Manager, Engineering

Panasonic North America; Pune City; On-site; INR 9,00,000 - 12,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading avionics company seeks a qualified manager to oversee engineering teams in the development of cutting-edge technologies and products. The role demands strong leadership, project management capabilities, and a solid understanding of software development processes. Ideal candidates will have at least 6 years of relevant experience and a proven track record in the aviation industry. The position is based in Pune City, Maharashtra, India and includes a competitive benefits program.

Benefits

Competitive benefits program

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in avionics or in-flight entertainment.
• 5+ years supervisory experience in manufacturing and development.
• Ability to drive accountability across teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineers in research and development of technologies.
• Consult with management to clarify product requirements.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration and ensure project alignment.

Skills

Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

CI/CD processes

Leadership

Agile methodologies

Project management

Excellent communication

Education

Minimum 6 years of related work experience

Minimum 5 years supervisory experience

Tools

Git

JIRA

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Overview

Panasonic Avionics Corporation is a leader in inflight entertainment technology, delivering products such as movies, games, WiFi, and Bluetooth headphone connectivity. The organization offers stability, career growth opportunities, and a diverse, inclusive culture. We seek diversity in background, culture, gender, ways of thinking, skills, and more.

For more information about us, visit Panasonic Avionics Corporation’s website. For open job opportunities, visit Panasonic’s join-us page.

The Position

The role involves managing engineers and technical staff in the research, design, and development of cutting-edge technologies and prototypes for hardware and software. The position may oversee multiple team members within a matrix structure aligned with core competency departments. Responsibilities include consulting with managerial personnel to clarify product requirements, identify challenges, recommend changes, and define required functionality. The role demands leadership in fostering innovation, ensuring project alignment with organizational goals, and driving the realization of new technology solutions.

Responsibilities

Key Skills & Responsibilities

• Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Knowledge of CI/CD processes and modern development tools (e.g., Git repositories).
• Ability to build and lead self-sufficient, cross-functional teams (Development, Testing, Operations).
• Drive accountability and ownership across teams.
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and adaptability to changing priorities (e.g., JIRA).
• Multi-tasking and managing multiple workstreams.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and drive outcomes.
• Strong project management capabilities.
• Proven ability to plan and ensure timely completion of multiple projects, including oversight of budgets and resources.
• Establish clear goals, scope, approach, schedules, and manpower to accomplish objectives.
• Operate effectively with general guidance from senior management while independently determining best approaches to achieve results.
• Cross-functional collaboration, handling crucial conversations, and maintaining mutual respect with subordinates and peers.
• Evaluating and analyzing administrative or business problems and resource allocation.
• Direct and coordinate teams in developing solutions to technical challenges requiring deep investigation.
• Manage department activities, coordinate and review subordinates’ work to design new prototypes and evaluate existing designs.
• Analyze technology trends to identify new product ideas.
• Confer with management, production, and marketing to determine feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products.
• Forecast operating costs and prepare budget requests.
• Administer personnel functions, including recruiting and placement of personnel.
• Plan and establish schedules and follow up on performance against estimates.
• Provide technical or administrative consultation to peers or management on projects.
• Make or review decisions regarding technical approaches or product designs with staff input, considering resource allocation and time schedules.

Bonus Skills

• Understanding of Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.).
• Familiarity with DevOps principles and building self-sufficient teams.
• Exposure to Operational Support with knowledge of Incident Management.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of related work experience, preferably in cabin avionics. In-flight entertainment highly preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing and development environment.

Our Principles: Contribution to Society | Fairness & Honesty | Cooperation & Team Spirit | Untiring Effort for Improvement | Courtesy & Humility | Adaptability | Gratitude

What We Offer: We provide a competitive, comprehensive and flexible benefits program.