Senior Engineer- Heat Treatment
Date: 6 Oct 2025
Location: Jaipur, RJ, IN, 302028
Company: Hero Motocorp
Function
Research & Development - Jaipur
Pay Band
E4 to M2
Role
Senior Engineer-Heat Treatment
A purpose driven role for you
A Senior Engineer role is critically needed to spearhead the rapid development of prototype components through advanced DMLS and traditional sand casting foundry processes. This role requires hands-on expertise in operating and monitoring a wide array of thermal processing equipment, including sealed quench, nitriding, and tempering furnaces, to achieve precise material properties. The engineer will also manage vital surface engineering techniques such as shot peening and conduct non-destructive testing like Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI) to ensure component reliability. Proficiency in comprehensive metallurgical analysis, from microstructure preparation and hardness testing to specialized processes like carburizing and induction hardening, is essential for validating new designs. This position is indispensable for accelerating R&D cycles, ensuring the structural integrity of next-generation components, and maintaining our competitive edge in innovation.
A Day in the life
To Monitor and operate
Sealed quench furnace
Nitriding furnace
Solution treatment
Tempering and preheating furnace
Shot blasting and peening machine
Sub Zero treatment furnace
MPI, Metrology (Polishing, Grinding, Hardness testing, etc.)
SCADA
Induction hardening
Specimen preparation of Microstructure analysis.
Knowledge of following HT processes,
Carburizing
Carbo-Nitriding
Annealing
Normalizing
Gas Nitriding
Austempering
Martempering
Shot peening
Metallurgical testing of HT components
Induction hardening
Part delivery tracking & Failure identification and its trouble shooting
Calibration of present work flow and designing of new workflow
Hands on Experience in sand casting
Proficient in CAD, CAE (Catia/Novacast simulation siftware.
Hands on experience in design of sand casting molds and GDC Mold.
Knowledge of pattern design, Mold Assembly and metal flow Analysis.
Trouble shooting of sand-casting Defects.
Hands on experience of operating sand printing machine
Pattern design for aluminium casting
Aluminium casting planning and manufacturing of quality parts
Tooling & Raw material planning and Procurement
Work allocation & documentation
Manufacturing feedback
Validation of the parts
Academic Qualification & Experience
BE/ BTech in Mechanical Engineering
Technical Skills/Knowledge
Data evaluation skills, knowledge of tools
Behavioural Skills
Communication
Planning and organising
What will it be like to work for Hero
As the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for the last 22 years, Hero is where you will get to work with the brightest innovators, passionate about being the best in what they do. You will become a part of India’s proudest legacy, a brand that is celebrated by 110 million Indians and is now taking over the world with its manufacturing superpower. If you are someone who dreams big and goes after their dreams with absolute conviction, Hero is your place to be. At Hero, we are building a cutting-edge future of mobility, pushing frontiers of innovation and aiming for the very best. Choose to be with the best, choose to be your best.
About Hero
Headquartered in New Delhi (India), Hero MotoCorp is the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for 22 consecutive years. We are at the forefront of developing modern, technologically superior and eco-friendly mobility solutions for its millions of customers around the world.
Hero MotoCorp has rapidly transformed into a true multinational organization with a presence in 47 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.
We have achieved the coveted milestone of 110 million cumulative production and sales since inception. Aligned with its Vision “Be the Future of Mobility”, Hero MotoCorp plans to achieve its next 100 million sales by 2030.
We have a globally benchmarked manufacturing and Research & Development (R&D) ecosystem that is spread across global geographies. Its R&D facilities are located in India and Germany - the Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT) at Jaipur, India, and the Tech Centre Germany (TCG), near Munich. Hero MotoCorp’s eight ‘green’ manufacturing facilities are spread across India (6), Colombia (1) and Bangladesh (1).
Hero MotoCorp is the pre-eminent leader in the Indian two-wheeler market. It is the only motorcycle manufacturing company listed in Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
In 2022, Hero MotoCorp launched a separate brand for emerging mobility solutions, including Electric Vehicles (EV) - VIDA, Powered by Hero. VIDA has commenced sales of VIDA V1 – its first EV – in India and plans to launch the product in global markets.
We are one of the largest global corporate promoters of multiple sporting disciplines. Hero is globally associated with golf, football, field hockey, cricket and motorsports. Hero MotoSports Team Rally is one of India’s flag-bearers in global rally racing. The iconic golfer Tiger Woods is Hero MotoCorp’s Global Corporate Partner.
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