Team Lead - Chemical and Pulp & Paper Engineering

Role overview

Team Lead - Chemical and Pulp & Paper Engineering at Rockwell Automation

Team Lead - Chemical and Pulp & Paper Engineering

Pune/Noida-India

As Team Lead for Chemical and Pulp & Paper Engineering, you will provide dedicated leadership for a growing team of approximately 10-12 engineers.

You will be accountable for project execution, resource planning, stakeholder engagement, and team development while supporting safe, high-quality, and predictable engineering delivery for customers in the Chemical and Pulp & Paper industries.

You will report to the Engineering Manager and work in a hybrid capacity from one of our India either Pune/Noida offices.

Your

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of approximately 10-12 engineers, including work allocation, coaching, capability development, performance support, and succession planning.
• Own engineering project execution across the Chemical and Pulp & Paper portfolio, ensuring delivery commitments, technical quality, schedule, cost, safety, and scope are effectively managed.
• Plan and balance engineering resources across projects, proposals, site activities, and priority changes, proactively addressing capacity, competency, and delivery risks.
• Engage with business leaders, project teams, customers, and cross-functional stakeholders to clarify expectations, align priorities, resolve escalations, and provide transparent execution updates.
• The Essentials - You Will Have:
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, Control, Automation, Chemical, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams and delivering industrial automation or control-system projects, with accountability for execution, resource planning, and stakeholder management.
• Ability to travel to customer sites and project locations as required.
• The Preferred - You Might Also Have:
• 12+ years of experience.
• Experience delivering automation, electrical, process control, or digitalization solutions for Chemical and/or Pulp & Paper applications.
• Relevant experience in engineering leadership, project engineering, or technical delivery within an industrial environment.
• Working knowledge of PLC, DCS, SCADA, drives, motion, instrumentation, networks, safety systems, and system integration, as applicable to the project portfolio.
• Experience with engineering planning, estimation, scheduling, risk management, change control, quality reviews, and customer-facing technical discussions.
• Experience developing engineers through coaching, technical guidance, structured feedback, competency planning, and assignment of growth opportunities.

Employment details

• Location: Pune [India], India New Delhi (Noida)

About the employer

• Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile.

Benefits

• Our benefits package includes …
• Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm
• Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees.
• Company volunteer and donation matching program – Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Personalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program
• On-demand digital course library for professional development
• ... and other local benefits!
• At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.
• You may be just the right person for this or other roles.
• #LI-Hybrid
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• Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.

Additional role details

• With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special.
• Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.
• We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work.
• And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!