Product Engineering Manager

  • Kanpur
  • Mku

Job Objective


  • manage the Vehicle Armor Product Engineering department’s running projects- Scope, timeline, and budget.
  • the process improvement activities in Product Engineering pertaining to First pass ratio, design time improvement and Manpower Utilization.
  • towards reduction in customer complaints by implementing administrative/ Engineering controls in design procedures.
  • and implementation of CAPA/ RCA reports against the customer complaints received. Horizontal deployment of the countermeasures planned in CAPA.
  • technical input on design developed by solution developer and see wherever USPs can be provided.
  • for following of SLAs defined in each process.
  • standard products list to match the new products developed.
  • ideas of new products to the solution developer and Product Manager.
  • and Execution of training and development plan for Product Engineering team.
  • monitoring of the projects in Product Engineering. Work towards budget per project reduction year on year.
  • for KPIs and KRAs of Product Engineering department.
  • of gaps in current Product Engineering Procedures and preparation of Training and Development plan for bridging the gaps.
  • of tools and software needed for efficiency improvement in Production Engineering.
  • the target cost for new product along with the Market researcher, PE head and working towards alignment of design procedures to achieve the target cost.
  • implement and update company’s records for the department e.g., training metrices, performance reviews, risk assessments, KPIs, SLAs
  • the team in new product development design process along with testing and Sample development.
  • department objectives/KPIs and review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports
  • KPIs from the strategic annual plan for department awareness.
  • on achievement of targets and identify any actions required
  • Engagement and team building exercises for Product Engineering team.


  • Knowledge of ballistic materials, energy absorption composites.
  • Knowledge of Ballistic testing standards NIJ, UL752, ASTM.
  • in armor fabrication.
  • knowledge of physical and mechanical properties of different materials used in safety equipment.
  • Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Data Analysis.
  • estimation and project feasibility study.
  • research knowledge and competitive landscaping skill available.
  • about base price calculation.
  • experience in working with 5-10 people and cross functional teams.

Experience in conducting multiple projects, PAAP, product costing and ROI alanysis.