Digital Engineer - IoT and AI

Larsen & Toubro; Surat; On-site; INR 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro in Surat (Hazira Plant) seeks a Digital Engineer to assist in IoT-enabled smart manufacturing, shop-floor digitalization, and real-time monitoring. You will support machine connectivity, data collection, dashboards, and operational improvements under the Digital Officer.

This role requires a bachelor's in IT/CS/EC/Instrumentation/Automation and 1–3 years in digital manufacturing or IoT support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/EC/Instrumentation/Automation or related field.
• 1–3 years in digital manufacturing or IoT support, IT/OT systems, or reporting.
• Knowledge of industrial networks, sensors, data analytics basics.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Digital Officer in IoT, smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0 initiatives across production, maintenance, quality, energy, safety, stores, and supply chain areas.
• Coordinate sensor installation, PLC/SCADA data capture, edge connectivity, gateway configuration, and shop-floor data collection.
• Help develop and maintain digital solutions for machine utilization, OEE, downtime tracking, predictive maintenance, energy monitoring, and quality records.
• Collect shop-floor requirements and translate them into practical digital use cases under guidance of the Digital Officer.
• Support integration of IoT and manufacturing applications with ERP, SAP, MES, SharePoint, Power Apps, Power BI, SQL databases, and other platforms.
• Monitor data accuracy, system availability, adoption levels, issue logs, and user feedback for deployed applications.
• Assist in user training, shop-floor demonstrations, change management, and post-implementation support activities.

Skills

IoT concepts

Data collection

Dashboarding

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/EE/Instrumentation/Automation or related field

Tools

Power BI

SQL

SharePoint

ERP/SAP

Job description

Role Focus: Assist the Digital Officer in implementing IoT-enabled smart manufacturing, shop-floor digitalization, machine connectivity, real-time monitoring, data collection, dashboarding, and operational improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Digital Officer in executing IoT, smart manufacturing, and Industry 4.0 initiatives across production, maintenance, quality, energy, safety, stores, and supply chain areas.
• Support machine connectivity activities including sensor installation coordination, PLC/SCADA data capture, edge device connectivity, gateway configuration, and shop-floor data collection.
• Help develop and maintain digital solutions for machine utilization, OEE, downtime tracking, MTBF/MTBR, predictive maintenance, energy monitoring, production progress, digital checklists, and quality inspection records.
• Collect shop-floor requirements, understand operational pain points, and assist in converting them into practical digital use cases under the guidance of the Digital Officer.
• Support integration of IoT and manufacturing applications with ERP, SAP, MES, SharePoint, Power Apps, Power BI, SQL databases, and other enterprise platforms.
• Monitor data accuracy, system availability, adoption levels, issue logs, and user feedback for deployed digital manufacturing applications.
• Assist in user training, shop-floor demonstrations, change management, and post-implementation support activities.

Key Skills And Competencies

• Basic to good understanding of manufacturing processes, shop-floor operations, industrial equipment, machine data, production flow, maintenance practices, and operational KPIs.
• Working knowledge of IoT concepts, sensors, controllers, gateways, industrial networks, databases, dashboards, and analytics tools.
• Hands-on ability to support data collection, dashboard preparation, application testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and user support.
• Good coordination, communication, documentation, reporting, and follow-up skills.

Qualification And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Electronics, Instrumentation, Automation, Electrical, Mechanical, Production Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 1–3 years of experience in digital manufacturing, IoT support, industrial automation, IT/OT systems, application support, reporting, or manufacturing process digitalization.

Reporting and Work Posting

• The Digital Engineer shall report to the Digital Officer.
• Digital Engineer shall assist the Digital Officer in all digital manufacturing, IoT, smart factory, dashboarding, integration, user support, training, and continuous improvement activities.
• Digital Engineer shall be based out of LMTG Hazira Plant.