EV Innovation Lead / Advanced Engineering Manager
Scouts new technologies, runs proof-of-concept programs and builds the next-gen technology roadmap.
Salary band · India
₹35L – ₹85L
Median ₹55L
Experience
10–20 yrs
Lead / Staff (10-15 yr)
Hiring outlook
High
Role overview
Innovation leads sit two product cycles out from production. They evaluate new technologies (solid-state, fuel-cell range-extenders, swappable architectures), partner with academia + startups, and feed mature ideas into the engineering backlog.
Key skills
Tools & software
Responsibilities
- Own the product roadmap for the assigned EV product line — vehicle variant, charger SKU, battery line or mobile app.
- Translate customer research, telematics signals and competitive intel into a prioritised backlog.
- Partner with engineering, design, manufacturing, marketing and after-sales to ship on cadence.
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Requirements
- BE / BTech with MBA preferred; equivalent demonstrated PM experience accepted.
- Four-plus years shipping consumer or B2B products at scale.
- Strong customer-research, data-fluency and storytelling skills.
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Reports to: Director of Product
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