Graduate Engineer Trainee

Thompsons Hr Consulting; Tamil Nadu; On-site; INR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Thompsons Hr Consulting seeks a capable assistant for industrial automation and electrical control system activities in Tamil Nadu. You will assist senior engineers with installations, testing, and troubleshooting of motors, drives, sensors, relays and control components.

You will gain hands-on PLC and SCADA experience across Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Mitsubishi, Schneider and Omron platforms, and you will read wiring and control diagrams while collaborating with Electrical, Automation,

Qualifications

• Assist senior engineers in industrial automation and electrical control system activities.
• Work with basic electrical and electronic circuits, control panels, motors and drives.
• Assist in installation, testing and troubleshooting of motors, VFDs/drives, sensors and relays.
• Support PLC and SCADA programming, configuration, testing and troubleshooting.
• Learn PLC platforms such as Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Mitsubishi, Schneider or Omron.

Responsibilities

• Assist in PLC I/O checking, panel testing, machine commissioning and system validation.
• Read and understand electrical wiring diagrams, circuit diagrams and panel drawings.
• Identify and resolve electrical, instrumentation and automation issues.
• Support machine installation and commissioning activities at plant/site locations.
• Perform basic testing of electrical and automation components under supervision.
• Coordinate with Electrical, Automation, Production, Maintenance and Quality teams.
• Maintain technical documentation, checklists, test reports and commissioning records.
• Follow electrical safety, workplace safety and company engineering standards.
• Participate in troubleshooting and root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Industrial automation

Electrical control systems

Motors and drives

PLC programming

SCADA programming

Troubleshooting

Teamwork

Wiring diagrams

Electrical safety

Learning new tech

Tools

Siemens PLC

Allen-Bradley PLC

Mitsubishi PLC

Schneider PLC

Omron PLC

HMI

VFDs

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Assist senior engineers in industrial automation and electrical control system activities.
• Understand and work with basic electrical and electronic circuits, control panels, motors, and drives.
• Assist in installation, testing, and troubleshooting of motors, VFDs/drives, sensors, relays, contactors, and control components.
• Support engineers in PLC and SCADA programming, configuration, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Learn and work with PLC platforms such as Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Mitsubishi, Schneider, or Omron.
• Assist with PLC I/O checking, panel testing, machine commissioning, and system validation.
• Read and understand electrical wiring diagrams, circuit diagrams, control schematics, and panel drawings.
• Assist in identifying and resolving electrical, instrumentation, and automation-related issues.
• Support machine installation and commissioning activities at plant/site locations.
• Perform basic testing of electrical and automation components under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Coordinate with Electrical, Automation, Production, Maintenance, and Quality teams.
• Maintain technical documentation, checklists, test reports, and commissioning records.
• Follow electrical safety, workplace safety, and company engineering standards.
• Participate in troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities.
• Demonstrate willingness to learn new PLC, SCADA, HMI, drives, and industrial automation technologies.
• Work effectively in a team and adapt to changing technical and site requirements.