Technical Project Manager

Position : Technical Project Manager

Department : R&D

Education:

B.Tech/Masters in Materials Science Engineering / Metallurgical Engineering from IITs or Tier 1 institutes / Engineering Colleges

Role & responsibilities

• Initiate, plan, and lead cross-functional team research/product development initiatives and project
• Exhibit great interest in learning and implementing new research and development trends relevant to the industry.
• Collaborate closely with parent/partner companies and key vendors to advance the development of products and processes with strong cross-location and cross-functional cooperation.
• Manage technical/business support to existing products including raw material qualification, competitive analysis, and product/system testing at internal labs and external labs.
• Exercise judgment in selecting materials, methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining outstanding product development results.
• Demonstrate intensive regular alignment with relevant stakeholders
• Publish comprehensive documentation and give technical presentations at regular intervals on key projects.
• Function as a reliable partner to the team members, share knowledge & experiences, open to opinions and perspectives, fun-loving, and most importantly treats colleagues with dignity and respect.

Preferred candidate profile

Proven experience (BTech with minimum of 4 years or MTech with minimum of 2 years) in product development in the Powder Metallurgy/Materials science industry or related. Product development experience in diamond tools is preferred.

• Experience in metallurgical analysis equipment, Design of experiments, and statistical analysis of data.
• Strong skills in root-cause analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making.
• Needs openness and curiosity for cultural differences, inclusive behavior, and effective communication skills.
• Strong ability for collaborative working.
• Project Management Skills; Conversant with stage-gate as well as with agile product development methodologies
• Ability to work effectively with internal and external partners at a technical and interpersonal level.
• Effective leadership and teamwork skills.
• Being fully committed with a strong willingness to outperform and innovate.
• Effective scenario thinking and courage to take risks.

If you are excited about the opportunity to lead a dynamic R&D team and contribute to the development of cutting-edge products, please share your CV at teamrecruit@hilti.com