Design Manager is responsible for leading Electrical design, development, and innovation activities related to resistor products, ensuring compliance with customer specifications, industry standards, and manufacturing feasibility. The role drives new product development (NPD), supports cost optimization through design improvements, and strengthens technical capability.

Product Design & Development

Lead design and development of resistor products such as:

• Wire Wound Resistors
• Power Resistors
• Dynamic Braking Resistors
• Fabrication Cabinets & Enclosures
• Load Bank / Harmonic Filter Resistors / Grid Resistors
• Custom-Designed Resistors

Ensure product compliance with customer drawings and technical specifications.

Develop new resistor variants based on market and customer requirements.

New Product Development (NPD)

Drive the complete NPD lifecycle including:

• Concept Development
• Prototype Validation
• Testing & Qualification
• Pilot Production
• Product Release

Coordinate with Production, Quality, and Marketing teams during product development.

Design Validation & Testing

Ensure proper testing validation including:

• Resistance Tolerance
• Thermal Performance
• Load Life Testing
• Environmental Reliability Testing

Approve engineering drawings and BOMs.

Customer & Vendor Technical Support

Interact with customers and vendors for technical clarifications.

Support RFQs with technical feasibility inputs.

Provide solutions for application-specific resistor requirements.

Cost Optimization through Design

Identify opportunities for:

• Material Optimization
• Design Simplification
• Alternate Material Usage

Support value engineering initiatives.

Cross-Functional Coordination

Work closely with:

• Production Team
• Quality Assurance
• Purchase / Sourcing
• Marketing & Sales
• Maintenance Team

Ensure smooth product industrialization.

Documentation & Compliance

Maintain design documentation as per ISO standards.

Ensure compliance with:

• Customer Specifications
• IEC Standards
• RoHS / REACH Requirements

Control Engineering Change Management (ECN / ECR).

Team Leadership

Lead the Design & R&D team.

Allocate projects and monitor progress.

Develop technical competency within the team.

Flexible and willing to undertake local, domestic, and international travel based on organizational requirements.