Manager Field Engineering

Apollo Tyres Ltd is an international tyre manufacturer and the leading tyre brand in India. The company has multiple manufacturing units in India and a unit each in The Netherlands and Hungary. The company markets its products under its two global brands – Apollo and Vredestein, and its products are available in over 100 countries through a vast network of branded, exclusive and multi\-product outlets.

• *Job Title**: Manager Field Engineering

• *Location**: Chennai R\&D

• *Reports to (Position)**: Group Manager \-FE\-CV \& OHT

• *Department/Function**: Field Engineering – CV \& OHT , Field offices

• *Number of Direct Reports (Solid Line)**: 0

• *Number of Direct Reports (Dotted Line)**: 0

• *Number of Outsourced Reports**: 0

• *Purpose of the Job**: Responsible to

• To establish an impartial, data\-driven tyre validation ecosystem that transforms field\-testing insights, product performance analysis, and market intelligence into institutional knowledge, enabling faster, smarter, and future\-ready product and technology development.

• The role will act as the Eye and Ear of R\&D, translating real\-world operating conditions into controlled validation methodologies, competitive intelligence, and actionable engineering insights through advanced analytics, Tyre duty cycle, digitalization, and robust system development.

**Major Responsibilities**

• Impartial Tyre Validation: Establish objective, data\-driven tyre validation methodologies that translate real\-world operating conditions into actionable product development insights.
• Benchmark Performance Analysis: Evaluate internal and competitor tyre performance to identify performance gaps, improvement opportunities, and technology benchmarks.
• Market Mapping \& Competitive Intelligence: Capture market trends, customer usage, competitor performance, and emerging technology insights to support R\&D and product strategy.
• Digitalization \& Efficiency Improvement: Data analytics, and digital tools to improve field\-testing effectiveness, productivity, and decision\-making.
• System Development \& Knowledge Management: Develop a structured data lake, digital test\-reporting platform, analytical models, AI\-ready datasets, work instructions, and SOPs to institutionalize engineering knowledge.
• System Thinking \& Capability Development: Build system\-thinking, analytical, and structured problem\-solving capabilities within the Field Engineering team to strengthen tyre–vehicle correlation and root\-cause analysis.
• Future\-Ready Product Development: Convert field\-testing insights and market intelligence into validated engineering recommendations that accelerate the development of robust, competitive, and future\-ready tyre technologies.

**Skills**

Strong expertise in tyre engineering, tyre performance evaluation, vehicle applications, and field\-testing methodologies.

Advanced analytical capability in statistical methods, data interpretation, benchmarking, and structured root\-cause analysis.

Proficiency in digital data management, visualization platforms, and test\-report automation.

Working knowledge of AI/ML applications, data lake architecture, and analytical model development.

Strong system\-thinking, strategic problem\-solving, and cross\-functional collaboration skills.

**Relevant Experience**

Minimum 10 years of experience in Tyre industry

**Education Qualification(s)**

Min B. Tech, \- Mechanical / Automobile /Rubber /Polymer/ Technology