Senior Manager / Head of R&D – Marine Robotics
Senior Manager / Head of R&D – Marine Robotics
ROLE
– Define Product Vision and Strategy: Develop a comprehensive product strategy that aligns with the company’s objectives and addresses market needs in the robotics and embedded systems domain.
– Identify unique value propositions and differentiate our products from competitors.
– Conduct extensive market research to understand industry trends, customer needs, and pain points.
– Analyze competitive products and identify potential growth opportunities.
– Work closely with engineering, design, and marketing teams to develop and coordinate the product development process.
– Ensure that the product aligns with the overall company strategy and meets customer expectations.
– Oversee the product lifecycle from ideation to launch and post-launch support.
– Establish metrics and KPIs to measure product success and guide continuous improvement.
– Design and Architecture of Embedded and Software part of EyeROV products and solutions.
– Leverage your deep understanding of robotics and embedded systems to guide product development.
– Stay up-to-date with the latest technology trends to ensure that our products are at the forefront of innovation.
– Utilize data analysis and interpretation to make informed decisions and improve product performance.
– Monitor product success through metrics and KPIs, adjusting strategy as needed.
– Embrace change and continuously learn to adapt to the evolving robotics industry.
– Participate in industry conferences, read publications, and network with professionals to stay ahead of the curve.
– Evaluate product performances in the field.
– Make the product readiness to TRL9 by repeated trials, iterations, and improvements.
REQUIREMENTS
– Proven work experience in product management in Robotics/Electronic Hardware companies.
– Led and worked in the full product life cycle from development to post-sale upgrades.
– Worked with cross-functional roles, including electro-mechanical systems, software, and an understanding of production aspects of product development.
– Established Project management with complex systems having a minimum BoM of 100+ components and 10+ subsystems/blocks.
– Led a team of at least 10+ R&D team members.
– Experience in ROS.
– Programming skillsets – C, C++, Python.
– Worked on the defense grade system developments.
– Experience in Marine/Subsea Electromechanical systems.
– Experience in project management tools like Zoho Projects.
– Prior experience in startups.
– Experience in embedded systems/hardware design.
– Adept with Electronic hardware certifications and standards and have executed the same.
– BE/B.Tech/M.Tech and PhD in Electronics/Electrical or circuit branches.
