Tech firms rework rolls as demand rises for core engineering talent

IT services providers are diversifying their talent pool to include more mechanical and electronics engineers. This is to cater to emerging service segments such as internet of things, industrial automation and 5G technology, all of which require core-engineering skills. Indian technology firms have traditionally preferred to hire computer science engineers.

But, increased business from services related to design engineering and IoT consulting have meant the software services providers recruiting more graduates with core engineering skills.

“The whole space of industrial engineering will be the bigger trend. For five years, the trend was more digital, on the chief marketing officer side. Now, bigger investments will come from a chief manufacturing officer or a chief production officer,” said Ashwin Yardi, CEO of Capgemini India, which plans to hire up to 15,000 graduates from Indian campuses by 2021.