Technical Lead - Manufacturing Digital Transformation & Industry 4.0

We are looking for a hands-on Technical Lead to work on Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0 solutions for manufacturing clients. The ideal candidate should understand both technology and manufacturing, including shop-floor challenges, industrial/automation systems, and practical technical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical design and development of Manufacturing Digital Transformation & Industry 4.0 solutions
• Understand manufacturing processes, shop-floor activities, machine data, and operational requirements
• Translate business/manufacturing requirements into technical architecture and solutions
• Work on system integration, data migration, data flow, traceability, and application interoperability
• Own delivery across design, development, integration, testing, deployment, and production support
• Stay hands-on with coding, debugging, system design, APIs, integrations, and troubleshooting
• Guide developers through architecture, code reviews, and technical decisions
• Work with Project Managers, Business Analysts, clients, manufacturing stakeholders, and technical teams

Relevant experience in :

• Industry 4.0 / Smart Manufacturing
• MES / MOM | IIoT / IoT | Industrial Automation
• Shop-floor applications & operations
• Machine / equipment data
• PLC / SCADA / machine connectivity
• OT-IT Integration
• Production monitoring & analytics
• Manufacturing data migration & integration
• Production / process traceability
• Asset monitoring / reliability
• ERP-MES / manufacturing system integration
• Supply Chain / Manufacturing applications

The candidate should understand real-world manufacturing and shop-floor operations, including data flow, integration, migration, and traceability across systems.

What Were Looking For

• 8+ years of software/technology experience with technical leadership exposure
• Strong hands-on coding and problem-solving ability
• Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams
• Understanding of manufacturing and shop-floor environments
• Experience with Industry 4.0, MES/MOM, IIoT, automation, integration, or manufacturing digital transformation
• Ability to connect manufacturing/business requirements with practical technology solutions
• Strong client communication and technical decision-making skills

This is a hands-on Technical Lead role. Candidates focused primarily on people management, project coordination, or generic software development without manufacturing/industrial exposure may not align with the requirement.

Immediate joiners / short notice candidates are strongly preferred.

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