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Position: Senior Product Development Engineer Location: SKF Bearing Industries (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd ABOUT THE ROLE To support India and Southeast Asia regional markets by driving cost competitiveness, VA/VE initiatives, footprint localization, competitor benchmarking, new product launches, and value engineering projects for Roller Bearings. The role focuses on identifying, validating, documenting, and realizing cost-down opportunities while ensuring technical compliance, stakeholder alignment, and timely execution across the value chain. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE Drive regional cost reduction initiatives through VA/VE, ICR, design optimization, material optimization, process improvement, localization, and sourcing-related projects. Identify, evaluate, and convert cost-down opportunities across product design, manufacturing processes, material specifications, supplier capability, standardization, and value chain improvements. Lead roller bearing localization and sourcing projects by coordinating with regional teams, global product development, factories, purchasing, SQD, suppliers, and business stakeholders. Perform competitor benchmarking and product teardown analysis, prepare structured technical and cost comparison reports, and define actionable improvement opportunities. Prepare and manage technical validation requirements including DVP/DVVP, test plans, design review inputs, technical justifications, validation summaries, and risk mitigation actions. Evaluate project business cases by assessing technical feasibility, cost impact, validation needs, implementation risks, switchover requirements, and expected savings realization. Coordinate cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Application Engineering, Sales, Product Line, suppliers, and Business Control teams to ensure timely project execution. Track project milestones, validation status, implementation timelines, risks, and savings impact to support management reporting and realization of agreed cost reduction targets. Collaborate with regional and global stakeholders to secure technical alignment, approvals, customer/system change requirements where applicable, and smooth implementation of approved changes. Support new product launches, localization projects, supplier development discussions, technical reviews, and documentation required for cost competitiveness and regional business growth. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR: Master's or Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent engineering discipline. 6 to 10 years of experience in product development, application engineering, project engineering, manufacturing engineering, or related functions. Hands-on experience in cost reduction, VA/VE, ICR, localization, competitor benchmarking, product teardown, and design optimization initiatives. Good understanding of bearing design, mechanical components, machine design, product testing, validation, and technical documentation. Working knowledge of manufacturing processes such as steel processing, machining, heat treatment, super-finishing, coating, assembly, and supplier development. Strong analytical and techno-commercial skills including cost drivers, business case assessment, savings tracking, and KPI reporting. Experience with CAD / PLM tools such as PTC Creo and Windchill. Simulation interpretation would be an advantage. Excellent communication skills with ability to work effectively with regional/global stakeholders, factories, suppliers, and internal functions.
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