Head - Research & New Product Development | Rotating Equipment

Michael Page; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is representing a global engineering organization seeking a seasoned Mechanical Engineering leader to build and head the India R&D function in Bengaluru. The role focuses on hiring, mentoring, and developing a high-performing team while driving end-to-end product development from market need to commercialization for industrial mechanical power transmission products.

You will define the product roadmap, supervise validation and testing, collaborate with manufacturing, sourcing and

Qualifications

• Must have 15+ years in industrial product development.
• At least 5 years leading an R&D or product development function.
• Experience in power transmission, industrial gearboxes, rotating equipment, turbines, compressors, capital equipment, heavy engineering.
• Experience building and mentoring engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the India R&D function, including hiring, mentoring, and developing a high-performing engineering team.
• Drive end-to-end new product development from market need, concept creation, engineering, validation, industrialization, and commercial launch.
• Develop new mechanical products and technologies while defining the product roadmap in line with business and customer requirements.
• Lead product validation, testing, reliability improvement, and engineering governance to ensure robust product performance.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, sourcing, quality, sales, and global engineering teams to industrialize new products and support commercialization.
• Establish engineering processes, R&D best practices, and a culture of innovation to support long-term product development capability.

Skills

R&D leadership

Product development

Concept to commercialization

Team mentoring

Industrial products

Education

Bachelors/Masters in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Candidate Requirements

• Only candidates with R&D/Product Development leadership in rotating equipment
• Should have led concept-to-commercialization of industrial products.

About Our Client

Our client is a global engineering organization with over five decades of expertise in designing and manufacturing critical mechanical power transmission products for industrial applications. The company is establishing a dedicated R&D capability in India to drive product innovation, develop next-generation technologies, and strengthen its global engineering footprint.

Job Description

• Build and lead the India R&D function, including hiring, mentoring, and developing a high-performing engineering team.
• Drive end-to-end new product development from market need, concept creation, engineering, validation, industrialization, and commercial launch.
• Develop new mechanical products and technologies while defining the product roadmap in line with business and customer requirements.
• Lead product validation, testing, reliability improvement, and engineering governance to ensure robust product performance.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, sourcing, quality, sales, and global engineering teams to industrialize new products and support commercialization.
• Establish engineering processes, R&D best practices, and a culture of innovation to support long-term product development capability.

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate will hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering with 15+ years of experience in industrial product development, including at least 5 years leading an R&D or product development function. The individual should have demonstrated ownership of true end-to-end new product development, taking products from market requirement through design, validation, industrialization, and commercial launch. Experience within power transmission, industrial gearboxes, rotating equipment, turbines, compressors, capital equipment, heavy engineering, or engineer-to-order businesses is highly preferred.

Candidates should have proven experience building and mentoring engineering teams.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to establish and lead a greenfield R&D organization with significant influence on the company's global engineering strategy.
• Drive the development of next-generation industrial mechanical products from concept to commercialization with complete ownership.