Team Lead - Electronics

Team lead - Electronics

Job Openings for Team Lead - Electronics  in Metrohm Research India Private Limited (Formerly named as Ohmic Research India) (Metrohm Group Company)

Location - Pune, India.

Experience

• 15-22 years

Reporting To

• General Manager

No. of Reportees

• 5 - 7

   

Skills required

• Proven leadership capability in building, mentoring, coaching, and developing high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong stakeholder-management, communication, influencing, and conflict-resolution skills with experience working in global R&D environments.
• Demonstrated capability in strategic planning, resource management, organizational development, and delivery of complex engineering programs.
• Strong expertise in precision analog, digital, mixed-signal, embedded hardware, sensorinterface, motor-control, and power-electronics design.
• Proven experience in system-requirement analysis, electronic architecture, schematic design, circuit simulation, PCB development, prototyping, debugging, verification, validation, and  product release.
• Strong understanding of high-speed digital design, signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, shielding, thermal design, EMC/EMI, electrical safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience in component selection, derating, lifecycle and obsolescence management, alternate qualification, BoM optimization, FMEA, and root-cause analysis.
• Strong knowledge of DFM, DFA, design for testability, manufacturing readiness, product industrialization, and product sustainment.
• Experience in hardware verification, laboratory measurements, compliance testing, test-result analysis, and corrective-action implementation.
• Hands-on experience with Zuken CR5000/CR8000 or other similar tools and familiarity with lifecycle-management tools such as DOORS, ALM, RTC, TQM, Jira, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the Electronics function and be accountable for technical excellence, team performance, project delivery, and execution of business objectives.
• Lead and develop a high-performing Electronics organization by driving capability development, technical excellence, accountability, collaboration, and employee growth.
• Drive end-to-end electronics development from requirements and architecture through design, validation, industrialization, and product sustainment.
• Establish engineering standards, design guidelines, technical reviews, and best practices for electronics development. 
• Ensure design documentation, requirements traceability, engineering data integrity, and compliance with internal quality processes throughout the product lifecycle
• Review and approve critical designs, align architecture decisions, component strategies, risk assessments, and technical solutions with headquarters and serve as the technical escalation  point for complex hardware issues.
• Drive design quality, reliability, EMC/EMI compliance, manufacturability, and cost-optimization initiatives.
• Work with interdisciplinary teams and lead technical problem-solving, root-cause analysis, FMEA activities, and issue resolution across the product lifecycle.
• Manage project priorities, effort estimation, resource allocation, schedules, technical risks, dependencies, and engineering deliverables across multiple projects.
• Collaborate closely with global R&D, Firmware, Mechanical, Systems, Quality, Manufacturing, Product Management, and suppliers to ensure successful product delivery.
• Drive product industrialization, design transfer, manufacturing readiness, and continuous improvement of released products.
• Build team capability through workforce planning, recruitment, competency development, coaching, mentoring, training, and succession planning.
• Contribute to departmental strategy, technology roadmap, team capability development, innovation initiatives, and process excellence activities

Secondary Skill

• Experience in motor-control electronics, including H-bridge, PWM, stepper-motor, and actuatordriver solutions.
• Knowledge of advanced PCB design practices, design for testability, and production-test concepts.
• Familiarity with reliability engineering, environmental testing, accelerated-life testing, component qualification, and Design of Experiments.
• Experience in supplier development, EMS/PCB-vendor coordination, technical evaluation, and make-versus-buy analysis.
• Knowledge of cost and value engineering, component standardization, and reusable hardware platforms.
• Familiarity with requirements management, configuration management, engineering change control, and product traceability.
• Experience with Lean Engineering, Agile/Scrum, and continuous-improvement practices.
• Knowledge of safety, quality, environmental, and regulatory expectations for analytical or laboratory instruments.
• Understanding of firmware interfaces, sensors, actuators, electromechanical systems, fluidics, thermal systems, and complete instrument integration.
• Ability to evaluate emerging components, technologies, design tools, and hardware platforms.

Behaviours & Aptitude

• Leadership & Ownership: Takes accountability for team performance, technical decisions, project outcomes, and business objectives.
• Technical Leadership: Provides technical direction, sound engineering judgment, and guidance on complex engineering challenges.
• People Development: Coaches, mentors, and develops individuals while building future technical and leadership capability.
• Strategic Thinking: Aligns technology, resources, and team priorities with organizational goals and long-term business needs.
• Collaboration & Influence: Builds strong relationships and effectively influences stakeholders across global and cross-functional teams.
• Communication Excellence: Communicates clearly, manages expectations, and escalates risks proactively.
• Decision Making: Makes timely, objective, and data-driven decisions while balancing technical and business considerations.
• Problem Solving: Applies structured analysis and systematic problem-solving to complex technical and organizational challenges.
• Learning Agility & Innovation: Embraces change, promotes innovation, and drives continuous improvement.