Test Engineer
Summary
Oversee daily manufacturing operations for food-processing equipment in Pune, including pre-assembly, assembly, testing, and quality compliance while leading teams and driving continuous improvement.
Job Summary
If you’re a Test Engineer based in India, who has experience in Machine Testing and validation activities, you might be seeing an opportunity that others aren’t. We are looking for a Machine Testing Engineer to handle testing and validation activities for filling, packaging, and processing machinery. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting FAT/SAT, verifying machine performance against design requirements, diagnosing and resolving operational issues, and supporting equipment commissioning. This role requires strong mechanical, electrical, and automation knowledge, along with a passion for delivering high-quality, reliable manufacturing solutions to customers. This is an permanent role based at Chakan, Pune
This role is based at Chakan, Pune.
Here, you have the freedom to use your expertise to improve something vital to all of our lives – food. With structured career development, a role with us can take your career to the next level.
Join us and make an impact to be proud of – for food, people and the planet.
What you will do
- Execute Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) for filling, packaging, and processing equipment.
- Perform functional, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and software validation of automated production machinery.
- Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve machine performance issues during testing and commissioning phases.
- Analyze test results, document findings, and prepare comprehensive validation and testing reports.
- Collaborate with design, manufacturing, automation, quality, and project teams to address technical issues and drive continuous improvement
- Participate in root cause analysis and corrective actions for machine failures and quality deviations.
- Ensure all testing activities are carried out in accordance with company safety procedures and quality standards
- Secure Functional performances of equipment according to official specification
- Contribute to capital equipment production performance indicator
- Lead/participate in WCM, OHS initiatives, Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement in line with WCM principles
- Contribute in cost saving initiaves
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes in areas as assembly
We believe you have
- Bachelors or Technical degree/Diploma in. Instrumentation/Electronics/ Mechanical/production, Electrical/Automation Engineering
- Minimum of 3-5 years of practical experience working as Automation project Engineer Testing/ Commissioning Engineer in or related to the process industries .
- Previous experience in pharmaceutical, food or dairy industries is a plus.
- Knowledge of PLC programming on Rockwell and Siemens systems is a Mandate.
- Knowledge of SCADA programming on Wonderware Intouch, System platform, Rockwell, Siemens Scada systems is an advantage
- Familiar with Siemens Step7, Siemens TIA PORTAL, Siemens WinCC, or Rockwell Studio5000, Factory Talk
- Have automation knowledge from the processing industry, typically including SW development and commissioning experience with continues & batch processing.
- Familiar with Windows Operating System setup and troubleshooting.
- Knowledge on functional safety, machine safety, and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) is a plus.
- Ability to work within a team and independently, self-motivated and team player.
- Good English skills on writing, reading, listening, and speaking
- Strong, positive oral & written communication skills both internally & with customers required.
- Good level of troubleshooting capability.
- Ability to work under demanding timelines and situations.