Senior Product Manager

Role & responsibilities

Senior Product Manager R&D

Department: Research & Development (R&D)

Designation: Senior Product Manager R&D

Experience: Minimum 5 TO 8 Years

Qualification: B.E./B.Tech Mechanical / Electronics & Communication (ECE) / Electrical & Electronics (EEE) / Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Industry: Medical Devices / Medical Equipment Manufacturing

Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Senior Product Manager R&D to lead product development and product lifecycle activities within our R&D team.

The ideal candidate will have strong technical knowledge combined with product management, project leadership, problem-solving, and cross-functional coordination skills. This role offers an opportunity to work closely with R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Purchase, and Service teams to develop and continuously improve innovative medical products.

The candidate will play a key role in taking products from concept to development, validation, commercialization, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Development

* Own and drive the complete product development lifecycle from concept to commercialization.

* Understand customer, market, and business requirements and translate them into clear product requirements.

* Identify opportunities for new product development, product enhancement, and cost optimization.

* Prepare and maintain product requirements, specifications, development plans, and product roadmaps.

* Coordinate with R&D engineers to ensure products meet defined technical and functional requirements.

* Drive design improvements based on customer feedback, field performance, quality issues, and market requirements.

R&D & Project Leadership

* Lead multiple product development and engineering projects from initiation to completion.

* Define project timelines, milestones, priorities, and deliverables.

* Monitor project progress and proactively resolve technical and operational bottlenecks.

* Coordinate with Mechanical, Electronics, Software, Firmware, Quality, Manufacturing, and other technical teams.

* Ensure timely completion of prototypes, testing, validation, and product release activities.

* Conduct regular project reviews and provide management with progress updates.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

* Act as a key interface between Product Management, R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Purchase, Sales, and Service teams.

* Work closely with manufacturing teams to ensure product designs are suitable for production and assembly.

* Coordinate with Quality and Regulatory teams for product compliance, validation, documentation, and approvals.

* Support Sales and Service teams by providing technical and product-related inputs.

* Work with suppliers and external partners wherever required for product development.

Product Improvement & Cost Optimization

* Analyse product performance, customer feedback, field complaints, and service data.

* Initiate corrective and preventive product improvement actions.

* Identify opportunities for BOM optimization, value engineering, design simplification, and manufacturing cost reduction.

* Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) initiatives.

* Benchmark products against market and technology developments.

Documentation & Product Lifecycle

* Ensure proper product documentation throughout the development lifecycle.

* Review and maintain product specifications, BOMs, drawings, technical documents, change requests, and engineering records.

* Manage Engineering Change Requests/Orders and ensure controlled implementation of product changes.

* Support product transfer from R&D to production.

* Monitor product performance throughout the product lifecycle and initiate improvement programs.

Key Skills & Competencies

* Strong Product Management and Project Management skills.

* Excellent understanding of New Product Development (NPD) processes.

* Strong technical and analytical problem-solving ability.

* Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

* Strong understanding of product lifecycle management.

* Good knowledge of DFM/DFA, value engineering, BOM management, and cost optimization.

* Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.

* Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

* Strong leadership, ownership, decision-making, and execution skills.

* Customer-focused and business-oriented approach.

Preferred candidate profile

Candidates with experience in any of the following areas will be preferred:

* Medical Devices / Medical Equipment

* Electronics / Electrical Products

* Engineering Product Development

* Industrial Equipment

* Consumer Electronics

* Automotive / Automotive Components

* Precision Engineering

* Product Development / R&D

Experience in regulated product development, ISO 13485, risk management, product validation, or medical-device development will be an added advantage.

What We Offer

* Opportunity to take ownership of end-to-end product development.

* Exposure to multidisciplinary R&D and engineering projects.

* Opportunity to work on innovative medical technology products.

* Direct interaction with senior management and cross-functional teams.

* A challenging environment where your ideas and technical expertise can directly contribute to product innovation and business growth.

* Career growth opportunities within the R&D and Product Management function.

Candidate Profile

We are looking for someone who is:

Innovative | Analytical | Customer-Focused | Technically Strong | Result-Oriented | Collaborative | Ownership-Driven

If you are passionate about building products, solving engineering challenges, leading R&D projects, and converting ideas into commercially successful products, we would like to hear from you.

Education

B.E./B.Tech Mechanical / ECE / EEE / CSE

Experience

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Product Management / R&D / Product Development / Engineering Project Management.

Interested candidates can share their updated resume with:

Email: [email removed]
Contact: [phone removed]

Candidates with relevant Product Development / R&D experience are encouraged to apply.