About the role
About the Role
We are looking for a strong techno-managerial leader to
build and lead the Electronics NPD capability for a fast-growing appliance
manufacturing organization. The role will be responsible for developing
in-house electronics engineering capability across new product development,
circuit design, component engineering, troubleshooting, validation, and product
industrialization.
The ideal candidate should possess deep hands-on expertise
in electronics hardware development along with strong exposure to
appliance/consumer electronics product development environments.
This role will play a critical part in reducing external
design dependency and building scalable electronics platforms for future
product lines.
Key Responsibilities
Electronics New Product Development
- Lead
end-to-end electronics product development from concept to
commercialization.
- Drive
development of control boards, power electronics, embedded systems,
UI/control modules, and appliance electronics platforms.
- Ensure
timely execution of multiple NPD programs across appliance categories.
Circuit Design & Technical Ownership
- Lead
in-house circuit design and electronics architecture development.
- Review
and approve schematic designs, PCB layouts, and component selection.
- Drive
design optimization for performance, reliability, manufacturability, and
cost.
- Work
on analog, digital, power, and embedded electronics applications.
Component Engineering & Application Knowledge
- Build
strong component-level engineering capability within the organization.
- Drive
component selection, alternate sourcing, derating analysis, and lifecycle
management.
- Evaluate
semiconductor, passive, electromechanical, and power components for
appliance applications.
- Support
localization and cost optimization initiatives.
Troubleshooting & Failure Analysis
- Lead
root cause analysis for product failures, field complaints, and
manufacturing issues.
- Troubleshoot
circuit-level and component-level failures.
- Resolve
reliability, thermal, EMI/EMC, and power-related issues.
- Implement
corrective and preventive actions to improve product robustness.
Product Validation & Reliability
- Define
validation plans for electronics products and subsystems.
- Ensure
compliance with regulatory, safety, EMI/EMC, and reliability standards.
- Lead
testing activities including endurance, thermal, surge, ESD, and
environmental testing.
- Drive
warranty reduction and field reliability improvement initiatives.
Manufacturing & Vendor Integration
- Work
closely with manufacturing, EMS partners, and vendors for successful
product industrialization.
- Support
pilot production, DFM/DFT implementation, and production debugging.
- Improve
first-pass yield and reduce manufacturing defects.
- Develop
strong vendor technical assessment and qualification processes.
Technology & Platform Development
- Develop
scalable electronics platforms/modules across multiple appliance
categories.
- Drive
innovation in smart appliances, connected products, sensors, touch
interfaces, and energy-efficient systems.
- Support
future technology roadmap and platform standardization initiatives.
Team Building & Capability Development
- Build
and mentor internal electronics engineering teams.
- Establish
engineering processes, design standards, review mechanisms, and technical
documentation systems.
- Develop
a strong culture of engineering excellence and innovation.
Requirements
Key KRAs / KPIs
- Successful
launch of electronics-based products
- Reduction
in product development cycle time
- In-house
electronics design capability development
- Field
failure/warranty reduction
- First-pass
prototype and production success rate
- BOM
cost optimization and localization
- Product
reliability and validation success
- Vendor
technical capability enhancement
- Platform
reuse and commonization
- Team
capability development
Desired Candidate Profile
Education
- B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech
in Electronics, Electrical, Embedded Systems, Instrumentation, or related
disciplines.
Experience
- 12–20
years of experience in Electronics R&D / Electronics NPD.
- Strong
experience in appliance manufacturing, consumer durables, consumer
electronics, or related industries.
- Hands-on
exposure to circuit design, component engineering, troubleshooting, and
product validation is mandatory.
- Experience
in managing complete product development lifecycle.
- Strong
understanding of manufacturing integration and product industrialization.
Technical Skills Required
- Analog
& digital circuit design
- PCB
design/review understanding
- Power
electronics & SMPS
- Embedded
electronics systems
- Component
engineering
- EMI/EMC
understanding
- Reliability
engineering
- DFM/DFT
- Failure
analysis & troubleshooting
- Product
validation & certification
- Vendor
development