As a manager of product development team, you will be responsible for leading engineering organization in performing research and development work according to customer requirement and technology roadmap. You will oversee the entire process of new products development, coach and develop team member to build a good performance team, and drive the continuous development and enhancement of systems and procedures to streamline design and development process.
Requirements
- Manage team to research, develop and maintain products through Lifecyle
- Responsible for performance goals following organization strategy, review and provide feedback to team member periodically.
- Overseeing the entire process of new products development and provide support if needed
- Coach and develop team member to build a good performance team
- Drive the continuous development and enhancement of systems and procedures to streamline design and development process
- Create, maintain, realize technology roadmap and align with cross-function team.
- Work closely with customer/sales/PM in getting the right and clear VOC (voice of customer)
- Follow LEANPD Project Process to support the project team from the PDE perspective to complete the Project (NPI or Sustaining) on time, with quality, and within budget.
- Develop and manage product documentation, including product requirements, design documents, and test plans/reports.
- Work with global manufacturing resources, procurement, and outside suppliers to meet all TE technical, quality, and cost objectives.
- Conduct thorough design verification and validation testing to ensure the product meets the required specifications.
- Collaborate with manufacturing teams to ensure a smooth transition to production.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers and technicians to develop their skills and knowledge.
- Conduct competitive analysis and market research to identify opportunities for innovation and differentiation.
- Build a deep understanding of market and customer needs by fostering a connection between the business engineering teams and the customer engineering teams.
- Maintain a System level understanding of customer application and the product design/concept necessary for providing a solution to the customers' expectations.
- Technical support to customer, sales, PM, and plant team. Conduct necessary tests, engineering analysis, troubleshooting, and verification.
- Introduce breakthrough technologies by partnering technically with our customers worldwide and with our TE Global competency centers to enhance business revenue & growth.
- Apply engineering best practices to reduce cost and sustain existing products to meet customer's cost targets.
