Job Description

Job Title: Design Lead

Job Location: Hyderabad, India

Purpose :

• This is a Technical role to manage technical design deliverables for New Product Development (NPD) programs. Depending on the project's complexity, this can be for the subsystem Design Lead role for a complex NPD or Design Manager role for multiple simple NPDs. Even though this role may involve managing the Design Team, this is not a pure people management role but a technically oriented one.
• Work alongside product managers, cross functional teams and leadership in shaping and supporting the design deliverables, and manage day-to-day operations for your team
• Oversee the planning, delivery, and (people) management for a team of engineers
• Be accountable for the system designs to fulfill both functional and non-functional requirements, that enables building a reliable product

Candidate Requirement:

• Education: Master or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience: 15+years overall experience with minimum 10+ years of strong technical experience in full life cycle Product design & development. At least 5 programs life cycle hands on experience from requirements to product launch. Experience in Laboratory products domain is an added advantage.
• Proven capability in handling mechanical & thermal engineering systems along with expertise in Electro-mechanical systems.
• Should be technically strong and should have prior experience as a Design Manager for complex full life cycle New Product Development Programs.
• Bring predictability & visibility of the team's delivery to all relevant stakeholders, which includes making complex technological assessments to improve the quality of decision making.
• Develop and instill a culture of maintaining highest levels of development practices including technical design, solution development, systems configuration, test documentation & execution, issue identification and resolution, quality assurance with repeatable quality and predictability
• Proven track record in handling team of engineers with different engineering domains like Software, Hardware, Firmware, Electrical engineering, Mechanical & Thermal for integrated product development.
• Take responsibility for the culture, mentorship, development, and career management of your team members with guidance from senior leaders
• Establish a high performing, inclusive engineering culture focused on innovation, execution, growth and development
• Experience in manufacturing process not limiting to Sheet metal, Fabrication, Plastics, forging, etc.
• Awareness on global regulatory requirements, certification and engineering standards
• Help prioritize and deliver project goals and objectives within a matrix reporting structure
• Develop and maintain project budgets and resource plans across the department to meet the business unit objectives.
• Develop, maintain, and present regular project status reports, escalations, and solutions to leadership and key stake holders
• Organize and facilitate regular project planning meetings, daily/weekly stand-ups, work breakdown structure updates, design reviews, and other project-related key milestone commitments.
• Support India Engineering Centre initiatives and development objectives

Other Capabilities & Requirements:

• Willing to travel based on need.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Innovation thought process
• Good Team player creating a successful work environment
• Excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with other geos (Mainly - Europe, the USA)
• Good time management skills, prioritization abilities
• Interest in domain competency enhancement
• Must have excellent managerial/personnel skills.
• Must be able to work effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Strong problem-solving mindset, analytical & critical thinking skills.
• Ability to develop high levels of credibility and forge solid and positive professional relationships with direct reports.

Job Category

Research & Development

Thermo Fisher Scientific

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