Industrial Engineer

About the business

Tata Electronics Private Limited is a greenfield venture of the Tata Group focused on manufacturing precision components. The company is developing India’s first AI-enabled, advanced semiconductor foundry, designed to make chips for uses such as power management ICs, display drivers, microcontrollers (MCUs), and high-performance computing logic. These products will support demand across automotive, computing and storage, wireless communications, and artificial intelligence.

Tata Electronics operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons Private Limited and is part of the wider Tata Group, which works across more than 100 countries on six continents with a long-term mission centered on trust, stakeholder value creation, and improving communities worldwide.

Role overview

This position is for an Industrial Engineer with 5 to 10 years of experience in Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS). The role is aimed at strengthening operational performance through process improvement, higher productivity, and more efficient manufacturing methods.

The right candidate should hold a BE/BTech in Industrial, Mechanical, Electronics, or a related discipline, and should have hands-on exposure to lean manufacturing, line balancing, and EMS production settings such as SMT, PCBA, and box build assembly.

Key responsibilities

• Study manufacturing processes and implement improvements that reduce cycle time, raise productivity, and lower overall costs.
• Track productivity and line data, including UPH, line capacity, OEE, yield, labor efficiency, bottlenecks, and throughput losses, while preparing clear reports.
• Support new product introduction by defining cycle time, headcount, and ramp-up models.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts to shorten cycle time and optimize manpower deployment.
• Make sure plant layouts meet EHS, ergonomic, and legal requirements, with awareness of OSHA, EHS, and ergonomic standards.
• Apply time study, work measurement, sampling, MTM concepts, and motion study techniques such as MOST and MODAPTS.
• Contribute to line automation solutions and IoT-based systems, where applicable.
• Work on SAP/MES systems, EBOM to BOM conversion, work center creation, and BOM release support.
• Carry out time-and-motion studies and apply line balancing methods to improve manpower and resource use.
• Drive lean initiatives such as 5S, Kaizen, VSM, and waste elimination to improve efficiency.
• Build and update capacity plans, monitor throughput, and improve OEE.
• Support NPI activities by ensuring manufacturability, process readiness, and smooth launches.
• Plan and improve plant layouts, workflows, and material movement to increase space and process efficiency.
• Spot production constraints, perform root cause analysis, and put long-term corrective actions in place.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, and Supply Chain teams on continuous improvement activities.
• Use ERP/MES, Excel, Power BI, and Minitab for analysis, reporting, and decision support.
• Support quality compliance, FMEA/SPC activities, and yield improvement in SMT, PCBA, and EMS operations.

Skills and tools

• Strong process improvement and industrial engineering capability
• Lean manufacturing and waste reduction
• Line balancing and capacity planning
• Time study, work measurement, and motion analysis
• Manufacturing data analysis and reporting
• ERP/MES/SAP working knowledge
• Advanced Excel, Power BI, and Minitab
• Layout planning and material flow optimization
• Familiarity with SMT, PCBA, and box build environments
• Exposure to AutoCAD or similar layout design tools
• Understanding of Industry 4.0 concepts
• Knowledge of quality tools such as FMEA and SPC

Additional information

This is a full-time, on-site role based in Kolar, Karnataka, India. The role is within an electronics manufacturing environment and calls for practical experience in EMS operations.