Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

As the Technical Manager of the Polymer Laboratory accredited under ISO 17025, you will take ownership of all laboratory operations, ensuring strict adherence to quality and compliance standards.
You will lead and supervise a team of test engineers, guiding their development and ensuring precision in testing and characterization of polymeric materials including plastics, composites, elastomers, foams, adhesives, paints, and coatings.
Your responsibilities will extend to managing the full cycle of test activities from contract review to final report approval, including overseeing inter-laboratory comparisons (ILC), proficiency testing (PT), and equipment calibration.
Your role will involve detailed analysis and interpretation of test data with the ability to calculate measurement uncertainties and maintain rigorous document control systems in alignment with EOHS/EMS, ISMS, and EnMS protocols.
You will also be instrumental in optimising the utilisation of laboratory resources, managing budgets for laboratory revenue, capital expenditure,



and IT investments, while driving technology innovation projects focused on cutting-edge polymer characterization methods such as FTIR, DSC, TGA, TMA, DMA, and SEM-EDX.
A strong focus on polymer weathering, aging, and life prediction techniques will support first-time right product developments across Mahindra Automotive and Farm Sectors (AFS).
In addition, you will champion quality assurance processes including third-party lab audits and uphold a repository of approved external laboratories to guarantee high testing standards.
Your expertise in Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), failure analysis, and relevant quality tools will underpin continual improvements in testing methodology, including the design of experiments approach to innovate recent test standards.
Through strategic leadership and collaboration across divisions, you will foster a high-performance culture aligned with corporate goa

📌 Sr Lead Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Mahindra and Mahindra
📍 Chennai