Xylem

Engineer – Controls, NPD & Sustain

Xylem

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Vadodara • 🇮🇳 India

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Lead research, concept design, prototyping, and validation of control and automation solutions
  • Own controls engineering deliverables across the NPD lifecycle, ensuring technical, quality, and compliance objectives are met
  • Support Sustain activities by implementing and adapting standardized R&D programs for other product variants
  • Translate customer and market needs into robust control architectures and product features
  • Design and develop PLC programs (Allen-Bradley, Siemens) and HMI/SCADA interfaces (FactoryTalk View, WinCC)
  • Create standardized, modular control philosophies, sequences, and libraries
  • Implement redundancy strategies to ensure product robustness
  • Support design for manufacturability (DFM) and reliability (DFR)
  • Assist in market launch of new products, providing support to Sales and Service teams for special issues or customer inquiries
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop integrated product solutions
  • Mentor junior engineers in controls design, product development, and Sustain practices.

Requirements

  • Master’s / Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation, Electrical, or Electronics & Communication Engineering
  • 4–6 years of controls engineering experience, including R&D, NPD, or Sustain exposure
  • Expertise in PLC/HMI/SCADA platforms (Allen-Bradley, Siemens) and IEC 61131-3 languages (Ladder, FBD, STL, SCL)
  • Hands-on instrumentation experience and familiarity with industrial communication protocols
  • Knowledge of NPD processes, Sustain activities, toll-gate reviews, VOC analysis, and competitor benchmarking
  • Strong English communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
controls engineeringPLC programmingHMI programmingSCADA programmingIEC 61131-3 languagesLadderFBDSTLSCLinstrumentation
Soft skills
communicationproblem-solvingteamworkmentoring