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Job Description Johnson Controls is the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings. At Johnson Controls, weve been making buildings smarter since 1885, and our capabilities, depth of innovation experience, and global reach have been growing ever since. Today, we offer the worlds largest portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services; we put that portfolio to work to transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play. This is where Johnson Controls comes in, helping drive the outcomes that matter most. Through a full range of systems and digital solutions, we make your buildings smarter. A smarter building is safer, more comfortable, more efficient, and, ultimately, more sustainable. Most important, smarter buildings let you focus more intensely on your unique mission. Better for your people. Better for your bottom line. Better for the planet. Were helping to create a healthy planet with solutions that decrease energy use, reduce waste and make carbon neutrality a reality. Sustainability is a top priority for our company. We committed to invest 75 percent of new product development R&D in climate-related innovation to develop sustainable products and services. We take sustainability seriously. Achieving net zero carbon emissions before 2040 is just one of our commitments to making the world a better place. Please visit and follow Johnson Controls LinkedIn for recent exciting activities. Why JCI: https://www.youtube.com/watch v=nrbigjbpxkg Asia-Pacific LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/johnson-controls-asia-pacific/posts/ feedView=all Career: The Power Behind Your Mission OpenBlue: This is How a Space Comes ALive What you will do Engineering Manager I Hardware In this role, you will be part of product development team to manage and deliver new product functionalities, modify existing products functionalities, or improve product functionalities as required. The Engineering Manager I - Hardware will provide general supervision and technical guidance to the Embedded HW development group in the design, development and test of HW product Development for Fire detection systems. You will work within a multi-disciplined engineering team consisting of electronics engineers, mechanical engineers, PCB Layout design engineers, Manufacturing, suppliers and supply chain firmware engineers, software engineers, programmers and scientists focusing on applied research and new technology innovations to provide new and improved products and solutions for our customers. How will you do it Define department goals and objectives and communicate these to the staff. Responsible for owning the Product Functional Specification of the product and associated technical documentation and communication with Regulatory teams and manufacturing teams Work closely with members of cross-functional teams (analog, digital, RF, Mechanical, PCB Layout, Software, PV&V) Hands-on experience with Microcontroller and Microprocessor based embedded design and development; Good technical skills in DFMEA, VA/VE, DFM, DFT, Failure and Root cause analysis Also supervises HW Team/Technical Leads and designers in the design, development and testing of HW Design and products as per program within the specific timeframes required. Manages department and overall expectations pertaining to ensuring optimum use of resources and administers and monitors use against budget Ensures delivery against HW development department goals and objectives, i.e. meeting commitments and coordinating overall product development schedule. Manages the planning and execution of development, including all associated resources to meet committed delivery dates. Ensures estimations of efforts and schedules for various programs based on resource competency, resource availability. Drives KPIs to ensure first time right, no efforts and schedule variance. Effectively communicate program status to Functional and business leaders. Provides effective communication regarding issues, objectives, initiatives and performance to plan Works with Project/program Managers to develop project schedules and resource allocation models for Hardware development. Liaise with Embedded Firmware, SW, Verification and Validation in the development of quality review of products under development. Liaise with other functional manager EMB FW, PC SW, V&V, Design office and program managers. Participates in the evaluation of hardware and software compatibility recommending program specifications. Recommends program refinements and changes to better achieve desired functionality and/or enhance program capabilities. Counsels designers in the use of various design tools. Facilitate and ensures individual and team roles and responsibilities are understood; performance measurement objectives are identified, measured and monitored on an ongoing basis to provide feedback and take necessary action to address shortfalls .
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