Industry · I·07 / MFG
Yield, cost and throughput are set on the floor — by the right engineers.
Automation, Industry 4.0 and reshoring have raised the value of engineers who can hold a process stable and move a design into volume. Their judgment shows up directly in yield, cost and quality.
When process, quality, automation or NPI seats sit open — or are filled by people who only know the lab — ramps stall, scrap rises and traceability suffers.
- Domains /
- PROCESS · QUALITY · AUTOMATION · NPI
- Geo /
- US · IN
- Models /
- DH · C2H · CT · GCC
Capability domains
The capabilities that decide Manufacturing outcomes.
Each domain is a distinct talent market with its own tooling, judgment and execution risk — and a network we have spent years building.
Process Engineering
Process design, optimisation and the engineering that keeps production stable and capable.
Quality Engineering
SPC, root-cause analysis, supplier quality and the discipline behind consistent output.
Automation & Industry 4.0
Robotics, PLC, MES and the digital-manufacturing systems modernising the line.
NPI & Manufacturing Engineering
New-product introduction, DFM and the transfer from design to volume.
The constraint
Talent now shapes the outcome directly.
What is changing /
- Automation and Industry 4.0 reshaping the factory floor.
- Reshoring and supply shifts raising demand for process talent.
- Tighter quality and traceability expectations.
- Competition for engineers who bridge product and production.
What leaders are seeing /
- Scarcity of strong process and automation engineers.
- Few candidates fluent in both NPI and volume production.
- Long ramp for MES and digital-manufacturing roles.
Availability of the right engineers now shapes cost, schedule and confidence as much as the technology itself.
How we support leadership
We carry the hard part of the hire.
How we support leadership /
- Mapping roles to yield, cost and throughput risk.
- Defining roles across process, quality, automation and NPI.
- Screening for real production-floor judgment.
- Reaching engineers inside high-precision manufacturers.
Outcomes leaders prioritise /
- Stable yield and capability.
- Cost and throughput control.
- Clean NPI-to-volume transfer.
- Consistent, traceable quality.
Roles we anchor
The roles that carry the most influence.
A representative view across levels. Every search is scoped to your stack, your level mix and your geography.
Process Engineer
- Focus
- Stable, capable production processes.
- Responsibilities
- Design and optimise processes, drive yield and capability.
- Skills
- Process engineering, data analysis, problem-solving.
Quality Engineer
- Focus
- Consistent output and root-cause.
- Responsibilities
- Own SPC, RCA and supplier quality.
- Skills
- SPC, 8D / RCA, quality systems.
Senior Automation Engineer
- Focus
- Line automation and Industry 4.0.
- Responsibilities
- Lead robotics, PLC and MES integration.
- Skills
- Automation, controls, MES.
Senior Manufacturing / NPI Engineer
- Focus
- Design-to-volume transfer.
- Responsibilities
- Own NPI, DFM and production ramp.
- Skills
- NPI, DFM, cross-functional coordination.
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
- Focus
- Leading production engineering.
- Responsibilities
- Own delivery, yield and team.
- Skills
- Manufacturing lifecycle, leadership, operations.
Director, Operations / Manufacturing
- Focus
- Multi-line technical strategy.
- Responsibilities
- Set direction across plants and programmes.
- Skills
- Operations strategy, governance, leadership.
The hiring process
Run like engineering, not like luck.
Hiring here demands evaluation beyond credentials and tool lists. Every search runs the same defined stages, calibrated to your priorities and tracked to close.
- 01
Align
Align leadership on yield, cost and throughput priorities.
- 02
Define
Define roles across process, quality, automation and NPI.
- 03
Engage
Engage engineers inside high-precision manufacturers.
- 04
Assess
Assess production-floor judgment through real line scenarios.
- 05
Support
Support offer, close and onboarding to protect the ramp.
What leaders gain
Capability-aligned hiring, measured.
Observed outcomes /
- Higher, more stable yield.
- Lower cost per unit.
- Smoother NPI ramps.
- More consistent quality.
Why teams choose Troika /
- We recruit engineers who know the line, not just the lab.
- Networks across process, quality and automation.
- US and India coverage including GCCs.
- A defined process on every search.
FAQ
Manufacturing, answered.
Yes, plus automation and NPI.
Yes — digital-manufacturing roles are a growing focus.
A core specialism alongside devices and advanced products.
US and India, including nearshore and GCC.
Start the conversation
Hiring for Manufacturing? Let’s talk.
Tell us the roles you’re trying to fill and the constraints you’re under. We’ll come back with a market read and a plan.