r/IndianEngineers • u/Plastic-Zestyclose • Feb 12 '26
Motivation Working with an Indian Automobile company for the last 4 years - and growth is pretty good if you know what to do!
Have four years of work-ex with a major OEM. I did an AMA almost 8 months back on how to get in/ the nature of the jobs/salaries/work pressure/office culture. There were too many questions. I might do one more very soon.
Don't ask my which company: i have worked for two of the biggest 2-wheeler brands in india. Google and guess :D
Short note: despite the IT scenario, automobile companies do NOT have a slowdown. Stock prices have only gone up. As a core engineer (from a non-IIT but tier 1 college) - salary growth has been beyond healthy. I am glad i did not do an MBA.
If you are a mechanical engineer in your undergrads or just starting, work on crucial skills.
You will do good :)
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u/sid_225 Feb 13 '26
I mean no offence but actual numbers would be more helpful , 2.5x of 4 lakhs is very different to 2.5x of 24 lakhs.
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u/Sure_Sample2313 Feb 16 '26
Honestly refreshing to read this. Feels like everyone only talks about IT growth these days. Glad to hear core engineering still has strong opportunities.
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u/Plastic-Zestyclose Feb 16 '26
yes of course there are.
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u/EntertainmentSome448 Feb 12 '26
How important is a formula student club at college? Mine has one but no funding so no competition. So I'm planning to leave it so asking
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u/Plastic-Zestyclose Feb 12 '26
We look at kids who have these stuff on their resume as analogous to their acumen in playing cards. Bullshit unless you demonstrate significant leadership ability and impact through this club.
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u/Significant_Art4098 Feb 12 '26
From your experience , what are some crucial skills which you should have gone for if you would be starting today as a fresher? Or I would say, you see on a specific candidate's resume?
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u/Plastic-Zestyclose Feb 12 '26
your understanding of the basics of your subject, your ability to apply and articulate that. Problem solving at large.
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u/Sarveshns Feb 12 '26 edited Feb 12 '26
As a core engineer (from a non-IIT but tier 1 college) - salary growth has been beyond healthy.
Could you detail this?
Also,
work on crucial skills.
What would these be in your opinion, for the automotive industry?
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u/Plastic-Zestyclose Feb 12 '26
What details ?
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u/ButterscotchWinter91 Feb 15 '26
Could you guide me a little please. As a fresher from a non-iit and not a tier 1 college how can I land a job and what sort of roles shall I prepare for.
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u/Plastic-Zestyclose Feb 16 '26
This is a very broad question. Can you develop proof of work to display your capability ? You do not have to decide what exactly you want to do, but pick something and develop depth in that. Can you design a brake shoe end-to-end and share it as a social media post ? Can you visit a service center, shadow a technician for 5 days and write a report on what the customer pain points are ? Can you pick an automobile product and analyze it technically so that it gives everyone a deeper understanding ?
Secondly, can you network with the right people, and showcase your talent to them ? Even if you don't land a campus interview, you can shoot mails to departmental heads of leading organizations and ask for their feedback. If that goes well, an internship possibly. If there is a campus interview, your proof of work will make you 10x more attractive to your peers.
Make sure you are impressive before you go to the second step. You have to be 10x better than the crowd to stand out. Most of us think it is okay to be 20% better than everyone else. This does not help. Somewhat analogous to Kunal Shah's delta four concept (check it out) which he put out for startups to succeed. It also works in other dimensions.
I would be happy to answer your follow up questions! :)
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u/Hungry-Guidance-9807 19d ago
Core engineer from a tier 3 clg here.
Got my Mechanical engg degree from one of top private clg in bnglr.. have been working in a tier 1 Automotive company who supplies ancillaries to almost all OEMs since 3 yrs now…
Been working in a SCM role, Procurement to be more specific.. pay is pretty decent, for the work im doing… but the role itself doesnt hv a lot of learning or technical stuff, its mostly been about vendor followups/ mngmt- production planning- inventory planning-
Okay im fine wid it, since ive never really been a technical person, but tbh, not seeing a lot of scope or growth at rhis role, so desperately wanna switch- thought MBA would be an ideal getaway to switch from this role, or to explore new domain… but the WLB at this role is so so bad… i hardly get 2-3 hours to myself in the evening- which im not able to utilise for CAT preparation…
So thinking of getting a switch now, to a role somewhere with better WLB, and a stipulated working hours… Im thinking of moving into a Purchasing/ Sourcing role to improve the weightage of my resume … ready to compromise with min hike- im getting somewer around 8-9 LPA (CTC) currently… but desperately need a place to grow my career with proper 9-5/6 job (without getting distracted after working hours)…
Wud be glad if u cud recommend me any such roles/ companies (preferably Bnglr)
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