Years of relevant functional work experience. At least 3-4 Years’ experience in leading PLM solutions development and customizations
• Highly motivated & self-initiator to achieve planned results & business objectives
• Must have good communication skills with the ability to work effectively in a matrix organization setup; and,
• Ability to work in a volatile, uncertain, complex & ambiguous (VUCA) environment.
• Ability to stand up to propose and defend technical solutions, with short- and long-term views
• Be recognized as a Lead to drive and steer new technologies and capability as per PLM roadmap and strategy