Senior System Engineer

Location: Vasanthanagar

Senior Manufacturing Systems Engineer — ERP & Automation, A leading AI based IT company, Remote

Job Summary:

A leading AI integration and AI tech startup is hiring for a  Senior Manufacturing Systems Engineer  to design and implement an end-to-end manufacturing ERP and automation ecosystem. The role involves configuring and extending ERPNext/Frappe, integrating systems, and building automated workflows for production, inventory, quality, subcontracting, and costing. The ideal candidate will combine strong manufacturing process knowledge with hands-on expertise in ERP architecture, Python, APIs, integrations, and workflow automation.

About the company:

Our client is engaged in the business of building  core AI-powered data orchestration and automation platform  designed to operate on top of existing enterprise systems. They develop reusable core technology for healthcare, professional services, manufacturing, and other regulated industries, supported by experienced financial and strategic partners for long-term focus and disciplined execution.

Location :
Remote

Note:

Involves travelling to Surat as and when required

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Manufacturing Process Architecture
Analyse manufacturing processes together with operational stakeholders and translate them into scalable digital workflows. Design the target operating model for:
raw materials;
components;
bills of materials;
production routing;
workstations;
production orders;
work-in-progress;
subcontracted operations;
quality control;
rework;
finished goods;
inventory;
costing;
traceability.
Identify process gaps, manual activities and opportunities for automation.
2. ERPNext / Frappe Architecture
Configure and extend ERPNext / Frappe to support the manufacturing model. Own the architecture of:
Items and Item Groups;
Units of Measure;
Warehouses;
Bills of Materials;
Multi-level BOMs;
Routing;
Operations;
Workstations;
Work Orders;
Job Cards;
Production Planning;
Material Requests;
Stock Entries;
Subcontracting;
Quality Inspections;
Serial / Batch tracking where applicable;
production costing.
Understand when the ERP standard functionality should be used and when a custom solution is justified.
Avoid unnecessary customisation and design maintainable solutions.
3. Workflow & Automation
Design automations between operational processes. Examples may include:
automatic creation of production documents;
material allocation;
inventory movements;
approval workflows;
alerts and exceptions;
production status updates;
quality-control triggers;
supplier/subcontractor workflows;
automatic data validation;
scheduled tasks;
operational notifications.
The candidate should be comfortable designing event-driven processes using Frappe workflows, server scripts, APIs, webhooks and custom applications when necessary.
4. Systems Integration
Design integrations between ERPNext and other software platforms or operational systems used by the factory. Responsibilities may include:
REST APIs;
webhooks;
external software integrations;
data import/export pipelines;
third-party applications;
production equipment or shop-floor systems where required.
5. Data Model & Traceability
Design a reliable manufacturing data model. The system must allow the business to understand:
what material entered production;
where it is currently located;
which operation was performed;
who performed it;
which supplier or subcontractor was involved;
material consumption;
scrap generated;
recoverable material;
production costs;
quality-control results;
finished-product history.
6. Manufacturing Costing
Design manufacturing costing logic covering, where applicable:
raw materials;
labour;
machine/workstation costs;
subcontracting costs;
scrap;
recoverable scrap;
rework;
overhead allocation.
The candidate must understand the operational implications of production…