BATTERY ENGINEERING MANAGER

You will join our OPmobility, India Technical Centre Hinjewadi, Pune 

 ITC is part of OPmobility Exterior Business Group from where we cater engineering and technical services to customers globally. Currently employing 200+ talented professionals, we have strong plans to grow several folds in next 3-5 years.

Job Description:

• Professional Master's degree, Research Master's degree, or PhD in electronics, electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the R&D sector, including at least two years in a managerial role
• At least 5 years of experience in the automotive industry working on embedded mechatronic systems

Job Technical skills

• Knowledge of the operation of energy storage system controllers and hybrid and electric vehicles and their drive train as well as diesel and gasoline internal combustion vehicles,
• Expertise in systems engineering, control and software specification, software validation, complex system integration, and calibration
• Ability to work in an international team, including proficiency in technical English
• Proficiency in the toolchain related to the managed scope (requirements management, multiphysics simulations, FMEA, ticketing, rapid prototyping, calibration management)
• Experience with problem-solving techniques

• Ability to manage interpersonal relationships and communicate technical issues to clients, especially for the most complex problems
• Management of team workload and internal processes to maximize operational efficiency.

To lead the benchmark of potential supplier and screening of technology for batteries and electric drive applications. 

• Identify, prioritize system technology for our product lines

• Perform or purchase benchmark on his product lines
• Identify potential suppliers in India

• Contribute to partnership with university/research labs  

• Manage the budget associated for benchmarking 

Plan and realize the engineering activities to develop and integrate/validate the batteries and electrification systems in the global vehicle system 

• Functional analysis,  

• Specification of the actuators and its validation,  

• BOM cost optimization for the actuator 

• design validation, (OP and supplier one) 
• System validation

• Process validation (OP and supplier one) 

• Actuator integration validation test definition,  

• Risk management,  

• Life cycle analysis,  

• Write lessons learn. 

To ensure OPmobility batteries and electrification systems meet systems requirements 

• Develop Battery or electrical drive system Technical Specifications for batteries and electric drive components (for both innovation and development) 

• Ensure full traceability between Opmobility C Power system design and associated requirements. 

• Analyze all testing results CVP & DV/PV (from suppliers and internal testing at component and system level) to check the system performance is at the expected level in the system
  • Ensure that development tools are up to date in his team and control their application 
  • Ensure that system design is compliant with industrial requirements for prototype & Mass production assembly in Plant. 

   

  To launch new product lines (HEV & Range Extender batteries and electrification systems) in accordance with the innovation roadmap (POC methodology) 

  • Ensure bottom up innovation by supporting and sponsoring ideas from his team 
  • Promote and report results of the ongoing POCs in accordance with the innovation roadmap 
  • Enhance the level of partnerships within and outside of OP,  
  • With the support of purchasing develop partnerships with key suppliers to maximize synergies 

   

  To lead suppliers product development performance 

  • Support worldwide Core-Teams with training and explanation about performance, Innovative solutions and key competitive advantages of OPmobility C-Power Systems 
  • Clarify OPmobility Intellectual property to his manager 
  • Support RFI/RFQ for any related component or complete battery or electric traction/generator systems needs and associated BOM price optimization 
  • Provide technical support on steering committee with component or complete battery or electric traction/generator systems key suppliers in order to ensure project is performing well. 
  • Answer questions from internal customers related to component or complete battery or electric traction/generator systems performance issues 
  • Develop partnerships with component or complete battery or electric traction/generator systems key suppliers to maximize synergies