Position summary

This position typically manages manufacturing, industrial, automation, controls, and process engineering teams while working closely with operations, quality, maintenance, supply chain, product engineering, IT/OT, EHS, procurement, and external equipment suppliers. Current industry descriptions emphasize capacity planning, automation roadmaps, equipment availability, Industry 4.0, and capital-investment execution.

Key responsibilities

Manufacturing engineering leadership

Lead manufacturing engineering activities for fabrication, machining, assembly, testing, packaging, and related production operations.

Develop manufacturing strategies for new products, product transfers, capacity expansions, and production-line improvements.

Translate demand forecasts and production schedules into requirements for equipment, tooling, manpower, floor space, utilities, infrastructure, and capital investment.

Establish manufacturing standards for process design, line balancing, tooling, fixtures, layouts, and production readiness.

Improve productivity, throughput, first-pass yield, quality, ergonomics, and overall equipment effectiveness.

Apply lean manufacturing, Kaizen, Six Sigma, value-stream mapping, root-cause analysis, and standard-work principles.

Automation and controls

Develop and execute an automation and smart-manufacturing roadmap aligned with business objectives.

Evaluate, select, design, integrate, install, commission, validate, and sustain:

Industrial robots and cobots.

PLC, HMI, SCADA, and machine-control systems.

Automated assembly and inspection systems.

Vision systems, sensors, servos, pneumatics, and motion-control equipment.

AGVs, AMRs, conveyors, and material-handling systems.

Manufacturing execution systems and production-data solutions.

Capital projects and technology deployment

Prepare technical justifications, capital requests, business cases, ROI calculations, and payback analyses for automation projects.

Define user requirements,



functional specifications, acceptance criteria, and validation plans.

Manage machine builders, system integrators, consultants, and equipment suppliers.

Lead factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, installation, commissioning, production ramp-up, and handover to operations and maintenance.

Control project scope, schedule, budget, risks, resources, procurement, and technical deliverables.

Assess emerging technologies and determine their readiness for production deployment.

Ensure new equipment is maintainable, scalable, safe, and compatible with existing plant systems.

Process development and industrialization

Develop manufacturing processes for new automotive products and product variants.

Review product designs for manufacturability, assembly feasibility, process capability, and cost.

Define process flow, operation sequence, cycle time, manpower, tooling, fixtures, gauges, and equipment requirements.

Prepare process concepts, line layouts, capacity studies, and preliminary capital-cost estimates.

Select suitable technologies such as machining, welding, stamping, injection molding, painting, assembly, battery assembly, or automation.

Ensure effective handover of validated processes from product development or launch teams to serial production.

Manufacturing equipment and tooling

Define technical specifications for machines, automation, dies, molds, fixtures, gauges, test systems, and material-handling equipment.

Review supplier quotations and technical proposals.

Manage equipment design reviews, procurement, installation, commissioning,



and acceptance trials.

Prepare capital expenditure proposals and monitor approved budgets.

Ensure that equipment meets safety, quality, capacity, maintainability, and production requirements.

Required qualifications

Bachelors degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Industrial, Manufacturing, Automation, or a related engineering discipline.- Diversity preferred

Typically 812 years of experience in manufacturing engineering, industrial automation, controls, process engineering, or engineering project execution.

Experience implementing automation in a production environment.

Robust knowledge of manufacturing processes, assembly methods, equipment, tooling, plant layouts, and production systems.

Experience with capital-equipment projects from concept and business case through commissioning and production handover.

Working knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, robotics, industrial networks, sensors, machine vision, motion control, and troubleshooting methods.

Experience with lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, OEE, capacity planning, and structured problem-solving.

Demonstrated ability to prepare cost-benefit analyses, ROI justifications, budgets, schedules, and risk registers.

Strong written, verbal, vendor-management, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.

Proficiency in Autocad, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and project-management software.

Comparable current roles commonly request at least five years of automation, controls, robotics, manufacturing-systems, or engineering-leadership experience; requirements vary by industry and organizational scale.

Experience with MES, SCADA, IIoT, digital twins, predictive analytics, or Industry 4.0 systems.

Knowledge of CAD, PLM, ERP, MES, and data-visualization platforms.

Experience in automotive, EV, battery, aerospace, medical devices, heavy engineering, electronics, or high-volume manufacturing.

📌 Manufacturing Engineering and Automation Manager (Pune)
🏢 Tata AutoComp
📍 Pune