Head - R&D (Machinery)

Amor Management Consultants - India’s Premiere Auto Talent Hiring Specialists; Tamil Nadu; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Amor Management Consultants - India’s Premiere Auto Talent Hiring Specialists is seeking a Head of Research & Development to lead the R&D function for a machinery business in India. The role focuses on strengthening the product portfolio, technology roadmap, and engineering capabilities, driving the NPD/industrialization process, and translating market needs into competitive products.

The candidate will build a high-performing R&D team, partner with senior leadership on technology strategy, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field.
• 15+ years in R&D, product development, engineering or technology leadership.
• Experience in capital goods/industrial machinery sectors.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive R&D and technology strategy aligned with business goals.
• Lead end-to-end product development from concept to commercialization.
• Build and develop a high-performing R&D organization.

Skills

R&D leadership

Product development

Engineering leadership

Capital goods

Industrial machinery

Education

Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s in Production Engineering

Bachelor’s in Mechatronics

Job description

About Client:

Our client is a well-established organization entering an important phase of growth and transformation. As the business evolves towards a more technology-led, innovation-driven and competitive organization, they are looking to appoint a seasoned Head - Research & Development to lead the R&D function for their machinery business.

This is a significant leadership role with the mandate to strengthen the organization's product portfolio, technology roadmap, engineering capabilities and new product development agenda, while supporting the business in its next phase of growth.

Key Responsibilities :

• Develop and drive the R&D and Technology Strategy in alignment with business objectives and market opportunities.
• Create and execute a forward-looking Product & Technology Roadmap.
• Lead the complete product development lifecycle from concept and design through validation, industrialization and commercialization.
• Drive new product development and continuous improvement of the existing portfolio.
• Strengthen product competitiveness across technology, performance, quality, reliability and cost.
• Drive Value Engineering, Design-to-Cost and product cost optimization.
• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies and their application to the business.
• Strengthen NPD, NPI, validation, technology transfer and industrialization processes.
• Work closely with customers and cross-functional teams to translate market requirements into competitive products.
• Build and develop a high-performing R&D organization with strong technical and leadership capabilities.
• Partner with senior leadership on technology, product strategy and business transformation.

Education & Experience:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering / Production Engineering / Mechatronics or a related engineering discipline. A postgraduate qualification in Engineering or Management would be an advantage.

Experience: 15+ years of relevant experience, with significant leadership exposure in R&D, Product Development, Engineering or Technology within Capital Goods / Industrial Machinery businesses.

What we're looking for :

Experience in product development and technology leadership within the industrial engineering environment. Relevant experience could include SPM, Processing Industry Machinery and Capital Goods / Industrial Machinery, including machinery, production systems, automation equipment and process equipment. The candidate should combine technical depth, business orientation, innovation capability, people leadership and strong execution, with a track record of building capabilities and driving product or organizational transformation.