Hardware Eng Manager

Hardware Engineer Manager

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Honeywell's Value Engineering (VE) and Component Engineering (CE) Center of Excellence (COE) is a dynamic collective of professionals dedicated to refining product development through innovative engineering and strategic component selection. Working in tandem with GBE's Engineering and Procurement teams, the VE/CE COE is a global entity tasked with the critical mission of enhancing product margins and driving productivity, thereby securing Honeywell's competitive edge in the global market. Our mandate spans across all Strategic Business Groups (SBGs), with the exception of AERO, ensuring that value engineering and component engineering principles are consistently applied to deliver tangible savings and superior products. As a hub of flexibility and rapid adaptation, the VE/CE COE is Honeywell's strategic response to the "ever-evolving" marketplace demands.

Position Description:

• You will be part of a VE/CE COE team leading an Engineering VE/CE team to deliver productivity results for the BMS GBE to sustain Honeywell growth in the marketplace.
• You will be accountable for cross-functional and business alignment, driving strategic initiatives, improving productivity & to increase quality of the end products, as well as leading and develop a talented engineering team of professionals and supervisors.
• You will work effectively across geographical boundaries and act as a change agent.
• You will report directly to our Director Engineering, and you’ll work out of our Bangalore, India location on an On-site work schedule.
• Your strong knowledge of hardware design principles and methodologies will ensure that the solutions developed by your team meet the highest standards of quality and reliability.
• Help build a strong, diverse team by recruiting talent, identifying, and developing successors, driving retention and engagement, and fostering an inclusive culture.

YOU MUST HAVE:

• Engineering degree (Bachelor /Master) in Electronics / Electrical or relevant.
• 12+ Years’ Experience managing teams, ideating, and executing new products, obsolescence, Value Engineering and Component Engineering projects.
• Experience in an industrial environment of large global organization
• Exceptional Change, Process, Data and Analytics Skills
• Solid knowledge of specific product and process technologies (manufacturing experience) or broad knowledge of multiple processes and systems
• Experience in Hardware as well as Software
• Demonstrated leadership experience in overseeing entry to senior level professionals.

WE VALUE:

• Solid knowledge on Building management product businesses.
• DFSS Green Belt and Six Sigma Black Belt
• Capacity to drive change and common process, standards, tools, metrics, and organization capabilities across the businesses globally.
• Effective change agent constantly challenging conventional thinking.
• Demonstrable experience of leading by influence across functions and regions.
• Extensive collaborative work with partners enabling teams to exceed expectations on work delivery and timelines.
• Strong oral and written executive presentation & presence skills; able to present complex issues in simple terms and drive consensus, as well ability as working in a matrix organization.
• Conveying information with clarity and directness, ensuring the message is understood across diverse, global teams.
• Detail and results oriented with an ability to handle competing priorities.
• Proven track of leading teams to successful delivery.
• Self-motivated and able to work with little supervision, who consistently take the initiative to get things done.
• Capacity to understand critical situations, sort out emergencies and escalate priorities in a constructive manner.

Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status. Learn more (https://www.honeywell.com/us/en/company/inclusion-and-engagement)

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage Global BMS VE/CE hardware engineers to develop and deliver high-quality products with productivity benefits.
• Developing ideas to meet the yearly targets and generating sustainable VE/CE pipeline for the coming years.
• Deliver the yearly targets for Value Engineering and Component Engineering for the GBE
• Design and maintain common best practices and capable tools for the entire team.
• Bring in project management practices stake holder management, budget, schedule for the programs handled.
• Establish and maintain business relationships with different stakeholders.
• Propose and obtain cross functional and business alignment, especially with Engineering, Sourcing and Offering
• Management, driving strategic initiatives, to improve productivity & to increase quality of the end products.
• Strategically plan and lead large cross functional and business teams of strategic initiatives.
• Drive change and maturity across different processes
• Deliver, baseline and measure success on strategic initiatives.
• Lead a team of high performing engineers, as well as people management and coaching leaders to ensure strong succession plan is in place in the team.
• Develop global networks and involve global organizations touching technical activities like manufacturing, quality, technical support, export compliance.
• Make timely decisions and balance systematic analysis with decisiveness, even in the face of complexity.
• Cross pollinating the best practices across the business
• Developing training plans for TRR and People Competency Development.