Industrial Engineer - How to become an Industrial Engineer

Industrial Engineer also known as Management Engineer or Production Engineer in some organizations has to work in coordination with other technical and management experts of the organization towards the optimization of all the factors of production be it human resource, machinery, equipments, energy resources  or raw material to get the best possible output and increase productivity in manufacturing units.

Industrial Engineer uses his skills to minimize wastage of time, investment, raw materials, energy resources and another factor of production. As these measures are necessary for practically every organisation, industrial engineering is applied in virtually every industry thereby making industrial engineer an all-important professional.

In a pursuit to achieve overall economies of scale industrial engineer communicate with vendors, technical and non-technical staff, and management personnel regarding purchases, procedures, product specifications, manufacturing capabilities, and project status from time to time.

Industrial Engineer Eligibility

The minimum educational qualification for becoming an Industrial Engineer is a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.

Industrial Engineer Required Skills

• Industrial Engineers must be good at solving problems in an effective way to achieve his goal of increased productivity and operational efficiency.
• They must be capable of combining his technical know-how with practical feasibility, human capabilities and limitations to get the best possible results.
• Besides this, an Industrial Engineer must be able to work in unison with engineers, technicians, and other managerial staff.
• To perform efficiently a good Industrial Engineer not only be technically sound but also possess good communication skills as his job centres around the use of people, materials, energy, information and machines in the most effective way.

How to become an Industrial Engineer?

An aspirant can follow any of the following ways to become an Industrial Engineer. 

Interesting candidate can join Diploma after 10th and get a Diploma in Industrial Engineering.

Step 1
Interested candidate has to appear in an entrance test conducted by the Technical Education Boards of various State Governments and selected candidates are admitted in the Diploma in Industrial Engineering course according to the rank of the candidate in the entrance exam.

This exam is generally held in the month of May-June and consists of Objective type questions on the subject of English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Aptitude.

Step 2
After completing this three years of Diploma course one can either join some job of Junior Engineer level or can compete to get admission in the second year of a degree in engineering course which is provided by some of the regional engineering colleges of the state.  OR

One can complete its engineering studies through AMIE (Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers) - An alternate option for getting an engineering degree.

MIE introduce non-formal engineering education Programme, successful completion of which is recognised as equivalent to a degree in engineering by the government of India, the union public service commission, state governments and public/private sector organizations.

The second option is that the engineering aspirant can opt for 10+2 followed by the admission in the Degree Engineering College.

Step 1
Aspiring eligible candidates have to appear in the engineering entrance tests like JEE, to get admission in some of the best engineering colleges of India like IIT’s etc.

Candidate gets admission into the various engineering institutes for the four-year degree programme according to their merit in the examination taken and a stream of their interest as selected by them.

Step 2
After successful completion of Bachelors of Industrial Engineering course and required internship the candidate is eligible to join Government, Semi Government or Privates sector as an Assistant Engineer. The more competitive ones can go for Combined Engineering Services exam to get to the top most technical post of the Government of India. 

As another option one can opt of higher qualification as M.E followed by PhD and can go form research work or for academics.

Industrial Engineer Job Description

Industrial engineer job includes studying product requirements, design mathematical models and manufacturing systems to meet these requirements. They also observe the production environment and recommend methods of improvement to the executives for making them more work friendly. The industrial engineer is also responsible to determine manufacturing processes, staff requirements, and production standards by applying various statistical methods and mathematical tools.

Industrial Engineer Career Prospects

Industrial Engineer Salary

Average starting salary of an Industrial engineer in private can vary between Rs.30,000 to Rs.40,000 per month whereas in public sector enterprises or Government organisations the salary of industrial engineers depends upon the prevailing pay scale in respective state governments and union government. However, in the government sector, they do not get as much as in the private sector. But they are suitably compensated by other perks and allowances in addition to housing facilities, medical expenses as well as free/concessional air travels for their immediate family members and dependents.