MANOJ OJHA
Engineering Manager - HW
Pune
Summary
Accomplished Engineering Manager with a background in hardware design and development, adept at managing large-scale projects from concept to launch. Total 17+ years of industrial experience and a proven track record of successfully leading teams & managing complex projects. Experienced in collaborating with customers, team members and outside departments to complete work within deadlines and budget constraints. Expertise includes controlling costs, improving quality, and building cohesive teams focused on performance. Pursuing new professional challenges with growth-oriented company.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
40
40
years of post-secondary education
Work History
ENGINEERING MANAGER
Johnson Controls
06.2018 - 02.2024
- Managing multiple million-dollar NPI and VAVE programs to develop and launch Fire Detection Products
- Managing team of 10+ engineers to deliver commitments aligned to the product strategies
- Mentoring and guiding team, fostering their professional growth, and achieving team satisfaction
- Monitoring and evaluating team performance and providing feedback
- Contributed to Project Planning, scheduling, execution and monitoring, cost estimations and risk assessment
- Experience in planning budget for development and NPI activities
- Experience in workflow management, stakeholder management and driving project reviews and reporting
- Aware of the stage GATE process and preparing checklists
- Collaboration within and across teams to leverage domain knowledge, design implementation, and support technical solutions
- Develop and implement engineering processes and procedures to ensure efficient and effective operations, enhanced productivity, leading to successful completion of projects within budget and timeline
- Ensure compliance with internal RCLP/GATE process and ISO 9001 methodology
- Fostering innovation and customer focused approach to build a high performing team culture
- Developed and executed a comprehensive training program for new hires & whole team, resulting in significant reduction in onboarding time and increase in employee retention rates
- Contributing rich 15+ years of experience of analog and digital designing in various projects and resolving technical challenges
- Workflow Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder management, Project reporting, Interaction with Factory and Regulatory bodies.
TEAM LEADER
Sumeru Verde Pvt Ltd
01.2017 - 06.2018
- Led the hardware design team to develop and launch advanced smart meters and gateway modules
- Responsible for Complete Product Development, Requirements Engineering, System Architecture Design
- Manage and mentor engineering teams to ensure successful completion of projects
- Task planning & tracking, task allocation to individuals
- Establish and maintain relationships with vendors and suppliers
- Ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations
- Contributed to Schematics, PCB layout and signal integrity
- Prototype development, troubleshooting and debugging.
ASSISTANT MANAGER
L&T
09.2010 - 05.2014
- Led a team and developed Industrial Products like Switchgear Relays, Industrial Meters, Smart Meters etc
- Responsible for designing HW architecture, major component selection
- Worked on IEC6150 compliant high-speed boards designing for Feeder Protection Relays
- Developed AC-DC, DC-DC power supplies, analog and digital hardware development for various industrial projects
- Design for manufacturability, supported production line in developing test fixtures
- Developed EMI/EMC compliant designs, hands on experience in conducting the tests.
SR. DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER
Daksh Electronics Pvt Ltd
07.2008 - 09.2010
- Worked as Sr
- Engineer in developing Fire Safety and Building security products
- Analog and Digital circuits design for assigned projects
- Testing of prototypes
- Low level FW development
- Responsible for delivering prototypes, HW validation and production support.
R&D ENGINEER
Continental Device India Ltd
02.2006 - 07.2008
- Worked as R&D engineer in developing power supplies and electronics blocks for various in-house testing equipment's
- Responsible for prototypes testing and supporting FW and Production team
- Testing of prototyping and HW modules
- Layout designing and delivering PCBs up to 4 layers.
Education
B.E. IN ELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATIONS -
Jamia Millia Islamia University
Delhi, IndiaMBA IN POWER MANAGEMENT - undefined
UPES
Dehradun, IndiaSkills
Engineering Management
Project planning and development
Requirements Analysis
Project Budgeting
Stakeholder Management
Risk Management
Resource Management
Team Leader
Coaching and Mentoring
Decision-making skills
Problem-Solving
Team Collaboration
Performance Improvements
Conflict Management
Hardware Designing
Analog/Digital Design
Product Development
EMI/EMC
Regulatory Compliance
Timeline
ENGINEERING MANAGER
Johnson Controls
06.2018 - 02.2024
TEAM LEADER
Sumeru Verde Pvt Ltd
01.2017 - 06.2018
ASSISTANT MANAGER
L&T
09.2010 - 05.2014
SR. DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER
Daksh Electronics Pvt Ltd
07.2008 - 09.2010
R&D ENGINEER
Continental Device India Ltd
02.2006 - 07.2008
B.E. IN ELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATIONS -
Jamia Millia Islamia University
MBA IN POWER MANAGEMENT - undefined
UPES