Key Responsibilities

Project Execution & Coordination

- Plan and execute projects to committed schedules
- Coordinate with customers, suppliers, production, purchase, stores, software and site teams
- Track milestones and risks, and resolve execution issues early
- Support project closure, handover and customer acceptance

PLC, HMI & SCADA Development

- Guide the team in configuring, developing and modifying PLC / HMI / SCADA programs to company standards and best practices
- Test, debug, validate and optimise automation systems
- Support commissioning and troubleshooting at customer sites

Design & Technical Review

- Review control philosophy and customer specifications
- Verify electrical drawings, panel layouts, IO lists and BOMs
- Support project engineers in system design and implementation

Installation & Commissioning

- Plan installation and commissioning activities with customers
- Support site teams through startup and stabilisation
- Ensure successful FAT, SAT and performance validation
- Handle critical site troubleshooting when needed

Customer Interaction

- Join technical discussions and clarify customer requirements
- Provide technical solutions and respond quickly to customer concerns




- Maintain strong customer relationships throughout the project

Documentation & Reporting

- Maintain complete project documentation and review test and commissioning reports
- Submit periodic project status reports to management
- Record lessons learned and technical improvements

Desired Candidate Profile

- B.E. / B.Tech / Diploma in Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, or Electronics & Communication Engineering
- 56 years in industrial automation, weighing systems, process control, electrical panels or material handling
- Strong hands-on PLC, HMI and SCADA experience
- Experience in site commissioning, FAT and SAT
- Ability to mentor junior engineers and lead a project team
- Good communication and customer-handling skills

What Success Looks Like

- Projects delivered on schedule with minimal rework
- PLC, HMI and SCADA systems that run reliably at customer sites
- Fresh engineers who become productive quickly under your mentoring
- A projects team that builds robust in-house capability and handles complex projects independently

📌 Assistant Project Manager (Chennai)
🏢 ACI Automation
📍 Chennai