India is a potential emerging automobile market and jobs in the automobile industry are also increasing significantly. According to Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturer (SIAM), India is the seventh largest producer in the world with an average annual production of 17.5 million vehicles. “Make in India” campaign brings a high level of confidence among the domestic as well as global investors in this vibrant sector also.

Employment Sector

There is plethora of opportunities for the new generation of automobile engineers. Following are the employment sectors in which an automobile engineer can find job-

Job Profiles

Job roles of an automobile engineer are mainly classified into three streams, Production or Designing, Development and Manufacturing. Depending on these areas following are job profiles for an automobile engineer-

• Product Engineers - Those who deal with the designing and testing of the components and systems of automobiles
• Manufacturing Engineers - Those who design and layout the equipment, machine rates and line rates, specification of automation equipment, and manufacturing safety procedures.
• Development Engineers - They have the responsibility for directing the delivery of the engineering elements of a complete automobile as ordered by the automobile manufacturer, governmental regulations, and the customer who buys the product.