Lead Engineer - Hardware, Research & Development Engineering

What you’ll do:

We are looking forward for lead engineer for technical leadership for Embedded hardware team as part of Embedded Controls of ES EMEA. Lead and technically drive the Embedded Hardware RDE portfolio for Embedded Controls, ES EMEA, with a focus on electronics hardware development for Life Safety. The role is accountable for technical execution of NPI, NTI and Sustenance programs across Eaton India Innovation Center and EMEA teams. Drive hardware engineering excellence, innovation, product and technology roadmaps, and strategic initiatives to improve quality, development efficiency and time-to-market while building strong technical capabilities and synergies across key product lines.    

• Technical leadership on electronics hardware development for Life Safety division across NPI, NTI and sustaining engineering programs. 
• Lead end-to-end hardware product development from requirements and concept through design, verification, validation, certification and commercialization. 
• Own system/subsystem specifications, hardware architecture, component selection, schematic design, PCB development, prototyping and product testing. 
• Ensure hardware solutions meet product performance, reliability, safety, cost, manufacturability and applicable UL, IEC and NEC requirements. 
• Provide technical leadership to cross-functional product teams and drive resolution and decision-making on complex engineering issues. 
• Develop innovative and competitive technical solutions that create customer value and meaningful business impact. 
• Establish engineering estimates and development schedules, monitor technical execution, manage risks and drive projects toward committed milestones. 
• Collaborate with Product Management, Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Software/Firmware, Systems Engineering, customers and other global engineering teams. 
• Drive engineering excellence, design reuse, standardization, continuous improvement and technical capability development across the Embedded Hardware team. 
• Contribute to product and technology roadmaps, mentor engineers, drive innovation, and protect intellectual property through invention disclosures and patents. 
• Support technical reviews and design reviews, ensuring critical design decisions, risks, requirements and verification evidence are appropriately evaluated before progressing through development milestones.
• Provide technical mentoring and guidance to hardware engineers, strengthening the team's capabilities in circuit design, architecture, validation, technical problem solving and product development practices.
• Drive continuous improvement in development practices, leveraging lessons learned, design best practices, design-for-excellence principles and structured engineering methodologies to improve product and project outcomes. 

Qualifications:

• B.E. / M.E / Mtech Electronics / E&TC / Industrial
• 9 to 15 years of design experience with Embedded systems

Skills:

Should have hands on experience on hardware architecture design, feature & performance specifications, 16/32 bit micro-controllers/ DSP based designs.
- Experience in Electronics design  for life saftey, fire panels, fire devices & controls.
- Should have hands on experience in High Speed Design, Digital Design, Mixed Signal Design
- Should have hands on experience on simulation tools like PSpice, LTSpice, Model Sim, etc.
-Analog circuit design and analysis skills including Op Amps, filters, power supply components, constant current driver.
-Digital circuit design and analysis skills including microprocessor circuits and communication interfaces and protocols like RS232, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, Wireless.
- Schematic design and expert in PCB design guidelines for SI, high speed design & understand PCB design impact on EMI/EMC. 
- Troubleshooting and bench skills including testing and debugging of hardware.
- Hardware Module Level Validation and Physical Layer Testing.
•    Technical Leadership: Ability to provide clear technical direction, guide engineering teams, and lead resolution of complex hardware and system-level challenges. 
•    Influencing Skills: Ability to influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders, build alignment, and drive technical decisions. 
•    Effective Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical subjects clearly to engineering and non-engineering stakeholders. 
•    Collaboration & Teamwork: Demonstrated ability to work effectively with global and cross-functional teams, including Product Management, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and other engineering functions. 
•    Problem Solving & Decision Making: Strong analytical mindset with the ability to evaluate alternatives, manage technical trade-offs, and make sound decisions for complex engineering problems. 
•    Innovation Mindset: Ability to challenge existing approaches, generate new ideas, and translate innovative concepts into practical product solutions. 
•    Ownership & Accountability: Strong sense of ownership for technical deliverables, product quality, project commitments, and engineering outcomes. 
•    Stakeholder Management: Ability to understand business and customer needs, manage expectations, and develop effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.