Mission: 

Responsible of Multiple domestic programs technical deliverables, cost and planning for all design related tasks on a major projects. With Urge to expand India business.

Position in the Structure:

The employment reports hierarchically on the India R&D Director. 

Level: Deputy Director

DESCRIPTION OF FUNCTIONS - 

Having 18 years strong experience of Cockpit Electronics products - Infotainment (is MUST), Cluster, Displays in terms of complete product development cycle.

• Coordinate with Domain teams like SW, HW Electronics, System, Mechanical, System Validation, certification, product qualification teams actions to achieve technical and project targets (technical features, performances, schedule, costs)

• Experience to manage India domestic customers and specification

• Strong working experience with Tata, Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki is preferred

• Experience to negotiate with customers for requirements and timeline

• Experience to have strong Cockpit & IVI software design & development (around 15 years+)

• Experience to drive development team comprises of Systems, Software, HW, System Validation COE’s to achieve customer deliver timelines

• Experience to manage Acquisition, development and Launch phase

• Experience to build engineering cost and to manage ECNs

• Experience to propose alternate solutions for Cockpit features to optimize the software & HW development cost

• Experience to manage program management system (PMS – ProMISE), active participation in EFM and GATE review.

• Experience to prepare and track all KPIS for quality, cost and Delivery  (Dashboard of each Programs)

• Coordinate with Domestic and Global counterparts for Product development and deliverables.

• Strong co-ordination with program management & sales team

• Provide necessary timing inputs to R&D Director & PM for global/ domestic planning definition.

• Well versed in communication and handling of team (people management).

• Provide up to date technical project KPI including requirements implementation progress, tests achievement, defects summary.

• Bring technical expertise in various domain

• Act as main technical entry point for all technical questions coming from stakeholders including customers, subcontractors.

• Take decisions regarding technical proposal, in collaboration with COE leaders, Technical Specialist, and project managers.

• Define the priority working axes in collaborations in collaboration with COE leaders and project managers.

• Estimation of needs and availabilities for human resources in accordance with COE leaders

• In line with the Compliance Programme by the Group

• Respect the Internal Regulation

• Respect rules relative to the security and to the environment according to the system of management in force.

• To apply the internal rules in use within the company and to shape you to all the forms bound to it.

• Participate in the permanent improvement of productivity, quality, security and environment by formulating any convenient proposition.  

Profile:

• 18+ years minimum of experience with major

• Car makers

• Experience in Projects until SOP – Taken at least 4 major programs into production

• 15-17 years’ experience in Engineering team management in multisite automotive environment.

• Fluent in English.

• B.E/M.Tech In Electronics is MUST

• Experience with ASPICE and Agile Methodologies and development tools