Manager - Hardware Engineering

Company Profile

Since year 2003, Oceaneering’s India Center has been an integral part of operations for Oceaneering’s robust product and service offerings across the globe. This center caters to diverse business needs, from oil and gas field infrastructure, subsea robotics to automated material handling & logistics.

Our multidisciplinary team offers a wide spectrum of solutions, encompassing Subsea Engineering, Robotics, Automation, Control Systems, Software Development, Asset Integrity Management, Inspection, ROV operations, Field Network Management, Graphics Design & Animation, and more.

In addition to these technical functions, Oceaneering India Center plays host to several crucial business functions, including Finance, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Information Technology (IT), Human Resources (HR), and Health, Safety & Environment (HSE).

Our world class infrastructure in India includes modern offices, industry-leading tools and software, equipped labs, and beautiful campuses aligned with the future way of work. Oceaneering in India as well as globally has a great work culture that is flexible, transparent, and collaborative with great team synergy.

At Oceaneering India Center, we take pride in “Solving the Unsolvable” by leveraging the diverse expertise within our team. Join us in shaping the future of technology and engineering solutions on a global scale.

Position Summary

This position will manage a team of Hardware Engineers / Specialized Electrical and Electronics Engineering professionals engaged in the development of new Products. He will be responsible for delivering new Products & related services as per the business needs ensuring the defined processes are followed by the Team.

The Manager - Hardware Engineering will supervise and review design and development of electrical and electronic circuits, component selection, sensor selection, actuator selection, drive/amplifier selection, battery sizing, power budgeting and hardware cost estimations for Guided Vehicles (AGVs), Remotely Operated Vehicles/Vessels (ROVs), Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and similar Electro-mechanical systems. He/she will be additionally responsible for spear-leading the research and development initiatives on Oceaneering’s next generation systems.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Manage requests to develop new products or associated services for one or multiple Business Units from start to completion - including prototyping, testing and qualification of electrical and electronics components, subsystems or products. Work closely with Sourcing, manufacturing team, Hardware Design Engineering and Testing teams.
• Ensure business cases are developed for new Product Development with appropriate resources, project and cost planning
• Develop the team to explore information available from all sources, including journals, online published content, subscribed newsletters etc. including conducting literature survey and patent landscape analysis etc.
• Ensure the design for compliance with the relevant industry codes and or with the client design specifications.
• Help compile group metrics and drive more productivity and reduce average cycle time of design / development processes.
• Ensure the entry in Lesson Learned log after completion of each project by the team.
• Review and manage the Projects regularly for scope, budget and schedules plus related risk with best individual and team effort.
• Develop project plans; Coordinate projects; Communicate changes and progress; Completes projects on time and budget.
• Ensure for proper tracking & maintenance of RFOS Form by proper Change Management Practices for correct billing for respective Projects.
• Lead the Team by mentoring, guiding & coaching the team members.
• Ensure proper distribution of works among the Team members.
• Assist in Capacity planning, budget preparation etc. for their respective Team.
• Ensure quality of service and resource utilization through measuring and monitoring key performance indicators (KPI's) for Product Development team.
• Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external clients and understand client needs. Stay current on technical, industry trends and best practices
• Liaise with external research agencies/vendors or Institutes to develop competency in technology and build products/prototypes those provide strategic advantage to Oceaneering in the market place.
• Keep abreast of industry trends and issues.
• Demonstrates high level of initiative to accomplish team objectives.
• Work towards creating individual goals for the team that are aligned with department and organizational objectives.
• Comply with organizational HR policies and procedures.
• Understand and adhere to organizational HSE policies and practices.
  
  

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• Post Graduation (master's degree) in Instrumentation Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, or Electronics & Communication or equivalent degree, with minimum 8 years of relevant industry experience
  
  

OR

• Graduation (bachelor's degree) in Instrumentation Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, or Electronics & Communication or equivalent degree with minimum 10 years of relevant industry experience
  
  

DESIRED

• Managerial or team leadership experience with direct reports
• Deep expertise in Robust product design & problem-solving tools such as DFSS, DFMEA, Reliability scorecard, TRIZ, 8D and other six sigma tools.
• Familiarity with Benchmarking of competitor’s products of the relevant segment with reference to technology, features, construction, materials, reliability, quality, cost etc.
• Familiarity with Program management / Project management including exposure with Microsoft Project Management / Primavera P6 / Jira is desirable.
• Hands-on PCB design experience for analog, digital and embedded (uP/FPGA/DSP) boards in ORCAD/ALTIUM/KiCAD/PROTEL or any similar CAD tool.
• Hands on experience with proximity sensors, encoders, limit sensors, and sensor interface circuits
• Knowledge in Motor Drives and Power Electronics is desirable.
• Hands on experience in MATLAB/SIMULINK and/or any other simulation tool would be an advantage.
• Knowledge in Electro-Mechanical Systems and CAD drawings would be an advantage.
• Strong background in mathematics and/or statistics is highly desirable.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, And Other Characteristics

• An individual should demonstrate following competencies & qualities to be able to perform this role successfully:
• Communication skills
• Teamwork & Interpersonal skills
• Analytical, problem solving & decision-making skills
• Organizing & planning skills
• Mentoring skills
• Leadership abilities
  
  

How To Apply

Oceaneering’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants

How To Apply

Regular full-time employees who apply will be considered along with external candidates. Employees with less than six months with their current position are not eligible to apply for job postings. Please discuss your interest in the position with your current manager/supervisor prior to submitting your completed application. It is highly recommended to apply through the PeopleSoft or Oceanet portals.

How To Apply

In addition, we make a priority of providing learning and development opportunities to enable employees to achieve their potential and take charge of their future. As well as developing employees in a specific role, we are committed to lifelong learning and ongoing education, including developing people skills and identifying future supervisors and managers. Every month, hundreds of employees are provided training, including HSE awareness, apprenticeships, entry and advanced level technical courses, management development seminars, and leadership and supervisory training.

We have a strong ethos of internal promotion. We can offer long-term employment and career advancement across countries and continents.

Working at Oceaneering means that if you have the ability, drive, and ambition to take charge of your future-you will be supported to do so and the possibilities are endless.