One of the fastest growing industries, India is the 7thlargest producer in the world with an average annual production of 17.5 million vehicles. This sector contributes 7% of the countrys GDP by volume. According to a report of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturer (SIAM) 2015, our country is also the 4thlargest automotive market by mass.



According to industry estimates, automobile sector is expected to sell more than 6 million vehicles by 2020. The latest report by SIAM also says that in April-March 2015, overall automobile exports grew by 14.89% over the same period last year.



Looking at this data, it is clear that India is a potential engineering automobile market and jobs in this sector is expected to grow significantly. With Modi governments The Automotive Mission Plan (AMP) II 2016-26, one can expect plethora of job opportunities in this industry. The sector needs professionals with path-breaking ideas for the production of more such advanced machines.

• EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Automobile Engineers are demanded in both India and abroad. As its a huge industry, there are great employment opportunities in Private National and Multinational Automobile companies, Service Stations, Private Transport companies, Defense Services and Self Employment by setting up Automobile Garage or Maintenance Workshop.

• Job Roles

The industry offers many challenging and interesting roles to skilled professionals. Some of the common job roles include:



Designing, development and manufacturing of vehiclesCreating blueprint of vehicles and its componentsMaintenance and Services Engineers in automobile workshops, aircraft industries, aviation, marine vessels, and diesel power stations

• Work Designation

A person with a degree in Automobile Engineering gets one of the following designations:



Automobile TechniciansBike MechanicsDiesel MechanicsCar MechanicsAutomobile DesignerExecutive and Managerial Positions

• Salary Range

The salary package of an engineer depends on many factors like size of the organization, profile, qualification, experience and company location (India or abroad).It also depends on your institute from where you have completed your engineering. Typically, students from IITs or NITs earn more than those graduated from a private college.



The salary for beginners is approximately 15, 000  20, 000 per month. An experienced engineer can earn more than 1, 00, 000 (approx) per month.

• Top Recruiters

Top companies recruiting Automobile Engineers are as follows:

• TELCO
• L & T
• Ashok Leyland
• Mahindra & Mahindra
• Heldex India
• Bajaj Auto
• Maruti Suzuki
• Toyota
• Yamaha
• Hyundai
• Hero Moto Corp
• Volkswagen
• AudiRenault