EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
- Minimum: Diploma in Electrical / Electronics / Mechanical Engineering
- Preferred: B.E / B.Tech in Electrical / Electronics / Mechanical Engineering
EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 15 years of experience in design, proposal, NPD or manufacturing engineering, with a substantial period in a team-leading or product-owning role.
- Experience in an aerospace, defence or space industry organisation is mandatory; AS9100 certified organisation preferred.
- Proven record of owning a product line technically — from enquiry and feasibility through development, qualification and transfer into serial production.
PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENT
The Product Manager must hold authoritative command of at least two of Hical’s product categories and credible working knowledge of all of them. Candidates with hands-on working experience in one or more of these product categories will be strongly preferred.
- Magnetics and wound components – transformers, inductors, coils, chokes
- Wire harnesses and cable assemblies – discrete harnesses, looms, coaxial and shielded assemblies
- Electro-mechanical assemblies and box builds
- Motors – BLDC, PMDC, stepper, servo and synchronous types
- Solenoids – linear and rotary, latching and non-latching
- Actuators and actuator assemblies – electro-mechanical, linear and rotary
- Cabinets, racks and panels with complete internal wiring
- Machining and fabrication parts process
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Product and Technical Ownership
- Governance of RFQ and Feasibility
- Technical Proposal Governance
- Quote Turnaround and Business Development Partnership
- Customer Technical Relationship
- New Product Development and APQP Governance
- Standards, Documentation and Compliance
- Team and Organisation
- Authority
Final technical authority on feasibility, bid / no-bid recommendation and technical exceptions for the assigned product categories.
Approval of bills of material, process flows, time sheets and TGF requirements released for quotation and production.
Approval of APQP deliverables and gate clearance within the NPD procedure.
Recommendation of engineering capex, new capability and manpower within the delegation of authority.
TECHNICAL AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- Drawing, Specification and GD&T Interpretation
- Standards and Qualification Requirements
- Materials, Supplier and Process Knowledge
- AS9100 and NPD / APQP Framework
- Systems, Tools and Documentation
- Behavioural and Personal Attributes
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
- RFQ turnaround time
- Quote win rate
- Estimation accuracy
- Feasibility integrity
- NPD delivery
- FAI / PPAP
- New product transfer
- Capability roadmap
- Technical proposal governance
- Compliance
- Organisation