Hardware Engineering Manager

Overview

The Hardware Engineering Manager leads hardware engineering activities for on-market life science instruments, including sustaining engineering, design changes, investigations, productivity initiatives, obsolescence management, compliance updates, and lifecycle management. The role provides on-site leadership for hardware engineering within the Instrument R&D organization at the India Development Center.

What you'll do

• Lead and develop a high-performing Systems, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering team.
• Provide technical direction, coaching, and resource planning.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.
• Own the sustaining engineering strategy and execution for electro-mechanical devices.
• Ensure product reliability, manufacturability, regulatory compliance, business continuity, and lifecycle extension.
• Drive design change management and product lifecycle activities.
• Execute ECO/ECR activities.
• Mitigate component obsolescence.
• Manage supplier-driven changes, cost reduction initiatives, value engineering, and quality improvements.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with Global R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, Procurement and Service.
• Resolve production and field issues.
• Drive CAPA activities and deliver sustainable product solutions.
• Provide technical leadership for engineering investigations and product improvements.
• Conduct root cause analysis, risk assessments, design verification, and performance evaluations.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical/Electronics Engineering or related Engineering discipline.
• 12+ years of progressive engineering experience.
• At least 3+ years of people leadership or technical leadership experience managing engineering teams.
• Proven experience leading global cross-functional teams and managing complex sustaining engineering.
• Strong background in Electro-Mechanical product design, sustaining engineering, and change management.

Nice to have

• Previous experience in the biotechnology or medical device industry.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
• The role provides on-site leadership for hardware engineering.