Head – Engineering, Product & Business Development Jobs in Chennai | Orbit Global HR Consultants
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Head – Engineering, Product & Business Development Jobs in Chennai | Automotive Engineering Leadership Hiring | Orbit Global HR Consultants
Looking for Head – Engineering, Product & Business Development Jobs in Chennai? Orbit Global HR Consultants is hiring for a senior leadership position with a leading automotive components manufacturer. If you have extensive experience in automotive product engineering, new product development (NPD), R&D, OEM business development, engineering management, and EV product development, this is an outstanding opportunity to lead innovation, technology, and business growth.
Orbit Global HR Consultants is one of the best Head – Engineering, Product & Business Development hiring agencies in India, specializing in executive search and leadership hiring for the automotive, EV, manufacturing, engineering, and industrial sectors.
Job Details
- Position: Head – Engineering, Product & Business Development
- Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Industry: Automotive Components | Auto Ancillary | EV Components
- Department: Engineering | Product Development | R&D | Business Development
- Experience: 20–25 Years
- Salary: Up to ₹35 LPA
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Reporting To: Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Job Summary
The Head – Engineering, Product & Business Development will lead the complete product lifecycle, from concept design and product engineering to manufacturing readiness and OEM business acquisition. The role requires strong expertise in automotive engineering, new product development (NPD), product design, R&D, RFQ management, APQP, PPAP, cost optimization, and strategic customer development.
This leadership role is ideal for professionals who have successfully developed automotive products such as solenoids, sensors, solenoid switches, mechatronic systems, automotive electronics, and EV components, while managing large engineering teams and driving profitable business growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Engineering, Product Development, R&D, and Business Development functions.
- Develop automotive product strategies aligned with ICE and EV market trends.
- Drive complete New Product Development (NPD) from concept to Start of Production (SOP).
- Manage OEM RFQs, technical proposals, commercial negotiations, and customer presentations.
- Oversee product design, validation, testing, APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, and product release.
- Support manufacturing industrialization, tooling, automation, and process development.
- Drive Value Engineering (VA/VE), design-to-cost initiatives, and product cost optimization.
- Build strategic relationships with Automotive OEMs and Tier-1 customers.
- Lead cross-functional engineering teams of 20+ professionals.
- Manage engineering budgets, CAPEX planning, technology roadmaps, and innovation projects.
Required Skills
- Automotive Product Engineering
- New Product Development (NPD)
- Product Design & Development
- Engineering Leadership
- Automotive Electronics
- Solenoids & Solenoid Switches
- Automotive Sensors
- EV Components
- Mechatronics
- RFQ Management
- OEM Business Development
- Program Management
- APQP
- PPAP
- DFMEA
- PFMEA
- SPC
- 8D Problem Solving
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Industrialization
- Product Costing
- Value Engineering (VA/VE)
Preferred Industry Experience
Candidates from leading automotive and Tier-1 automotive component companies such as TVS Sensing Solutions, Uno Minda, Pricol, Lucas TVS, Bosch, Continental, Valeo, Sona Comstar, SEG Automotive, Padmini VNA Mechatronics, Rotex Automation, Hitachi Astemo, Aptiv, Magna, Marelli, and Dhoot Transmission will be highly preferred.
Educational Qualification
- B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical, Electrical, Automotive, Electronics, Mechatronics, or related disciplines.
- M.Tech, M.S., or MBA will be an added advantage.
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Why Choose Orbit Global HR Consultants?
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Company Profile
EAPL has turned gifted intitutions into systematic research, resulting in inventions that tick the heart of any industry. Right from the days of its beginning, EAPL has been in a self exploration to discover and resolve how time and temperature puzzle the mechanical world. An industrial expedition that made the firm traverse existing conventions and produce a reasonable measure with quality in absolute. This forms the secret behind a clientele EAPL enjoys nationwide. ISO 9001 standards and UL(US) certification, National award as an outstanding manufacturer.... Every milestone makes us embark on a new undertaking to derive satisfaction from the customer-our credo for the past two decades. EAPL has already surpassed sales-graphs on its way to innovate beyond customs and emerge as a solution provider to accelerate growth. The company utilizes an infrastructure of Tool Centre, Govt. approved design house and Software Centre-to maintain the credible facet.
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