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
Apollo Tyres Ltd, with its corporate headquarters in Gurgaon, India, is in the business of manufacture and sale of tyres since its inception in 1972. Over the years, the company has grown manifold, establishing its footprint across the globe.
The company has manufacturing presence in Asia and Europe with 7 modern tyre facilities and exports to over 100 countries. Powered by its key brands — Apollo and Vredestein, the company offers a comprehensive product portfolio spread across passenger car, light truck, truck-bus, off highway and two-wheeler tyres, retreading material and retreaded tyres.
