Head - New Product Development

3 weeks ago

Pune, Maharashtra, India Accolade Electronics Private Limited Full time
About the job
We at Accolade Electronics are on the look-out for a highly motivated and experienced individual to lead our New Product Development. As the Head of Department (HOD), you will be responsible for the overall management and strategic direction of the department, ensuring efficient operations and the successful delivery of projects on time and within budget. You will play a key role in driving innovation, fostering a collaborative work environment, and mentoring and developing a team of talented engineers and technicians.

Job Description
Product Roadmap
Forecast change in market dynamics over the next 4-5 years; anticipate change in customer requirements basis the evolving market scenario
Determine new product requirements and compare with current product levels to identify areas of development and focus for the next couple of years
Scan the market and conduct competition analysis to assess tech landscape movement; discuss with teams on what products to develop, what to retain and what products to kill while ensuring alignment with organization vision / goal
Understanding markets, trends and performing risk analysis to delivering cost effective useable solutions to develop producible products for the future and current customers

R&D/NPD Planning & Forecasting
Develop and formulate R&D strategy and budget planning exercise by providing key technical inputs on programs (both anticipated and launched) for designing and developing competitive, customer centric products
Develop the annual budget NPD function; ensure its optimal deployment by closely monitoring deviations and course correcting for the same
Supervising & managing CAPEX and OPEX of NPD departments
Encourage innovation by targeting invention disclosure, patent filing or infringement risk analysis with help of IP team, meet targeted international paper publication Defining industry solutions through ideation, conceptualization and detailing to identify efficiencies /alternatives
Conduct regular reviews with the team on the status of RFQs and product design & development programs with respect to set targets and timelines; allocate required resources; prioritize/re-prioritize programs based on urgency
Forecast new businesses that are likely to come in and synergize with the different teams to effectively manage resources to accommodate the workload
Designing new concepts for development of current products and maintaining technical feasibility to develop concepts into real products; capturing voice of customer, benchmarking, identifying potential failure modes, use of past learning data through Knowledge management, suggesting new ideas and preparing project proposals / technical specifications for smooth execution of projects within defined QCDD parameters
Participate in new business acquisition for Telematics, IoT, ADAS and Electric Vehicle subsystems such as DC-DC converter, BMS and OBC
Heading entire NPD functions i.e. Embedded Software Development & Testing, Mechanical Design & Development, Hardware Design & Development, Validation & Verification, Product Testing & Application

New Product Development
Drive the design / development projects by timely resource allocation and infrastructure aligned with the current as well as changing market demands
Define and own the stage-gate process and chart out possible risks; work with teams to ensure risks are identified and addressed at different stages of the design and the process is fool-proof to ensure highest quality standards with effective / optimum resource utilization
Proactively interact with the customers and provide expert opinion on stated problems / concerns and work with them to co-create solutions
Guide teams in understanding, analyzing, and translating customer specifications into problem statements to help facilitate design and development
Own the project execution to ensure alignment with customer requirements; review critical projects at various stages of development to ensure customer expectations as well as timelines are being met as per the plan

Team Management
Ensure effective resolutions of customer complaints / issues and guide teams in identifying, analyzing and ensuring they are addressed permanently
Participate in recruitment process to identify the right talent across positions within the function
Establish individual performance expectations and regularly review individual performance of the team
Guide, coach and mentor teams to ensure they are aware of their development needs and the same are addressed effectively
Identify and create development opportunities for team members to enhance technical knowledge
Conduct regular one-on-one interactions to ensure grievances / challenges are addressed effectively

Desired soft skills
Strong leadership skills to drive the team efficiently
Ability to work with a cross-functional team
Sense of ownership and urgency when working in the company
Strong sense of ethics

Education
B. E. / B. Tech. in Electronics, Electronics & Telecommunications

Experience
15+ Years of relevant experience in Automotive Electronics industry

Job Location
Shivane, Pune

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