People Leader Groups Leader and Sr. T&V architect

Your Challenge

In this role as Group Leader Test & Verification Engineering (TVE) you will be responsible for leading and scaling the TVE team in Pune while also providing deep technical leadership as a Senior T&V Architect.

You will play a critical role in:

• Driving the growth capability and strategic direction of the TVE team

• Delivering high-quality compliant and reliable test and verification solutions for medical device products

• Ensuring end-to-end ownership of verification strategy across the product lifecycle

• Building strong partnerships with global R&D factories and business stakeholders

• Evolving the function toward a future-ready scalable and best-in-class engineering organization

As the role progresses your focus will evolve from a hands-on architect to a full-time people and business leader with increased ownership of strategy team development and business impact.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of Test & Verification engineers ensuring strong capability building performance management and talent development

• Define and align group objectives strategy processes and budgets in collaboration with the management team

• Drive the development of service propositions infrastructure and technical competencies within the group

• Ensure high-quality delivery of test and verification activities meeting safety regulatory and customer expectations

• Own and drive end-to-end Test & Verification strategy including requirements validation design verification integration and product release

• Ensure traceability of system requirements risks and verification outputs across the lifecycle

• Lead the creation and review of test strategies plans protocols and validation reports

• Oversee design and deployment of automated and end-of-line test equipment

• Collaborate with global R&D teams factories and business units to deliver aligned solutions

• Act as a technical advisor and key customer interface translating business needs into technical solutions proposals and project plans

• Support intake of new projects including scope definition resource planning budgeting and timelines

• Identify and drive new business opportunities in collaboration with Business Operations

• Establish and deploy best practices in requirements engineering risk management and test & verification across the organization

• Coach mentor and train engineers architects and project teams to improve technical maturity and delivery excellence

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives leveraging innovation and state-of-the-art methodologies

• Ensure effective governance and execution through structured project management performance tracking and compliance adherence

• Maintain strong collaboration with labs and test facilities to ensure seamless execution of verification activities

• Contribute to long-term vision and strategic direction of the function and its impact on business and factory operations

We are looking for

• Bachelors Masters or PhD degree in Physics Electrical Mechanical Industrial Engineering or a related discipline

• Proven people leadership experience (5 years) managing and developing technical teams with a strong focus on coaching mentoring and engagement

• Minimum 12 years of experience in customer-oriented preferably global engineering environments with strong exposure to Test & Verification Engineering

• Strong combination of technical depth and leadership capability with experience in system and hardware verification preferably within the medical device domain

• In-depth knowledge of medical device regulations and standards such as ISO 13485 IEC 60601 FDA EU-MDR and Good Documentation Practices

• Proven expertise in requirements engineering risk management and test management with the ability to drive structured and compliant engineering practices

• Experience in manufacturing quality product quality reviews (DMR) and compliance gap analysis is highly preferred

• Strong business acumen and entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to identify opportunities support acquisitions and build a sustainable project portfolio

• Excellent stakeholder management and consultancy skills with the ability to influence and connect across all levels of the organization

• Demonstrated experience in project planning estimation and execution with solid project management fundamentals

• Strong analytical architectural thinking and a hands-on problem-solving approach to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions

• Ability to act as a role model and inspire teams with strong communication presentation and interpersonal skills

• Experience working with requirements and test management tools along with strong documentation and reporting capabilities

• Certification such as DfSS Black Belt (or equivalent experience) is a plus

• Fluent in English (written and verbal)