Junior Engineer — AI/Predictive Maintenance Cell

About this Junior ML Engineer role at BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd)

BHEL, India's flagship government PSU in heavy electrical manufacturing, is hiring junior engineers for its AI/Predictive Maintenance cell in Bhopal. This is a direct-application contract role—no exam, just interview—where you'll work on real industrial AI problems from day one. If you're a junior engineer in Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics who knows Python basics and wants hands-on experience with time-series machine learning and IoT, this Bhopal role is a rare government entry point into AI.

What you'll do

• Build and refine time-series ML models to predict equipment failures and optimize maintenance schedules across BHEL's manufacturing units.
• Work with industrial IoT sensor data—temperature, vibration, pressure readings—to train and validate predictive models.
• Develop digital twin simulations to test maintenance strategies before real-world deployment.
• Write Python code for data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation pipelines.
• Collaborate with mechanical and electrical domain experts to translate maintenance challenges into ML problems.

Who should apply

You need a B.Tech in Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics engineering and 1–3 years of experience. The role is explicitly for junior engineers and freshers-with-experience—no seniority gatekeeping. You should have Python basics solid, some exposure to time-series ML concepts (moving averages, ARIMA, neural networks), and genuine curiosity about industrial IoT sensors and digital twins. If you've worked on any ML project—even a college capstone—and can talk through your code, you're competitive.

Salary & offer in context

BHEL is offering ₹55,000–₹70,000/month for this 2-year contract role. For an ML Engineer salary in India at junior level, this is solid government-sector compensation—comparable to early-career AI engineer roles in private startups, with the stability of a PSU employer. The contract is fixed-term (2 years), so renewal or conversion would depend on performance and cell expansion.

Path to apply

This is a direct-application role—no BHEL competitive exam required, just online portal submission and interview. Apply directly via BHEL's careers portal (bhel.com/careers) with your resume, Python projects, and any ML coursework. The application deadline is June 2, 2026, so apply within the next few weeks. This is one of the rare government AI roles in India with no exam barrier; emphasis on direct interview and technical depth.