Lead Project Engineer - Automation Solution

Role & responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day execution activities as per the approved project schedule.
• Monitor task progress, delivery timelines, site readiness, and engineering completion.
• Coordinate across engineering, design, procurement, production, and service teams for smooth execution.
• Ensure standardization and correctness of logic, drawings, SCADA screens, test plans, and documentation.
• Support project planning activities with detailed execution inputs.
• Validate PLC, SCADA, HMI, MES, or system configurations before deployment.
• Perform audits on logic, communication, and system architecture to ensure compliance with company standards.
• Troubleshoot system / integration issues during FAT, SAT, and commissioning.
• Conduct acceptance testing with customers as required.

Customer Interaction & Support

• Act as the first contact point for customers during execution and commissioning phases.
• Provide regular progress updates and issue resolutions to maintain customer confidence.
• Escalate major concerns / risks to the Project Manager with actionable inputs.

Process Compliance & Reporting

• Ensure that all deliverables follow defined ISO/QMS processes.
• Maintain daily execution logs, progress updates, and issue trackers.
• Submit consolidated execution status reports to the Project Manager.
• Capture lessons learned and improvement suggestions from each project.

Skills and Experience

Education: Engineering graduate (Bachelors degree in relevant field).

Experience:

• 8 - 10 years of experience in industrial automation Projects/Turnkey Projects.
• Experience in leading small project teams and mentoring junior engineers.
• The candidate must be willing to travel across India as required for project execution.

Technical Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience in PLC, SCADA, HMI, DCS, Drives, Industrial Networking, and related systems.
• Good understanding of industrial protocols (Profibus, Profinet, Ethernet/IP, Modbus, ControlNet, DeviceNet, OPC).
• Familiarity with MS Project, MS Visio, MS Office tools.
• Understanding of end-to-end project lifecycle: requirement design engineering FAT SAT commissioning.