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Technical Manager
Full Time
900000.00 - 1900000.00
Job description
Role & Responsibilities - Key Result Areas1.Technical Support for Product Design & Development
2.Managing Innovation/Technology Lab infrastructure and operations
3.Managing Technical Skills Training and Competencies Development
4.Technical Operations & Administration
- Offer end-to-end technical support at the level of ‘Subject Matter Expert’ to innovators/startups in achieving accelerated implementation of product design, development and verification activities;
- Mentor and guide the innovator teams, consisting of st/udent/graduate trainees on all aspects of product design, prototype development, selection, and usage of the right tools and implementation of the right techniques for testing, and verification etc.
- Review and finalize the end-to-end technical documentation for all innovation projects undertaken by student/graduate innovators for startups incubated by Forge or for MSMEs supported under the managed innovation services offered by Forge.Labs;
- Build, manage and lead a team of Technical Leads and Technical Associates to ensure all innovation projects actively managed under Forge.labs achieve on-time delivery, within the estimated budget, and in full compliance to the stated product design/requirements;
- Offer deep coaching and guidance to the student/graduate innovators to strengthen their basics and understanding of all critical technical concepts relating to various tools, equipment, and systems;
2.Managing Innovation/Technology Lab infrastructure and operations
- Responsible for end-to-end management of a set of Innovation CoEs and Technology Labs in any one or more centers operated by Forge that are assigned based on the relevance to the person’s core technical expertise areas;
- Engage with the top/reputed technology providers/COEs directly to constantly understand the upcoming trends in the technology domains and come up with recommendations on lab upgrades along with proper justification, budget estimates etc.
- Responsible for effective utilization of the overall capacity of the assigned CoEs/Labs equipment for skills training and innovation purposes;
- Practice safe work habits, including complying with all safety, health, and environmental rules and regulations;
- Responsible for overall cost reduction/optimisation by avoiding damages, wastages, errors etc. while not compromising or limiting the freedom and flexibility offered to the innovators and users centric of the labs and COEs;
3.Managing Technical Skills Training and Competencies Development
- Support the Product/Program Managers of Forge.Academy in the end-to-end process of developing Training Products in the core technology domains aimed at enhancing innovation competencies in students and professionals;
- Manage the design and delivery of technical training sessions including classroom lectures, practical lab sessions, technical project assignments, and skills assessment for students and professionals towards developing future-ready talent for realizing the goals of industrial digital transformation;
- Responsible for the development and implementation of structured assessment methods and tools to evaluate the skills and competencies to be at par with the industry standard;
- Manage the selection and admission process for all forms or formats of training programs relevant to the specific technical expertise areas;
- Play the role of a technical mentor to the trainees for both students and professionals;
- Responsible for ensuring the curriculum, courses, assessment and other facets of the training program to be aligned with the larger approach of implementing innovation- skills and competencies development to create futuristic talent for industry;
- Manage and coordinate all operational aspects related to the conduct of training programs in physical/digital/hybrid formats, working seamlessly with the center operations team;
4.Technical Operations & Administration
- Manage the end-to-end scope of all technical activities involved in the procurement of technical infrastructure, including:
- Monitor the usage of equipment, consumables, and supplies used by innovators/startups and other authorized users of the Forge.Labs to be within the stipulated limits;
- Coordinate the billing and collection of payments for additional services and resources utilised by the innovators/startups or other authorized users of the Forge.Labs;
- Engage directly with the external stakeholders within technology partners and vendors in all matters related to the technical infrastructure, and effectively coordinate with different internal stakeholders to complete tasks in a timely manner;
- Responsible for all matters related to overall administration of innovation CoEs and technology labs, including recruitment, training, and competencies development of Technical Leads and Technical Associates;
- Minimum bachelor's qualification (B.E) in Mechatronics or Electrical/Electronics
- 5+ years of experience in Product development with a focus on hardware
- Experience in building rapid prototypes
- Experience in bringing products to market in a fast-paced environment.
- Hands-on experience with electromechanical, IoT, Robotic, Automation, IOT, PCB Design systems preferred
- Understanding of engineering concepts such as system architecture, implementation, testing and maintenance is highly preferred
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required
- Ability to lead, mentor, and delegate to other engineers and technicians is required
- Passionate in teaching, mentoring students, and entrepreneurship.
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Company information
- Company
- forgeforward
- Location
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India, Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore
India - Posted
- 1 year ago
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