From Oil To AI: Indian Engineering Is Changing | January 27 Edition

Good morning. In today’s edition — ?engineering roles evolve into multi-disciplinary powerhouses to address modern challenges; Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) accelerate their equity sell-off, raising market concerns; hotel chains pivot to leasing over property ownership; and the high-stakes race to acquire TikTok’s US operations.

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CORE CONVERSATIONS

By Govindraj Ethiraj

In a candid conversation with TheCore, Engineers India Ltd (EIL) Managing Director Vartika Shukla shared insights into how the company is redefining what it takes to excel in engineering roles. Ms. Shukla emphasised a paradigm shift in the public sector enterprise's approach to talent: "What we need today is people with innovation…Youngsters who are willing to move out of their conventional roles, take up challenges, and help build our strength in areas like digitalisation"

Shukla further emphasised EIL’s push to combine domain expertise in chemical, mechanical, or civil engineering with tools like computational simulations, data analytics, and advanced digital platforms.

She also reflected on EIL’s role as a pioneer in India’s energy and infrastructure sectors. Over the decades, the company has evolved from executing traditional oil and gas projects to tackling complex challenges like the Mongolian refinery—where engineers contend with temperatures as low as -40 degrees—and Rajasthan’s Barmer refinery, which involved designing foundations to withstand water with triple the salinity of seawater.

“It is only the strength of our multifunctional talent that allows us to bring innovative solutions to the table,” Shukla remarked, highlighting the value of site exposure and cross-disciplinary collaboration in EIL’s training programs.

Read the full interview here.

This conversation is brought to you by India Energy Week 2025. The conference is scheduled from February 11-14, 2024 in New Delhi. Register here.

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