Head Electrical

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A brief description of the organization unit, position, or role (purpose of position):

To lead the design & development of Electrical and Electronic (EE) parts, components, sub-systems, modules, functions, and systems. Steering and control of the EE portfolio and strategy. Ensuring successful delivery of the business objectives for all projects in India for domestic and export markets, as well as support for global projects. Technology-driven (Advanced driver assistant systems (ADAS), connectivity, entertainment, lightning, battery-electric-driven vehicles (BEV), etc.) and strategic business initiatives (Special projects) as well as focusing on the learning and development of the whole EE team to lead to long-term business goals to sustain in the region.

Managing personnel (see personnel management task below):

• Development, testing and release of electrical and electronic parts, components, sub-systems, modules, systems, and functions for all the brands of the Volkswagen Group in India for domestic and export markets, according to the VW group product emergence process (PEP) and quality standards. responsible for implementation
• Adaptation of standards, rules, and procedures for local and global needs; responsible for implementation
• Development and/or adaptation, localization (including supplier management), testing, and approval for single electrical/electronic equipment or VW group modules cross-brand.responsible for implementation
• Ensure the availability of the components required at each milestone until end-of-production (EOP) and ensure the fulfillment of the project's given targets (time, quality, costs, resources, and functionalities).
• Obligation to contribute.
• Determination and conversion of the department strategy and destination in tuning with the guidelines of the managing board of the technology center Pune (TCP) and EE head Skoda Mlada Boleslav (MB)

Responsible for implementation

• Identification, establishment, and securing of comprehensive electrical and electronic competences, expertise, and usages of current and modern technologies in the market.

Responsible for implementation

• Manage and mitigate the risk to ensure successful launch of all products and trouble-free life cycle until EOP.

Obligation to contribute.

• Personnel and budget planning & management, pursuit, and conversion measures for the area with the sub-departments EE/x.

Obligation to contribute.

• Develop internal competency & capability to ensure robust compliance with VW group processes and legislative requirements, and develop internal competency & capability to support technical, engineering and technological activities and functions for Global requirements and solutions.

Responsible for implementation

• Full prototype technical release (Baumustergenehmigung-BMG) responsibility for dedicated parts, components, and modules in alignment with the brand headquarters.

Responsible for implementation

• Performing individual task-related duties in accordance with the knowledge and experience of the position holder.
• Advising other people holding positions at ŠKODAAUTO Volkswagen India Pvt. Ltd., subsidiaries/associate companies, or cooperating organizations upon request and in consultation with the appropriate people responsible.

(Decision-making) authorities:

• EE Department Strategy, Resource Management, Learning & Development
• Design data approval and release at each Project milestones until EOP, Cost optimization
• Strategic business approach, Future business vision
• Lead & guide the team to achieve organizational and project-related goals.
• Signature authority is detailed in the applicable directories specified in Organization Authority Matrix.

Responsibilities:

• The position ensures timely, quality, economic and technological release of newly developed and localized parts, components, sub-systems, modules, systems, and functions for Indian projects for domestic and export markets.
• To steer and implement the strategy for EE in Indian market with correspondence with the EU strategy. Preparation and coordination of technology roadmaps for Indian and export markets for whole EE.
• To introduce innovations and modern technologies for Indian market, including local solutions. Local development of components to support VW group global projects.
• To lead activities of the sub-departments: Comfort Electronics, Body Electronics, Architecture, Light and Vision, Infotainment, Connectivity, Energy Management for Conventional, Alternate Fuel and Electric Vehicles. To create sustainable organization for EE with continuous improvements and innovation tasks.
• Collaboration with all departments/business units, technical partners & suppliers, and headquarters counterparts for ensuring all described tasks.

Essential Process Standards and regulations in the general operational framework:

• All applicable standards, such as the Product Emergence Process (PEP), ISO 9001, and current Processes and organization Standards as per Employees portal.
• All obligatory group policies, organization standards, methodological guidelines, and process descriptions for this position

Membership of committees relating to the described role/position:

• Tuning or representation in the committees on EE and securing cooperation in the Skoda and VW Group

Member with decision-making authority

• Project/Product/Concept closure

Member with decision-making authority

• Electrics-Electronics Project meetings and concept meetings (EE-PG/KG)

Member with decision-making authority

• Indian cost reduction committee (SCOPE4IN)

Member with decision-making authority

Essential points of contact (in-house or external) relating to the described role/position:

• Internal Points of contact within Engineering in Wolfsburg, Ingolstadt & Mlada Boleslav: all departments of brands (Skoda, Volkswagen, etc.) or companies of the group (CARIAD, PowerCo, etc.).
• External Points of contact: Gx, Fx, Vx, Px, Ex, Sx, Bx and the external development partners as well as the suppliers

Reporting:

• This role/position reports disciplinarily to the following department/OU: Head– Technology Center
• This role/position additionally reports functionally to the following department/OU: Head: EE Skoda in Mlada Boleslav

Substitution:

• The position holder acts as deputy for the following role/position:
• The following tasks, (decision-making) authorities, responsibilities, or committee activities are excluded from the deputy function:
• The position holder with the following role/position acts as deputy for the position holder described herein: Specify role/position.
• The following tasks, authorities, responsibilities, or committee activities are excluded from this deputy function: Exclude tasks, authorities, responsibilities, and committee activities. Simply use the numbers listed above to define the tasks, authorities, and responsibilities.

Location: Chakan, Pune, Maharashtra

Qualifications: B.E./B.Tech. Electrical

Experience: 20+ years in relevant OEM/Tier 2 companies