Report project outcomes and/or risks to the Armor PE head as needed escalating issues as necessary based on project work plans.
Coordinate with PE head and sales to discuss the cost of new products.
Provide weekly and monthly reports to PE head: Performance of Vehicle Armor PE team.
Coordination with project coordinator for timeline status and different milestones of projects.
Coordination with subordinates for status tracking of each project and design, Samples approval
Coordination with Sales team for participation and conversion status of projects.
Development of Training plan for PE team to improve the design process.
Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practices in product engineering; planning vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve design performance.
Development and implementation of improvement projects to improve current design processes including testing and prototype development.
A lead position role in armor business. The position will be responsible for overseeing the product engineering processes in Vehicle Armor business, checking the quality of design, and providing input on the technical details of the products.
Effectively manage the Vehicle Armor Product Engineering department s running projects- Scope, timeline, and budget.
Manage the process improvement activities in Product Engineering pertaining to First pass ratio, design time improvement and Manpower Utilization.
Work towards reduction in customer complaints by implementing administrative/ Engineering controls in design procedures.
Approval and implementation of CAPA/ RCA reports against the customer complaints received. Horizontal deployment of the countermeasures planned in CAPA.
Provide technical input on design developed by solution developer and see wherever USPs can be provided.
Responsible for following of SLAs defined in each process.
Update standard products list to match the new products developed.
Bring ideas of new products to the solution developer and Product Manager.
Development and Execution of training and development plan for Product Engineering team.
Budget monitoring of the projects in Product Engineering. Work towards budget per project reduction year on year.
Responsible for KPIs and KRAs of Product Engineering department.
Identification of gaps in current Product Engineering Procedures and preparation of Training and Development plan for bridging the gaps.
Identification of tools and software needed for efficiency improvement in Production Engineering.
Setting the target cost for new product along with the Market researcher, PE head and working towards alignment of design procedures to achieve the target cost.
Review, implement and update company s records for the department e.g., training metrices, performance reviews, risk assessments, KPIs, SLAs
Lead the team in new product development design process along with testing and Sample development.
Set department objectives/KPIs and review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports
Communicate KPIs from the strategic annual plan for department awareness.
Report on achievement of targets and identify any actions required
Oversee Engagement and team building exercises for Product Engineering team.