Job Description

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

If you desire to be part of something special, to be part of a winning team, to be part of a fun team - winning is fun. We are looking forward to a Manager-Vehicle Test lab based in Pune , India. In Eaton, making our work exciting, engaging, meaningful; ensuring safety, health, wellness; and being a model of inclusion &diversity are already embedded in who we are - it's in our values, part of our vision, and our clearly defined aspirational goals. This exciting role offers an opportunity to provide leadership & direction for the Vehicle test lab team by close working with Product line managers.

Eaton India Innovation Center (EIIC) in Pune, which is an integral part of Eaton's global engineering and technology footprint. Eaton's multi-disciplinary engineering talent with experience in cutting-edge technologies and varied domains deliver innovative solutions that accelerate our organic growth through technological innovations. Through proven technical excellence, EIIC continues to augment Eaton's leadership in improving existing products and services and developing new offerings. EIIC operates through its two state-of-the-art campuses located at Kharadi and Magarpatta City in Pune. EIIC is focused on augmenting Eaton's vision of "improving the quality of life and environment through the use of power management technologies and services".

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• EIIC is establishing state of the art integrated Test Lab at Magarpatta Campus to effectively leverage virtual and physical prototyping & testing capabilities while driving organic growth.
• Manage day-to-day test lab operations in achieving Test Lab performance metrics related to Safety, Utilization, On-Time Delivery, FPY etc.
• Establish common lab processes by leveraging current best practices at Magarpatta Testlab & Global lab locations by coordination with Test lab leaders for managing test lab operations.
• Leverage state of the art tools, methods and processes to create common test systems across the test labs for specific product line testing.
• Operates and drives a high performance & safety culture across the assembly, testing, product teams and facilities groups.
• Integrate with program/project teams to ensure alignment. Drives resource decisions to support program/project needs.
• Deployment of Test lab strategic goals related to building end-to-end organizational capabilities in terms of people & test infrastructure around strategic focus areas.
• Manage Test Lab budget for capital expenditure and operational expenses. Creates a yearly budget forecast, monitors spending on a continuous basis and provides monthly adjustments to the forecast.
• Ensures testing and assembly labs are compliant with all Eaton and local/global Industry standards (MESH, EHS, TS, OSHA, ISO, IEC, UL etc.) with supporting documentation and internal/external audits as applicable.
• Performs GEMBA Walks and 5S duties, including managing resolution to findings.
• Fosters an environment which promotes Eaton's goals, values and philosophy, encourages continuous improvement and builds customer relationships, vigorously promotes excellence and pride of accomplishment among employees and ensures that the attitudes are matched by engagement and accomplishment
• Admin the benchmarking work area activities.

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical/Automotive Engineering from an accredited institution
• 12+ years of experience in industry (manufacturing, engineering, test environment, etc.)

• Should have lab operation management experience min 2-3 years
• Performed role of manager test lab and managed performance evaluation of team
• Good understanding on vehicle and parts ( Transmission, Differential, Clutch, VT product line)
• Should be aware of IATF-16949 audit requirements and implementation experience desired.
• IATF/ISO 17025 internal auditor experience preferred.
• DFSS/DMAIC certified preferred and experience required on implementation.
• Good understanding on fixturing, test stand technical details finalization.
• Experience in Test stand installation & commissioning is desired.
• Experience in working in Safety requirements and exposure to safety audits preferred
• Ability to balance between delegation and a hands-on approach with critical assignments
• Ability to achieve results in a matrix environment
• Ability to influence outside of a direct reporting relationship
• Desired teardown area management 2-3 years' experience

• Experience in testing of Mechanical, Electro-Mechanical (Transmission, Clutch, Differentials, Valves etc.)
• Knowledge of PROLaunch phases/ DFMEA/ DVP etc
• Familiar with Power BI dashboards & relevant tools
• Project management skills/ DFSS.