Application Engineer - High Speed

Are you committed to engineering and motivated to work in an innovative industrial company? Do you enjoy solving technical problems and enhancing customer performance? Do you thrive in a team environment and enjoy collaborating with others to reach shared goals?

Then you could be our next...  

Application Engineer

High Speed Central and East Europe

The core responsibilities of this position include actively supporting customers, identifying opportunities for solution development, and promoting our extensive range of products and solutions for rotational equipment.

This role allows you to act as a vital link between customers, sales, and product development, thereby cultivating and unlocking business potential. Additionally, you will have the chance to enhance your engineering skills, contributing to the advancement of our future business opportunities in the field of Industrial Electrical, Fluid, and Machine tool industries.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify customer technical issues, analyze requirements, and communicate them clearly to both the customer and SKF internally.
• Review rotational bearing applications and prepare application engineering proposals and customized solutions based on customer needs.
• Collaborate with sales teams to generate opportunities, support customer value proposals, and proactively join projects following the SKF Sales Excellence approach.
• Manage customer relationships at the engineering level and develop long-term cooperation through technical support.
• Use SKF engineering software, verify and interpret results, to optimize performance.
• Coordinate design, testing, and sample shop activities for development projects and conduct technical risk assessments.
• Contribute to internal and external training by acting as a trainer and developing training materials. Represent SKF and its products and services through customer visits, presentations, seminars, and fairs.

We expect you to have:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Solid mechanical engineering background with the ability to navigate technical issues. 
• Comprehensive technical knowledge paired with analytical skills for problem resolution.
• Proficiency in reading and understanding technical drawings.
• Ability to solve complex problems and a knack for selling
• Effective communication skills and fluency in English, written and verbal, are required for the role. Other languages (French and/or italian are very welcome)

SKF is committed to creating a diverse environment, and we firmly believe that a diverse workforce is essential for our continued success. Therefore, we only focus on your experience, skills, and potential. Come as you are – just be yourself. #weareSKF

You will enjoy working here if you have

• Developed skills in listening to customer needs and genuine curiosity.
• Effective communication skills with the capability to present solutions to customers and explain their benefits.
• A collaborative spirit combined with a readiness to learn and utilize new skills.
• Willingness to dive in and support customers, enjoying solving problems in reality together with the customer.
• The willingness and ability to travel to customers within your region

If machines are your passion, you are customer-focused, and you always thrive on delivering better results, challenge yourself and apply for this exciting position

Some additional information

The position is ideally based in our office in Schwerzenbach, Switzerland. In this role, you need to be able and willing to travel (local and international)

We offer the flexibility of working from home approximately 2 days a week.

You will report to the Application Engineer Manager High Speed Central East Europe, who is located in Prague, Czech Republic. 

For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Katrin Edelmann, Regional Talent Acquistion Partner Europe & Africa, by email katrin.edelmann@skf.com. Please note that we can't accept applications via email.

Is this you? 

Submit your application with your CV and cover letter in English as soon as possible and no later than April 10, 2026. Please note that we can't accept applications via email due to GDPR.  

At SKF, we are committed to promoting fairness and inclusivity throughout our recruitment process. To achieve this, we may include assessments and verify the information in your application in compliance with country-specific laws and regulations. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the recruiter.