Assistant Manager - DCS

Emerson; Nashik District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerson India in Nashik seeks an experienced Project Engineer to design hardware and manage end-to-end projects in the power and water sectors. You will review RFQs, prepare BOMs, and coordinate panel and field instrument procurement.

Ideal candidates have 8–12 years in DCS hardware and panel design, can lead design reviews, and travel up to 40%. You will work with global teams, support FAT/SAT activities, and ensure safe, on-time project execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent is required.
• 8–12 years of project engineering experience in DCS with some commissioning exposure.
• Experience in hardware engineering and panel design is preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 40% of the time.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End project hardware design and project engineering.
• Efficient execution of Greenfield and LSTK projects in power and water.
• Read RFQ/project specs and identify risks and opportunities.
• Prepare BOMs, cable schedules and engineering documentation.
• Coordinate with vendors, sub-contractors, and manufacturing teams.
• Lead design reviews, customer workshops, FAT/SAT activities.

Skills

End-to-end hardware design

Project engineering

DCS hardware exposure

RFQ & specifications reading

Team collaboration

Education

Engineering degree (Electronics & Communications / Instrumentation & Control)

Tools

ABB Pro Control

Siemens T3000

Schneider PLCs

Yokogawa Centum VP

Modbus/OPC

Job description

Job Description

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• End to End project Hardware design & Project engineering.
• Efficient execution of Greenfield Power & Water as well as Lump Sum Turnkey (LSTK) projects.
• Able to Read RFQ/Project specification and understand the requirements and specifications. Able to identify the risk and opportunities.
• Should have adequate experience in Hardware Engineering and Panel design.
• Understanding the Network Architecture, Exposure to Buyouts, Preparation of Purchase request.
• Understanding of buyouts such as (HMI, Servers, Cables, Control desk/furniture, Field Instruments, Relays, Barriers, HMI, UPS, Chargers, LVS etc.).
• Site walk-downs for data collection, IO list preparation.
• Experience in preparation of cable schedules, engineering documentation, TQs and business/customer correspondence.
• Experience in building a Bill of Material with support of manufacturing teams for achieving the desired result.
• Understanding of the project cycle, time management and production phases.
• Awareness of technical risk during project execution and site activities.
• Experience in Pre-FAT, Panel integration and Conducting customer FAT (HW) and SAT.
• Close collaboration and communication with team members located at different geographical locations, including vendors & sub-contractors.
• Verification and functional testing of I/O interfaces to field devices and Supervision of control system installation, commissioning and start-up.

Who You Are:

You display a can-do attitude in good and bad times. You recognize when a solution can be balanced. You focus and monitor both formal and informal progress regularly. You provide calmness and efficiency, even when things are unclear. You convert ideas into actions and produce results with new initiatives.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Degree in Engineering or Equivalent (Electronics & Communication, Instrumentation & Control, or equivalent field)
• 8-12 years' project engineering experience in field of DCS and some exposure to commissioning is desirable.
• DCS Hardware design exposure, Procurement exposure.
• Exposure to Project documentation and project cycles.
• In this role, you will work independently and/or as part of a team to design, implement and should have adequate experience in Hardware Engineering, Panel design and Understanding of the Network Architecture.
• You should be able to conduct project Design Review Meetings, Customer Workshops and Factory/Site Acceptance Tests with customers to demonstrate System functionality independently.
• You may need to travel about 40% of the time depending on project requirements.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.
• Proficiency with ISA and SAMA logic symbols, Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic schematics

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Problem-solving, decision-making, and planning skills
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and commissioning documents
• Ability to optimally present information and respond to queries from management, clients, and customers.
• Proficiency with one or more DCS/PLC platforms (e.g., ABB Pro Control / Bailey INFI 90 / Symphony Harmony, Yokogawa Centum VP / CS3000, Siemens T3000 / TXP, GE Mark V / VI, Mitsubishi DIASYS Netmation, Invensys, Honeywell TDC3000, MaxDNA, MetsoDNA, Alstom Alspa320, Allen Bradley / GE-Fanuc / Schneider / Siemens PLCs & SCADA etc.)
• Knowledge of datalinks (Modbus RTU / TCP-IP, ELC, Profibus, OPC, FF).

Our Culture & Commitment to You:

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration. We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.

At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together.

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About Emerson

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.

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