Product Configuration Data Engineer (f/m/x)

Alfa Laval intro

At Alfa Laval, we always go that extra mile to overcome the toughest challenges. Our driving force is to accelerate success for our customers, people, and planet. You can only achieve that by having dedicated people with a curious mind. Curiosity is the spark behind great ideas. And great ideas drive progress.

As a member of our team, you thrive in a truly diverse and inclusive workplace based on care and empowerment. You are here to make a difference. Constantly building bridges to the future with sustainable solutions that have an impact on our planet’s most urgent problems.
Making the world a better place. Every day. Are you curious?

About Alfa Laval GPHE

Alfa Laval is currently on a digital transformation journey, and Product configuration is an important area for Alfa Laval’s success. Our Gasketed Plate Heat Exchanger (GPHE) products are customized to meet a unique customer use case, and they are sold using a configuration tool. Our sales configurator is used by both internal sales and by our external partners globally. It is integrated with both internal sales systems and our e-Business portal.

About the job

In this job, you will be part of a team working at R&D, delivering the Engineering Configurator (eConfigurator) for GPHE. The eConfigurator handles all technical rules for product variance and is integrated in the overall Sales configurator.

​​The development and delivery of the software is done in close cooperation with other parts of R&D, Product Management, Sales, Manufacturing, as well as Central IT, and it all takes place in a global work environment.

You will manage the Product data in the eConfigurator, forming the link between the Design engineers who creates the data and the Configuration systems that consumes it.
 

You will work with collecting this data from various sources and make sure it is implemented correctly. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining import tools and integrations that facilitates this task.

You will also play an important role in quality assurance, testing and deployment of the eConfigurator, as well as managing some support tools built on the eConfigurator. 

Main Responsibilities

• Collecting product data from various platforms and implementing in the eConfigurator´ s data collection

• Drive and implement integrations for data transfer into the eConfigurator, improving efficiency

• Verification and testing of the data in both the eConfigurator and in the auto-generated 3D- and 2D CAD representations.

• Create and execute automated tests for data verification​

• Facilitate execution of manual tests together with design engineer peers

What you know

We believe you have studied Mechanical engineering or equivalent, coupled with an interest in programming. You have excellent communication and presentation skills and fluent in business English. You have an interest in and understanding of the technical domain, combined with a functional and business-oriented understanding.

It is meriting if you have experience from product information modelling or have worked with the software tools Tacton Studio, Palma, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Vault, Postman, Visual Studio or Teamcenter. General programming experience and knowledge of API programming is also meriting.

Who are you?

We believe that you are driven of optimizing processes to improve efficiency and quality with a strong business focus. The right candidate is self-motivated and will easily network across business functions, working in line with our drivers: Action, Interaction and Satisfaction. As an individual you have a high level of initiative, personal development and a strong commitment to job knowledge, productivity and attention to detail resulting in high solution performance and user satisfaction. You have an analytical mindset, see solutions rather than problems and effectively prioritize and execute tasks. If the above sound like you, this position may be what you are looking for!

What’s in it for you?

We offer you a challenging position in an open, friendly global and cross-functional environment, where we help each other to develop and create value.
Your work will have a true impact on Alfa Laval’s future success.

For more information, please contact

Carl Johan Sand, Product Architecture & Systems Manager, carljohan.sand@alfalaval.com

Arianna Garcia, Talent Acquisition Partner, arianna.garcia@alfalaval.com

For union information, please contact: 

Johnny Hultén, johnny.hultén@alfalaval.com

Bror Garcia Lantz, bror.garcialantz@alfalaval.com 

Stefan Sandell, stefan.sandell@alfalaval.com

Johan Ranhög, johan.ranhog@alfalaval.com

We review applications continually, so please send yours as soon as possible. Applications sent directly via email will be disregarded without notice. 

At Alfa Laval, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive and dynamic workplace that values diverse perspectives and experiences. While we typically welcome applicants from all locations, for this particular role, we are prioritizing candidates who are currently residing in Sweden or have an established presence in the area.

We are conducting a continuous review of received applications. We do not accept applications via email, due to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure workplace, we conduct background checks on final candidates for this role.

We care about diversity, inclusion, and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application, you will be invited to play the assessment games.