Team Leader - Emerging Technologies - (MBE)

Your role

As Team Leader - (MBE) - Emerging Technologies, your mission is to deliver state-of-the-art engineering services and solutions for the development of modelling-led technology initiatives related to compressors, vacuum systems, pumps, components, and new machine concepts. You will lead the MBE competence by advancing physical phenomena-based modelling, data-driven modelling, engineering calculations, and digital engineering practices, while fostering technical competence, best modelling practices, continuous improvement, and impactful contributions to innovation and product development.

Key Responsibilities

Customer Focus

• Lead timely execution of BDC / NPI / NPD / custom technology projects requiring modelling, simulation, and analytical support.


• Translate divisional/customer needs into clear work packages, modelling plans, assumptions, calibration strategy, and deliverables.


• Ensure effective communication with internal stakeholders through all phases of the project and proactively identify opportunities to enhance GECIA’s contribution toward technological advancement.

People Focus

• Build and coach a high-performing MBE team with strengths in thermodynamics, gas dynamics, thermal-fluid modelling, kinematics and dynamics, system/sub-system/component modelling, and digital engineering.


• Drive competence development roadmaps, structured knowledge sharing, and reusable methods and models across the team.


• Create strong team spirit around Driving Customer Success & Improving Business Results, while fostering a “CAN DO; WILL DO” mindset and a research-oriented culture.

Technology Focus

• Advance the team’s capabilities in physics-based modelling, data-driven modelling, dynamic and transient modelling, digital DOE, AI/ML-assisted MBE, surrogate modelling, and model reuse.


• Develop/ support in developing test benches for calibrating the models for medium – high fidelity models at fundamental level. Subsystem level, system level.


• Define best practices for modelling quality, assumptions, validation, documentation, and traceability.


• Track market and industry trends and align the team’s capability development with future technology needs across compressors, vacuum, pumps, hydrogen, CO₂, and energy-efficiency-related initiatives.

Product Focus

• Build reusable model libraries, templates, methodologies, and digital building blocks for faster concept evaluation and technology decision-making.


• Support technology reviews, concept feasibility studies, and early-stage architecture down-selection.


• Ensure strong knowledge management on Product, Process, People, and Tool, and maintain structured project history and learning capture.

Operational Excellence

• Ensure adherence to SOPs, transparent capacity planning, and high-quality delivery standards.


• Drive automation of repetitive modelling activities and improve team efficiency through digital methods and standardized workflows.


• Ensure GECIA KPIs as targeted by Management.


• Strengthen interfaces with testing, product teams, and machine technology teams to improve model validation and technology transfer readiness.

To succeed, you will need

• Strong experience in model-based engineering / simulation / analytical engineering in rotating, reciprocating, flow, thermal, or multi-physics systems.


• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams and convert ambiguous problems into structured engineering work.


• Good understanding of technology development, product development, and cross-functional collaboration.


• A strong blend of technical depth, people leadership, innovation mindset, and execution discipline.

What we expect of you?  

Experience Requirement:

• Experience:  7 – 20 years In Mechanical/ R&D/ Equivalent Engineering/ Technology Domains


• Education: BTech/ MTech/ phD in Mechanical Engineering

• People Management experience is added advantage


• Experience in working with cross functional teams & cross-cultural teams is must.


• First-hand experience of working on NPI/ NPD/ Technology projects is essential.

Knowledge Requirement:

• Excellent knowledge & Experience on Developing Medium – high fidelity 1D models for




• Products Eg – Compressors, Vacuum systems


• Phenomena – Eg: Thermal, leakage, tribology, Heat transfer, Mechanics, Dynamics, Fluid- Structure interactions




• Excellent knowledge on




• Core Mechanical Engineering  - is must


• Fundamental physics & applied physics is must


• Engineering Maths and Applied Maths is must


• Computational Sciences is must


• Statistical analysis is added advantage


• DOEs – is added advantage


• Machine learning – is an added advantage




• Good coding & Modelling knowledge on 1 of the following s/w platforms:




• Matlab  (is an added advantage)


• Python




• Can independently derive governing equations from first principles approach related to:




• Systems in thermodynamic behaviour


• Gas dynamics


• Real gas behaviour


• Interaction of fluid and structure


• Motion analysis


• Kinematic and Dynamic synthesis of a subsystem/ system




• Excellent knowledge & Experience on at least 1 of Compressor/ Vacuum technologies from the following domains:




• Rotory Technologies


• Reciprocating Technologies


• Viscous Pump Technologies




• Good understanding of Atlas Copco Products across Business Areas is an added advantage.


• Excellent knowledge on real gas behaviour and modelling the same at various conditions is must. Gasses like N2, CO2, CH4, H2, He, gas Mixtures etc


• Understanding of Global engineering & Design standards (ISO, DIN, API, ASME etc) is must.


• Good knowledge of AI and use of AI (not limited to Gen AI) in engineering systems is an added advantage.

Expected Skills:

• Dynamic, Result Oriented, Customer focused.


• Technology Driven


• Excellent coaching Skills


• Can do: Will do attitude


• People Management


• Excellent Project Management Skills


• Flair for Automation


• Ability to manage the team as per talent framework


• Strong collaboration mindset and ability to balance innovation with structured execution.

In return, we offer

• Culture of trust and accountability


• Lifelong learning and career growth




• Comprehensive compensation and benefits


• Health and well-being

Job location

Hybrid
This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site at our (insert organization here) in Pune, India (IN).

Contact information

 Talent Acquisition Team