Manlio Becchetti

Experience

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  E-Team Squadra Corse - University of Pisa Formula Student Team

  Sept 2010 - Mar 2012

  Formula Student

  Suspension & Vehicle Dynamics DivisionTeam Member (from September 2010 to September 2011)Technical Director (from October 2011 to March 2012)The Formula Student is a world championship where students from universities around the world compete to design, build and drive a real race car. As part of my Bachelor thesis I contributed with the design of the suspensions set, including wheels, hubs, bearings and uprights. In this role I had the opportunity to work in a Team of fellow students, helping and supporting each other. I learned the importance of simplicity and minimalism in mechanical design, as well as how to make the most of a very limited budget. During the competitions I had to present the design of the vehicle to a jury of race engineers from Formula 1, who eventually score your work and rank the different Teams from a Design point of view. Finally, I was also trained as a pilot and drove the race car in the official races part of the Formula Student calendar. Show less

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  SKF Group

  Nov 2014 - Apr 2015

  R&D Internship

  In this role I worked on the detection of surface micropitting in medium size spherical roller bearings, work which eventually became my thesis for the Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering. After getting familiar with SKF life models and simulation tools, my task brought me closer to bearing testing, surface analysis and signal processing. Here I learned how incredibly eclectic a testing engineer needs to be, having to deal simultaneously with topics like bearings simulation, failure analysis, power hydraulics, lubrication systems, data acquisition and control, machinery design and statistics. Show less

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  SKF Group

  Jun 2015 - now

  In this role I am acting as technical lead for all bearing testing related matters within the SKF R&D and PD&E organizations. My responsibilities range from designing test campaigns on existing testing equipment across the globe to managing complex projects aimed at the deployment of brand new test platforms. The most recent projects I managed focused on the development of two innovative bearing testing platforms targeting surface initiated failure modes and frictional performance at extreme rotational speeds. Show less In this role I led a team of 10 test engineers and technicians and I was responsible for the delivery of bearing test results to internal SKF customers. Among my responsibilities were people management and coaching, technical steering, customer relationships, budgeting and EHS. The most challenging task here was to lead the Team through an organisational restructuring that resulted in the transfer of all existing testing equipment and jobs from the Netherlands to other countries like China, Italy, Sweden and Germany. In parallel to delivering the normal testing services, the Team successfully completed the development of an innovative test platform initiated before the organizational announcement (45 new state of the art life test rigs), to train the SKF personnel that would receive them over a period of 6 months and eventually to transfer the equipment and install it in each destination site. Show less In this role I was responsible for the full life test cycle, from the initial contact with the test requesters to the test design, bearing simulations, failure analysis, life statistics and reporting. Working side by side with an experienced team of test technicians, I learned from them the practical side of mechanical engineering that doesn't come with the formal education. In this job I also supported the bearing life scientists with statistical studies on past SKF life testing history, generating results that eventually contributed to the release of the new SKF GBLM life model. Show less

  • Manager

    Oct 2024 - now

  • Senior Researcher

    Jan 2019 - Nov 2024

  • Operational Team Leader

    Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

  • Researcher

    Jun 2015 - Dec 2017