Automation - Control/MES Engineer

Tata Electronics Pvt. Ltd.; Kolar; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Electronics Private Limited is seeking an Automation Engineer – Control/MES to lead controls and MES integration for bid proposals and manufacturing transformation projects. You will coordinate across process, controls, MES, quality and production systems to deliver scalable automation solutions.

The role requires experience in RFQs, NPI, and industrialisation within EMS or complex product environments, with willingness to travel for customer and supplier reviews across time zones.

Qualifications

• Experience in RFQs, technical proposals, NPI or manufacturing industrialisation in EMS/complex product environments.
• Ability to work with global customers and suppliers across time zones.
• Willingness to travel for customer workshops and program reviews.

Responsibilities

• Review RFQ, drawings, specs, BOMs; identify gaps and raise clarifications.
• Define workstream solution, basis of estimate, assumptions and risks.
• Develop quantities, cycle times, resource loading, CAPEX, lead times.
• Prepare calculations and evidence for compliance matrix and costing model.
• Participate in solution reviews and customer clarification meetings; close actions.

Skills

Automation concepts

Cycle-time modelling

Safety & manufacturability

PLC/robot interfaces

IT/OT networking

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics/ECE/Mechatronics

Tools

IEC 61131 PLC

OPC-UA

ISA-95

MES integration tools

Job description

About the Business

Tata Electronics Private Limited (TEPL) is a greenfield venture of the Tata Group with expertise in manufacturing precision components. Tata Electronics (a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd.) is building India’s first AI-enabled state-of-the-art Semiconductor Foundry. This facility will produce chips for applications such as power management IC, display drivers, microcontrollers (MCU) and high-performance computing logic, addressing the growing demand in markets such as automotive, computing and data storage, wireless communications and artificial intelligence. Tata Electronics is a subsidiary of the Tata group. The Tata Group operates in more than 100 countries across six continents, with the mission 'To improve the quality of life of the communities we serve globally, through long term stakeholder value creation based on leadership with Trust.

We are looking for an experienced Automation Engineer – Control/MES

Are you passionate about Industrial Automation, MES Integration, and Smart Manufacturing? We are looking for an experienced Automation Engineer – Control/MES to join our growing team and play a critical role in transforming customer requirements into scalable, automated manufacturing solutions. In this role, you will serve as the Automation Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the core bid team, leading controls and MES integration activities while supporting customer RFQs, industrialization, and manufacturing transformation initiatives.

Technical Skills

• Automation concept development
• cycle-time modelling
• safety and manufacturability
• Equipment specifications
• interface definitions
• supplier technical review and acceptance criteria
• Capex, payback, lead-time, maintainability and scalability assessment
• Integration planning across process, controls, MES, quality and production systems
• Owns controls and MES integration: PLC/robot interfaces to IEC **-3, OPC-UA and ISA-95 integration, traceability/genealogy, SPC/OEE data model, and IT/OT network, cybersecurity and infrastructure requirements

Tool Skills

• Mechanical CAD, controls engineering or simulation tools relevant to the specialization
• PLC/robot/MES development and interface tools where applicable
• Project, capex and data-analysis tools for specifications and business cases

Special Requirements

• Demonstrated experience supporting customer RFQs, technical proposals, NPI or manufacturing industrialisation in an EMS or complex product environment
• Ability to work with global customers and suppliers across time zones
• Willingness to travel for customer workshops, supplier reviews, equipment trials and program reviews as required

Soft Skills

• Clear written and verbal communication with customer-facing presentation ability
• Structured problem solving, sound judgement and timely escalation of risks
• Cross-functional collaboration across engineering, operations, quality, sourcing and finance
• Strong ownership, attention to detail and ability to work to fixed bid deadlines
• Ability to convert incomplete RFQ inputs into explicit assumptions, gaps and closure actions

Job Description

The Automation - Control/MES is the Automation subject-matter owner within the EMS core bid team. Owns controls and MES integration: PLC/robot interfaces to IEC **-3, OPC-UA and ISA-95 integration, traceability/genealogy, SPC/OEE data model, and IT/OT network, cybersecurity and infrastructure requirements. The role converts customer inputs into a compliant, costed and executable solution, with explicit assumptions, risks, dependencies and evidence for management approval. The position works across customer, engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, finance and supplier teams to ensure proposal commitments are feasible and ready for handover into execution.

Responsibilities

• Review RFQ, drawings, specifications, BOMs, data packages and customer standards; identify gaps and raise a structured clarification list
• Define the workstream solution, basis of estimate, assumptions, exclusions, dependencies, risks and mitigation actions
• Develop quantities, cycle times, resource loading, equipment/tooling needs, NRE, capex, lead times and implementation milestones relevant to the role
• Prepare auditable calculations and technical evidence for the compliance matrix, proposal narrative, costing model and management approval pack
• Participate in solution reviews, Red Team/Gold Team reviews and customer clarification meetings; close assigned actions on time
• Challenge unsupported assumptions and reconcile inconsistencies across engineering, process, test, quality, automation, supply chain and finance inputs
• Support supplier technical evaluations, quotations and make-versus-buy decisions; document technical comparisons and recommendation rational
• Define acceptance criteria, validation approach and key deliverables needed to transfer the awarded bid into NPI and execution
• Maintain controlled templates, lessons learned and reusable estimation data for future bids
• Comply with Tata Electronics information-security, confidentiality, quality and document-control requirements

Desired Experience Level

8-12 years / Experience Agnostic

Qualifications

B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, ECE, Mechatronics, Industrial, Production or another discipline relevant to the role. Postgraduate specialization is preferred.