Purpose of Position – Built & sustain team of HW leads, HW engineers to Design & Develop hardware products. Roll
them out for alpha, beta & mass production with zero defects and within estimated cost. Identify potential defects due to
design & manufacturing. Engage with global hardware resoures for optimizing resources with effective multiple hardware
development programs. Coordinate with Purchase, Manufacturing and Suppliers for desired delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Manage team of 20+ team comprising of hardware leads, hardware engineers located in India, UK, SK, NA.
Manage multiple design programs with local and global requirements.
Guiding teams for prepare functional Specifications, project plans, schematics, design reports, PCB design.
Monitor each milestone in HW design phase (design, proto, schematics, PCB design, trials)
Plan & Coordinate testing & Product certification from External Laboratory as per local and global norms.
Support for Production & Service issues for all markets.
Drive cost optimization (Value engineering) programs across all products
Organize production releases and quality documentation.
Interact with CFT within GVR for release & optimize change tracking process.
Relationships
Direct – Director (Engg), Peers (SW)
Direct – Program Managers (local, global)
Indirect – Local leaders at respective locations
Indirect –Manager Mechnical Endd, Supply Chain, Mfg. Engg, Supplier quality at each location
Measures of Performance
QDC performance on multiple programs
Cost optimization
Quality of support functions for global markets/ peer groups
Accuracy & through put time on open design issues and resolution