Head of Electronics Engineering (PLC/Controls)

Backstage Dynamics Pvt. Ltd. (BDPL)

Mumbai / Navi Mumbai Global Projects

Experience: 5+ years | Hands-on | Leadership

BDPL builds live, safety-critical automation and robotic systems for the global entertainment industry. These systems run in public, under load, with zero tolerance for failure.

Were hiring a Head of Electronics Engineering to own the controls brain of our machines.

This is not a coordination role.

This is design, code, debug, deliver.

You will own

PLC architecture, standards, and safety logic

How systems behave on site, under pressure

Controls decisions from blank page to commissioning

You will do

Write and review production-grade PLC code

Build PLC frameworks, libraries, and standards

Design motion sequences, interlocks, state machines

Work mainly with Siemens PLCs (TIA Portal, S7-1500 / S7-1200)

Integrate drives, robots, safety systems, HMIs

Lead FAT, SAT, commissioning, and troubleshooting

You must have

5+ years hands-on controls / automation experience

Strong PLC programming depth (not maintenance-only)

Siemens PLC + industrial networking experience

Comfort owning safety-critical decisions

Ability to debug without vendor dependence

Do NOT apply if

You avoid site work or commissioning

You need fixed specs to function

You want a pure manager role

You dont want accountability when things fail

Compensation

Senior-level compensation aligned with top-tier controls engineers

ESOPs / long-term equity upside for high-impact contributors

Performance-linked upside tied to delivery, reliability, and ownership

Long-term growth as BDPL scales globally

Why BDPL

Real technical authority

One-off systems (no repeat SKUs)

Direct access to founders

International exposure

• Pay tied to capability, not tenure

If this something that you would enjoy doing, we would love to hear from you! Please email us on with your updated CV.