GM R&D

Position: GM/Head R&D
Lead the R&D Organization to meet the organization’s goals of sustained success in high-end
Electronic, Electrical, Electro-Mechanical & Software Systems.
This role reports directly to the Managing Director, and will be part of the Managing Committee
steering the organization’s growth.
Job Functions:
ï‚· Manage all aspects of Product Development, including new product design, product life
cycle costing, design for Quality, design for manufacturability and adapting stream-lined
processes.
ï‚· Plan, execute and improve the R&D organization, including project & task planning,
resource allocation and performance reviews.
ï‚· Plan, hire, train, manage and help the growth of R&D engineers.
ï‚· Product development process optimization by effectively utilizing both internal and
external resources.
ï‚· Effective coordination with external resources to augment/fill-in resource gaps in both
short & long-term.
ï‚· Identifying & executing best strategy& best-fit solutions to develop products quickly and
efficiently, while ensuring high quality and optimum cost.
ï‚· Develop& utilize R&D platforms to increase re-usability of modules, and bring down the
time & cost for new product development.
ï‚· Keep up-to-date on emerging technologies& market updates, and train the R&D
organization on relevant skills.
ï‚· Work closely with Marketing & Sales team for understanding & developing market relevant
products and systems.
ï‚· Understand customer requirements through direct & in-direct feedback, both internal &
external, and incorporate lessons learnt into the R&D processes.
ï‚· Drive adaptation & adherence of best practices, policies & processes for R&D, Purchasing,
Manufacturing & Overall Quality.
ï‚· Define, own & implement all documentation requirements, including BOM's, software,
drawings, and all other design elements.
ï‚· Implement systematic &standard-oriented processes for documentation release for design
release packages, process requirements, quality & test documentation and technical
clarifications to responsible departments
ï‚· Preparing both operating and capital budgets for design and development function in line
within set directives.
ï‚· Ensuring implantation of ISO 9001 and adapting other certifications as required per various
international standards.
Job Requirements
ï‚· A Bachelor Degree in Electronics or Equivalent.
ï‚· Minimum Experience of 10 years, with a minimum of 5 years in heading Design and
Development in Electronics Product Manufacturing Organization(s).
ï‚· In-depth understanding of entire Electronic Product Development Cycle, including
Embedded Firmware, hardware, Power Electronics, Front-end & Application Software
Development, Mechanical & PCB design.
ï‚· Should have direct Embedded Design Experience of minimum of 5 Years.
ï‚· Should have overseen/closely interacted with Application Software Developers, Power
Supply developers & Mechanical Developers.
ï‚· Should be able to develop/utilize networks to utilize external resources to augment internal
R&D resources.
Job Location: Hyderabad.