Lead Engineer Specialist, Plant Engineering

Lead Engineer Specialist, Plant Engineering for Pulp, Energy & Circularity Business Area (based in Chennai, India) Are you the enthusiastic, self-driven and result-oriented professional who wants to move our customer’s performance forward by “Leading the way”? We are looking for “Lead Engineer Specialist, Plant Engineering” to be based in Chennai, India. This position reports to “Manager, Engineering, India”. In this position you will have an opportunity to carry out all engineering activities associated with Plant Engineering for all kinds of projects and carry out Plant design modeling wherever required and to play a lead engineer role if nominated in coordinating, directing and carrying out all activities of engineering. In this position, you will be required to , Develop and carry out engineering for plant engineering including layout, equipment, duct, piping, support engineering, detailed design and associated engineering calculations. To carry out basic modeling of Boiler & evaporator area consisting of various equipment, platforms, structures and other items considering various aspects such as operation, maintenance, access requirements, load data for structures, general arrangement drawings etc. To interface with COMOS, MFile etc. To coordinate with all agencies for receipt of inputs and maintain schedule. To provide deliverables meeting the quality requirements. Managing and development of the reporting Lead Engineers/Engineers/Designers. To succeed in this role, you will need : Mechanical Engineering Graduate with 15 - 20 years of Experience Plant Layout, Concept, Basic and Detail engineering of Boiler & Evaporator area. Detail engineering knowledge of Equipment, Piping, Ducting along with experience in support engineering Good Knowledge of ASME and EN codes, strength calculation. Good Knowledge of flexibility analysis. Leading the team of Lead Engineers/Engineers / Designers. Coordinating with Shop, Site, Customer and other Engineering units. Exposure on software COMOS, M files, AutoCAD, E3D, Navis, Caesar II, Rohr II, Solid works, PV Elite LICAD etc. Effective written and oral communication skills in English. We offer: We offer you a rewarding position in a global industry, leader in pulp, paper and energy industries with the possibility to grow professionally. If this sounds like something you are looking for and you are ready to go forward on your career, send your application with your CV via the link provided latest by 11th September 2026. Valmet is a leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. With our automation systems and flow control solutions we serve an even wider base of process industries. We aim to become the global champion in serving our customers. Our more than 19,000 professionals work close to our customers and are committed to improving our customers’ performance – every day. The company has over 220 years of industrial history and a strong track record in continuous improvement and renewal. Valmet’s net sales in 2025 were approximately EUR 5.1 billion. Valmet’s shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki, and the head office is in Espoo, Finland. Join the team!