Senior Manager

Role & responsibilities

automotive connectors and interconnect components

Key Responsibilities:

Product & Technology Development

• Drive new product development (NPD) for automotive connectors, terminals, and interconnect solutions.
• Oversee design of high-voltage connectors, signal connectors, sealing systems, housings, and contact technologies.
• Lead design validation & testing: thermal, vibration, durability, electrical load, environmental.

Process & Manufacturing Support

• Partner with manufacturing teams on

  injection molding, stamping, plating, and assembly

  processes.
• Support APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, and DVP&R activities.
• Champion design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and design-to-cost initiatives

Customer & Market Interface

• Act as the primary engineering interface with global OEMs and Tier-1s.
• Translate

  customer specifications into product designs

  .
• Drive

  value engineering

  and cost competitiveness programs.

Leadership & Team Building

• Lead a cross-functional engineering team (design, simulation, testing, prototyping).
• Develop technical competencies in

  next-gen automotive interconnect technologies

  (high-voltage, high-speed data, EV charging).
• Mentor and build a culture of

  innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement

  .

Candidate Criteria

Education

• B.E. / B.Tech in Electrical, Electronics, or Mechanical Engineering or M.Tech / MBA (preferred, but not mandatory).

Experience

• 2025 years of overall experience in

  automotive manufacturing components

  .
• Minimum 1012 years in

  connectors, terminals, interconnect devices

  .
• At least 5 years in a

  senior leadership role

  managing engineering/product development teams.
• Proven experience in

  end-to-end product lifecycle

  : design, validation, testing, and industrialization.

Technical Expertise

• Strong knowledge of

  connector & terminal design

  (plastic housings, metal contacts, sealing systems).
• Hands-on experience with

  manufacturing processes

  : injection molding, stamping, plating, and assembly.
• Familiarity with

  automotive standards

  : USCAR, LV214, ISO 8092, IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP.
• Proficiency in

  CAD/PLM tools

  (CATIA, NX, Creo).
• Exposure to

  high-voltage connectors, EV charging systems, and high-speed data interconnects

  (preferred).

Leadership & Managerial Skills

• Ability to

  build and lead high-performance engineering teams

  .
• Strong stakeholder management with

  OEMs and Tier-1 customers

  .
• Strategic thinking with focus on

  innovation, cost competitiveness, and quality

  .
• Excellent communication, decision-making, and project management skills.

Personal Attributes

• Visionary mindset with passion for

  automotive technology and future mobility

  .
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to thrive in a

  fast-paced, global, and cross-cultural environment

  .