Industrial Automation Engineer

About the Role

We are looking for a Factory Automation & Industry 4.0 Lead to drive smart manufacturing initiatives at our new Raipur facility connecting machines, control systems, and shop-floor data into a unified digital factory. This role owns the technical direction for automation, IIoT, and OT networks on-site, while working closely with SAP, IT infrastructure, and production teams to ensure machine-level data flows reliably into business systems. You must be hands-on to guide control systems and network architecture decisions directly, while also coordinating vendors,

remote specialists, and cross-functional teams to execute the broader Industry 4.0 roadmap.

Key Responsibilities

Automation & Control Systems

• Provide technical direction for PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems across the plant's

production lines

• Guide integration of new machines and legacy equipment into a unified

automation and monitoring environment

IIoT & Edge-to-Cloud Architecture

• Design and oversee the plant& IIoT architecture connecting machines,

sensors, and control systems to central data platforms (cloud or on-prem)

• Work with edge computing and industrial communication protocols (OPC UA/DA,

Modbus, MQTT, or similar) to ensure reliable, secure data flow from the shop

floor

• Support digital twin and predictive analytics initiatives as the plant& data maturity grows

IT/OT Integration & Network Security

• Own IT/OT network segregation and security practices for the plant, working with

the broader IT infrastructure team

• Ensure OT systems are secured and monitored in line with good industry practice (e.g., IEC 62443 principles)

• Act as the technical point person connecting shop-floor systems (SCADA, MES, Historian) with SAP and other business systems

Data, Dashboards & Reporting

• Work with the BI/data team to ensure that machine and production data is accurately

captured and available for dashboards and reporting

• Support historian-to-SAP and MES-to-SAP integration efforts

• Help define what shop-floor data leadership needs visibility into, and how it should flow into existing reporting tools

• Support integration between shop-floor automation systems and fabrication

MIS/MES platforms (e.g., Strumis, Tekla PowerFab, or similar), ensuring production, nesting, and material data flows correctly between machines, MES, and SAP

Required Skills

• 1012 years of experience in industrial automation, controls engineering, or

digital manufacturing, with real hands-on exposure (not purely strategy/oversight)

• Strong working knowledge of PLC/HMI/SCADA systems (Siemens, Delta, Mitsubishi, or similar)

• Solid understanding of OT networks, industrial communication protocols, and IT/OT segregation principles

• Experience with IIoT platforms and edge-to-cloud data integration

• Working knowledge of SAP and how shop-floor/OT data connects into SAP (MES/Historian-to-SAP integration, SAP PM, or similar)

• Comfortable being the on-ground technical lead hands-on with equipment and systems, not just a program manager

• Strong vendor management and cross-functional team leadership experience

• Manufacturing background, ideally in a heavy engineering, fabrication, or process manufacturing environment

Nice to Have

• Experience specifically with SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud (rather than only on-prem SAP)

• Exposure to digital twin, AI/ML-driven predictive maintenance, or advanced analytics initiatives

• OT cybersecurity certification or hands-on experience (IEC 62443, ISO 27001, or similar)

• Experience with data visualization tools (Power BI, Grafana, or similar) for shop- floor/OEE dashboards

• Familiarity with fabrication MIS/MES platforms such as Strumis, Tekla PowerFab, or similar particularly how they interface with CNC/production machines and downstream ERP systems

• Experience setting up a greenfield or newly commissioned plant, rather than only steady-state operations

• TPM/OEE improvement program experience