SKF is hiring an Associate Material Failure Analyst for its bearing investigation lab in Bengaluru. In this individual contributor role, you will support engineers in finding root causes of product failures through systematic lab analysis. Work includes preparing metallographic samples and doing basic metallography, operating and maintaining X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopes, running Rockwell, Vickers and micro-Vickers hardness tests, checking steel chemistry with optical emission spectrometers and carbon/sulphur and oxygen/nitrogen analysers, and supporting SEM/EDS particle analysis, while keeping lab costs and efficiency in check. Requirements: a relevant degree in metallurgy or materials and 3–6 years of lab experience.