Lead Engineer Product Engineering Axle Box

Dear Colleagues,

We are in the process of identifying a suitable candidate for the role of  Lead Engineer – Product Engineering Railways, Technology Development. This position will be at level 4 based in Bangalore and will report to Gururaj Gaddi (Dy. General Manager-Product engineering) Railways

Job Description

Job Title:     Lead Engineer – Product Engineering Railways

Reports To:  Dy. General Manager-Product engineering Railways

Role Type:    Individual Contribution

Location:      Bangalore

Key Purpose of the Job:

• To carry out all needed activities for the development of TBU and its related components as a part of product engineering activities


• Carry out all needed activities within the portfolio to achieve exceptional results through – personal effectiveness, partnering with others & building customer loyalty fulfilling their needs in an efficient & effective manner.

Profile of the Job Holder:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or industrial engineering stream.


• Candidate should be Good with verbal and written communication and must have a casting background.


• 8-12 Years of relevant functional work experience, preferably from Railway domain.


• Being an individual contributor, the position holder is an epitome of “Doing things correctly” & “Right from me”.


• Highly motivated & self-initiator with good communication skills with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.


• Ability to work within a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.


• Ease at dealing with ambiguity in work situations. Take decisions with limited information where necessary and demonstrate confidence in own decisions.


• Empower themselves by seeking authority to make decisions within appropriate guidelines.


• Recover quickly and learn from setbacks.


• Empathy - Understand the wants, needs, and viewpoints of others. Excellent at managing relationships, listening, and relating to others.

Key Skill & Knowledge Profile:

• Expertise in Design and Development (8 to 12 years)

• Able to design and develop components, assemblies considering application requirement


• Knowledge on incorporating manufacturing process methodology


• Knowledge on form, fit & functions of a product;


• Experience in Metrology & Metallurgical activities;


• Knowledge in application of measurement principles for manufacturing & other process;


• Knowledge on Material behavior properties (Metals. Alloys, castings, Plastics);


• Ability to apply DFM & DFA guidelines.


• Knowledge in manufacturing process capability.


• Knowledge of DFMEA


• Have basic knowledge on FEA


• Understanding of Project Management & its value to the business processes

• Expertise in Creo (5 to 8 Years)

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  • Ability to develop 3D models from digitized data.
  
  
  • Proficient in advanced Modeling, Assembly and Detailing techniques.
  
  
  • Awareness to Design Automation, Map keys, UDF’s, Pro-Programming, Pro-Toolkit.
  
  
  • Should be expertise in creating templates, Part & Assembly detailing.
  
  
  • Experience in creating Parametric BOM, symbols.
  
  
  • Experience in working with Relations.
  
  
  • Working with resolving failures (Eg.Reorder, redefine, reroute).
  
  
  
  

• Proficiency in using Windchill or Any PLM (5 to 8 years)

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  • Experience in using Advanced search options.
  
  
  • Association between CAD documents and Product structure ( WT Part, EPM Doc, WT Doc).
  
  
  • Understanding on Lifecycle states and Workflow followed.
  
  
  • Should be aware of attribute descriptions in windchill.
  
  
  
  

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  • Proficiency in applying GD&T /Geometric Product Specification (GPS)
  
  
  
  

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  • Good Knowledge on Engineering Drawings Dimension & tolerancing.
  
  
  • Good understanding on usage of datums in GD&T /GPS.
  
  
  • Knowledge on form, fit & functions of a product;
  
  
  • Knowledge on design standards (ASME, DIN, etc).
  
  
  • Good knowledge on Basic rules of tolerance stack up analysis.
  
  
  • Skill to do 2D tolerance stack up analysis for parts.
  
  
  • Knowledge on Materials, Heat treatment & Finishing operation
  
  
  • Material properties (Yield strength, FOS, Ultimate strength, Ultimate strength etc).
  
  
  • Material behavior (static and dynamic conditions).
  
  
  • Knowledge on different heat treatment processes and its effects.
  
  
  • Knowledge on material testing methods.
  
  
  • Knowledge on coatings and its uses.
  
  
  • Knowledge in handling Engineering Change Management (ECM) process
  
  
  
  

Key Interfaces & Interactions (Typical):

• SKF Specialists (Development Offices & Centers) : Frequently


• SKF Internal project & task sponsors : Frequently


• Functional Manager: Regularly


• GTCI Management : Regularly


• Stakeholder Management : Adhoc


• External suppliers : Adhoc


• External Customers : No