Applications Engineer at SKF in Lansdale, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

Application Engineer - Focused Industries

Reports to: Manager Application Engineering

Location: Lansdale, PA

Job Summary

The Focused Industries Application Engineer will grow SKF business as the technical thought leader in strategically identified market segments, while providing comprehensive Engineering support. The Application Engineer is responsible for defining the technical needs of our customers and translating them into an SKF offering. They promote the SKF know-how and value proposition in line with corporate and sales strategy, working closely with Sales and Customer Service as part of the responsible Account Team. They manage technical relationships with customers, responding to inquiries, handling complaints, and evaluating technical risks.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for all product platforms to customers as well as field sales and customer service.


• Support existing activities, develop new technical solutions, maintain/establish technical contacts, provide technical insights, and generate opportunities within an assigned account base.


• Identify and manage technically oriented projects including high value platform integration solutions.


• Be the technical specialist/resource within the Industrial Sales Unit for SKF products and technologies, through relationships with global subject experts.


• Provide product training and technical support to internal and external customers.


• Technical support will include application review, bearing system selection and verification, installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and damage analysis.


• Customer interaction will include on-site customer visits in addition to phone and email communications.


• Resolve or mitigate impact of customer rotating equipment bad actors through making solution recommendations of both the surrounding system and bearing components.


• Review bearing and seal application designs and be a trusted advisor to our customers.

Job Requirements /Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (or comparable degree)


• 3+ years application experience in an industrial environment, calling on customers, preferably in focused industry (Pulp and Paper, Metals, Mining, Mineral Processing, Cement, Food and Beverage, Petro-chemical)


• Bearing or rotating equipment focus


• Strong hands-on mechanical aptitude and manufacturing process knowledge


• Proven track record of proactive and continuous improvement within area of responsibility


• Demonstrated ability to think strategically with demonstrated drive and passion


• Excellent spoken and written communication skills


• Demonstrated customer service, interpersonal, and teamwork skills

• Outcome oriented, critical thinker capable of prioritizing to achieve results


• Motivated self-starter with careful attention to detail


• Travel up to 30% of the time as customer need dictates

About SKF

SKF's mission is to be the undisputed leader in the bearing business. SKF offers solutions around the rotating shaft, including bearings, seals, lubrication management, condition monitoring and maintenance services. SKF is represented in more than 130 countries and has around 17,000 distributor locations worldwide. Annual sales in SEK is around 85 billion and the number of employees are 45,000. www.skf.com

What You'll Love About SKF:

Rest and Relaxation. Enjoy a robust PTO policy and 13 paid holidays!

Work/Life Balance. A possibility for flexibility and an opportunity for occasional remote work.

Health and Wellness Benefits. SKF cares about the wellbeing of our employees. Many options for best in class medical and dental plans to fit your needs; a wellness plan that includes biometric screening and health risk assessment for you and your spouse and incentives for healthy living!

Invest in your Future. SKF offers amazing retirement options! Participate in our 401K program that boasts a 100% match up to 5% of your elected contribution (100% Vested). And regardless of your participation, SKF automatically contributes 5% into your account per pay period (3 Years Vesting).

Much more! Growth opportunities, tuition reimbursement, voluntary critical illness coverage, voluntary legal plan, employee assistance program, life insurance, vehicle discount programs, mobile phone discounts, and with so many benefits to working for SKF, we could not name them all!

EOE M/F/D/V

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