R&D Team Lead

ABB; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB Motion in Bengaluru, India, seeks an experienced R&D Manager to lead a team of about 10 engineers and external contractors. You will coach, mentor, and develop the group, guiding them in career growth, competence, and soft skills within SAFe practices.

Reporting to the R&D Department Lead, you will drive technology strategies, manage projects to time and budget, ensure quality, and foster innovation across platforms and IP.

Qualifications

• 12–14 years of experience in R&D leadership roles.
• Embedded software development, project management and people management.
• Strong leadership and coaching skills.
• Experience with SAFe and cross-cultural teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a group of ~10 engineers and external staff.
• Coach and develop engineers in career, competence and soft skills.
• Manage technologies, platforms and IP across the team.
• Ensure timely, on-budget delivery with quality.
• Promote knowledge exchange and innovation across the team.

Skills

Leadership

SAFe

Mentoring

Cross-cultural

Staffing

Quality focus

Education

Engineering degree (B.E./B.Tech or M.E./M.Tech)

Tools

C#

C++

Python

.NET

WPF

VS

Job description

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This Position reports to: R&D Department Lead.

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead a team of Research and Development (R&D) employees and support them in achieving the agreed R&D targets. Each day, you will coach and develop the team. You will also showcase your expertise by helping in managing technologies, platforms, and Intellectual Property.

The work model for the role is: This role is contributing to the Motion Business High Power Division, Bangalore, India.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Managing a group of 10 Engineers including a variable number of external contract engineers and interns.
• Guide, coach, and mentor engineers on Career, Competence and Soft Skills. Structure and lead activities in the context of the scaled agile framework (SAFe).
• Promote a culture of continuous improvements always striving for quality and efficiency. Responsible for staffing projects with competent people, making sure that the workload of the overall team fits the assigned projects
• Drive resource and competence management globally within the software area. Foster a climate of innovation by motivating, guiding and empowering team members
• Ensure effective exchange of knowledge to promote collaboration and develop new technological approaches and solutions
• Safeguard quality assurance of all deliverables from the development team. Ensure timely and on-budget execution of projects and work packages monitors progress and takes corrective actions if necessary. Ensure that the right product development processes and tools are adopted
• Propose and execute improvement processes within the Team and Collaborate with the Local Business Management, on Customer Requirement, Customer Challenges, Local Market Business Potential and strategically pr pose, plan and execute for improving the Customer. Satisfaction and Business Volumes

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Engineering / Technology with 12-14 years of experience in Desktop tools /
• Embedded Software Development, Project Management and People Management.
• Technical background in C#, .NET, WPF, VS, C++, Python Platforms.
• Strong background in research and development practices and processes.Experienced in international and cross-cultural collaboration and leadership
• Project management skills, with proficiency in leading development teams or development labs. Strong team-leader with skills in team development and a focus on results and accountability
• Knowledge and experience in PLCs, Industrial Automation solution/system Business, Converters, Motors, Electrical Machines domain is an added advantage.

More about us

ABB Motion provides pioneering technology, products, solutions and related services to industrial customers to increase energy efficiency, improve safety and reliability, and maintain precise control over processes. The portfolio includes motors, generators and drives for a wide range of applications in all industrial sectors.

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. We welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.