Design And Development Manager

The Job description of this position include:

• Provide overall direction and guidance as well as day-to-day leadership and management to the D & D Departments activities with the objective of maximizing companys growth. .
• Gather information on local and global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), for components of all the products. Further, select parts taking into consideration about the Obsolescence, Availability and cost.
• Liaison with various OEMs for continual improvement and customizations in existing range of companys products. Technical analysis and verification of competitors in all opto – electronic verticals. Establish communication with DRDO Labs, Ordinance Factory, & DGQA etc. for continual improvement and upgradations possible in optoelectronic range of devices.
• Decision making activities towards analyzing global technology trends and the equipment requirement trend in various RFI/RFP/projects tenders along with the team. Further, verify advisories with justifications from the team and plan in house projects in consultation with top management or initiate process for the purchase/ preparation of a prototype/sample.
• Collaboration/liaise with DRDO/DGQA/CSIR/SAMEER/ETDC/ Private labs to use their testing facilities pertaining to environmental/EMI/EMC/Optical Parameters including IIT/Thermal detector etc. for all the design & development related activities.
• Management/Coordination/decision making for planning new projects (including those which can be jointly undertaken with DRDO/CSIR and any other Govt. departments) in consultation with Company’s management and getting them approved wherever feasible from Technology Development Board (TDB) for funding.
• Explore/Coordinate for business opportunities from Directorate of Indignation at Army/Navy/Air Force. Further coordinate getting technical clearance as a manufacturer from BEL, Ordinance Factory, and DGQA etc.
• through his D & D team for undertaking following routine activities.
• a) Electronics design of electro-optical devices as per design requirements
• b) 3D modelling & design analysis of components, module and complete device.
• c) Generation of applicable design drawings.
• d) Fabrication of prototype/finalized electronic assemblies/sub-assemblies/PCBs.
• e) Mechanical assembly of complete devices etc.
• f) Design new products’ mechanical housing so as to incorporate PCBs, Connectors, Plugs Layout control models and Thermal Core/ Image Intensifier Tubes etc.
• g) Modify existing designs to cater to new requirements.
• h) Improve production techniques wherever applicable.
• i) Determine root cause analysis and testing activities. Manage and scope investigations into form or function of a feature or set of features in a design. Develop test procedures wherever applicable.
• Maintain design and development documentation about all product developments.
• Coordinate with concern bodies to get different national 7 International certificates for opto – electronics.
• Establishment of in-house facility in terms of tools, test of tools, test set ups & machinery for design and up gradation of devices (thermal core, II devices etc.)
• Responsible for coordination of factory/site acceptance test/ supervision of installation and commissioning of newly procured thermal, night vision, and optical test equipment for thermal/night vision devices’ testing.
• Responsible for the commissioning, certification/ validation, and maintenance of clean room to be/ being used by D & D department.
• Shall be responsible for interaction with various DRDO labs, OEMs, vendors, and defense clients for management and acquisition of Transfer of Technology (ToT) offered.
• Experience with ERP software, particularly in SAP Business One, will be an added advantage.