Remote Operations Engineer

Augury Augury · Vertical AI · Bengaluru India · R&D

The Remote Operations Engineer will provide human oversight and domain expertise to AI agents in industrial manufacturing environments, monitoring production, managing anomalies, and coordinating with on-site personnel. This role bridges traditional manufacturing with AI-driven automation, focusing on operational challenges and influencing AI scalability.

What you'd actually do

  1. Utilize AI-powered dashboards to monitor production performance, process conditions, and critical operating metrics for industrial manufacturing lines.
  2. Review AI-generated alarms and process deviations; surface and prioritize anomalies to ensure operational continuity.
  3. Act as a critical liaison between Augury's AI insights and on-site personnel, guiding operational workflows and supporting operators with day-to-day decisions via Teams or VoIP.
  4. Maintain meticulous operational logs and key event documentation, ensuring structured handoffs between night shifts and day-time on-site teams.
  5. Provide human-in-the-loop escalation support, applying your manufacturing background to troubleshoot complex industrial process issues.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, or a related technical field.
  • 4–8 years of experience operating, monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing industrial manufacturing processes.
  • Hands-on experience with industrial systems including DCS, SCADA, Historians (e.g., AVEVA), and Industrial Automation.
  • Proven ability to analyze complex data sets and draw professional conclusions to improve manufacturing efficiency and yield.
  • Excellent verbal and electronic communication skills, with the ability to lead technical discussions and build credibility with on-site engineering teams.

Nice to have

  • Experience with Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, or Process Optimization methodologies.
  • Familiarity with I&C systems and wireless OT connectivity protocols.
  • A passion for how AI agents can reduce routine monitoring loads and enhance human decision-making.

What the JD emphasized

  • AI agents
  • AI-driven automation
  • AI in manufacturing
  • AI-powered dashboards
  • AI-generated alarms