Description:

About the Role:

We are looking for a strong techno-managerial leader to build and lead the Electronics NPD capability for a fast-growing consumer-durable/ 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.

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