Business Engineer Encoder

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Apply Here - Business Engineer Encoder - #24236

In accordance with SKF USA recruiting policy, please be advised that to be considered you must:

• Be in your current position for at least 12 months.
• Have received a Full Achievement or higher overall performance rating.
• Notify your current Manager of your application for this position.

Reports to: Global Product Line Manager Intelligent Bearings

Location: Blue Bell, PA

Job ID: 24236

Salary Range: $ 123,000.00 to $ 139,000.00

Recruiter: Kayla Yates

About the Role

Business Engineer Encoders is a technical-commercial specialist responsible for both engineering integration support and business generation. Beyond acting as a trusted technical advisor for OEM design teams, this person is accountable for identifying, developing and securing new business opportunities for the Encoder Bearing portfolio.

This role combines:

• Technical depth (applications, integration, troubleshooting, product knowledge)
• Business acumen (opportunity detection, pipeline ownership, commercial strategy)
• Customer leadership (engagement with engineering, purchasing and strategic decision-makers)

Key Responsibilities

Technical Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise to OEM engineering teams on encoder technologies (magnetic, inductive, optical) and their integration into motion systems.
• Support application engineering: feasibility analysis, specification matching, troubleshooting, EMC considerations, performance requirements.
• Lead technical discussions: architecture reviews, feedback loop requirements, controller interface compatibility (CNC, PLC, robotics, AGV/AMR).
• Train internal and external stakeholders (sales, distributors, integrators) on encoder principles, product portfolio and application guidelines.
• Collect technical feedback from the field to feed Product Management and Engineering.

Business Responsibilities

• Own the business development for Encoder Bearings in the assigned region — including opportunity creation, customer targeting and pipeline management.
• Identify high-value opportunities by understanding customer architectures, applications and pain points.
• Build and execute account penetration strategies together with regional Sales and the Global Encoder Product Line.
• Drive value selling, articulating performance and TCO advantages of SKF solutions.
• Collaborate closely with Sales Engineers to secure wins and accelerate time-to-revenue.

Required Experience

• Solid experience with encoder technologies: absolute / incremental, magnetic / inductive / optical.
• Engineering background in robotics, CNC, automation, motion control, mechatronics.
• Experience in OEM B2B environments with ability to engage technical and commercial stakeholders.
• Proven ability to generate business, convert opportunities, and influence customer decisions.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication with technical and commercial audiences.
• Technical curiosity and problem?solving mindset.
• Business-driven, proactive, hands-on.
• Structured, autonomous, rigorous.

Locations

USA: ideally near industrial automation hubs.

In Any country in EUROPE: preferably close to robotics, automation or Material Handling clusters in Germany, Sweden or France

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