Senior Manager – Sensor Design & Development

About the Company

automotive technology company

About the Role

Senior Manager – Sensor Design & Development (Automotive)

Responsibilities

• Drive concept-to-production design strategy, balancing innovation, cost-effectiveness, and manufacturability.
• Should possess strong know-how of temperature, pressure, proximity, LIDAR, radar, accelerometers, oxygen sensors, and others(if any)
• Drive innovation in sensor design, material selection, and packaging to enhance product performance, reliability, and differentiation in the market.
• Provide technical direction and mentoring to design engineers for 3D/2D modeling, drawing creation, and release.
• Collaborate with the Lead – Sensor to develop design roadmaps, ensure readiness for new technologies, and plan for future sensor platform architectures.
• Ensure design outputs meet internal and external quality standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.
• Lead design reviews, DFMEA, and DVP&R planning, ensuring risk identification and mitigation.
• Act as a key liaison between design, development, validation, and manufacturing teams to ensure cross-functional alignment.
• Monitor and drive KPI metrics such as design lead time, right-first-time drawings, and issue resolution turnaround.
• Support cost reduction, localization, and VA/VE (Value Analysis/Value Engineering) initiatives through design optimization.
• Represent the design function in customer technical discussions, Engineering presentations, audits, and internal leadership reviews.
• Act as the technical design representative for customer-facing discussions, ensuring clear communication of sensor product designs, features, and capabilities.
• Attend and contribute to customer meetings, design reviews, and audits, providing detailed updates on design progress, changes, and validation outcomes.
• Capture and translate customer requirements into technical specifications, ensuring alignment during the concept and development phases.
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of design engineers, ensuring high performance, technical growth, and accountability.
• Allocate tasks, monitor progress, and ensure timely completion of design deliverables in line with project milestones.
• Drive a culture of ownership, innovation, and continuous learning within the design team.
• Conduct regular technical and performance reviews, providing feedback, coaching, and development plans for team members.

Qualifications & Other Requirements

• Bachelor’s / Master’s degree

  in Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, Electrical, Mechatronics, or related field.

• 10–15 years of experience

  in automotive sensor design & development, with at least

  3–5 years in a leadership/managerial role

  .
• Strong knowledge of

  3D/2D CAD tools like Creo

  ,

  GD&T

  , DFMEA/PFMEA, and product validation processes.
• Exposure to

  automotive standards (IATF 16949, ISO 26262, APQP, PPAP)

  .
• Experience in

  cross-functional collaboration and mentoring teams

  .