Associate Engineering Director

R42897 Associate Engineering Director Job Description: Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned • Lead embedded and platform software development across new product initiatives and sustaining programs in Surgical Robotics. • Build, manage, and develop high-performing, cross-functional engineering teams; foster a culture of engagement, collaboration, and excellence. • Align engineering execution with Operating Unit (OU) strategy, regulatory compliance, and delivery timelines. • Collaborate globally across OUs, design, QA, and project management teams to ensure integrated, high-quality product development. • Drive verification and validation activities; oversee issue resolution, design optimization, and continuous test plan improvement. • Monitor project progress, budgets, and resource allocation; ensure cost-effective, timely delivery of engineering solutions. • Champion best practices in software development, process improvement, and product lifecycle management within regulated environments. • Represent the team in broader R&D forums; promote cross-functional communication and strategic alignment. • Mentor engineers and managers; conduct design reviews and remove barriers to team success. • Demonstrate strong leadership in risk management, decision-making, and change management. The role requirement for the current & potential engagements with OUs would require: • Product development experience • People Management experience • Software development and SW development practices and models • Product Engineering Management critical experience • Strategic customer engagement experience Required Knowledge and Experience • 18+ years in embedded and platform software development within the medical device or related industry; 8+ years in software architecture and people/project management, leading cross-functional teams of 30+. • Managing and leading multiple teams of software managers and engineers, including hiring, performance management, and team development, preferably in the global R&D environment settings. • Designing and developing software for complex electromechanical software systems, including embedded software development as well as RTOS, distributed computing, software Infrastructure, etc. • Collaborating and managing software projects in both Agile/Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and traditional project management methodologies. • Technical Expertise: Proficient in Embedded C++ (Version 11+) RTOS environments (QNX, Linux), and object-oriented design. Skilled in troubleshooting on embedded targets and applying design patterns. • Leadership & Management: Proven track record managing global R&D teams, driving concurrent software releases using Agile/Waterfall, and ensuring compliance with global medical regulatory standards. • Regulatory & Process Knowledge: Deep understanding of design controls, ISO 13485/14971, validation, verification, and GDP. Experienced in process optimization, establishing software metrics, and fostering turnkey engineering solutions. • Industry Experience: Prior leadership roles in large MNCs; budgetary and departmental oversight; expert in medical device or regulated industries. • Project Execution: Strong program and technology management skills with successful execution of complex engineering projects involving globally dispersed teams. • Collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams, including hardware, systems, quality, regulatory, and other product development teams; Communicating technical information to both technical and non-technical audience. • Medical robotics, medical capital equipment, or highly regulated industry experience • Knowledge of software development workflow. • Great communication skills: Strong ability to coordinate people and teams around unstructured challenges and moving project priorities. • Fluency in English • Software architecture and model-based development best practices • Reports to Engineering Director • Accountable to Project Manager(s) for project-related responsibilities • Frequent interaction with team members from other disciplines, particularly hardware engineers, to develop project requirements and other project artifacts such as project schedules. Possible interaction with clinicians, third-party vendors, manufacturers, subcontractors, and other users. • Possible interaction with clinicians, third-party vendors, manufacturers, and subcontractors. • Required: Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Technology in Computer Sciences, Electronics or Electrical Engineering or Equivalent from a premium institute. • Preferred: Maters in Engineering or Masters in Technology Computer Science, Bio Medical, Electronics or Electrical Engineering or Equivalent from a premier institute. • Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. • Oversees activities of the company’s development and design requirements for software systems, applications and software quality assurance for enhancements and new products, including cloud-based or internet-related tools, to meet the current and future Software needs. • Manages activities to assure programs are appropriately resourced and ensure continuous improvement in technical capability, process, and compliance. • Manages scope, cost, and schedule within a cross-functional development team. • Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function. • Autonomy: Manages large team which would typically consist of both experienced professionals and managers. • Turns the department strategy into a commercial reality by developing, communicating and implementing business plans to achieve business results. • Receives assignments in objective oriented terms; has latitude to reinterpret objectives. • Organizational Impact: Initiates programs or projects based on identified business and / or tactical needs. • Decisions impact projects or operations, affect the deadlines, resources, and funds, and the achievement of organizational objectives. • Typically has budget or P&L accountability for a department, function or geography. • Innovation and Complexity: Develops new objectives, new operating policies, products, processes and standards in support of the job function strategy. • Problems and issues faced are complex, difficult and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation to understand the problem. • Communication and Influence: Communicates with internal and external customers and vendors concerning ongoing operations, programs or processes. • Influences across functions and businesses while balancing divergent objectives to gain cooperation of other parties. • May interact on issues that have externally divergent objectives. • Leadership and Talent Management: Manages at least one (department, function, geography typically comprised of other People or Program managers and / or supervisors and experienced professionals. • Recommends strategies, goals and plans for a group.