New Delhi: Vedanta Limited (NSE: VEDL) has highlighted the transformative role of its engineering workforce. With over 30% of its employees being Vedanta Engineers, the company is leveraging traditional and emerging disciplines to drive operational excellence and innovation at a global scale.
Vedanta has set a new benchmark for gender diversity in core industries, with women constituting one-third of its engineering workforce.
This stands out in contrast to the industry average, where women account for just 3% in manufacturing and core engineering roles.
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Vedanta Engineers Onboarded from Premier Institutes Across India
In FY25, Vedanta expanded its engineering base by inducting more than 500 engineers from over 50 premier institutes, including IITs, NITs, and private universities. The intake also included talent from Jammu & Kashmir and the North-East, reflecting Vedanta’s commitment to tapping into talent across India.
Vedanta Engineers Leading Digital Transformation Across Businesses
Across its aluminium, zinc, oil & gas, iron ore, ferrochrome, and power businesses, Vedanta Engineers are driving innovation using advanced digital technologies such as Industrial IoT (IIoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), LiDAR, robotics, and digital twins.
These solutions are reshaping mining, smelting, energy production, and power generation processes, making them smarter, safer, and more sustainable.
At Vedanta Aluminium, engineers are powering the world’s largest aluminium smelters and refinery. At Hindustan Zinc, they oversee advanced underground zinc mines and zinc-lead smelters, deploying robotics, AI/ML solutions, and 3D geological mapping.
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In Cairn Oil & Gas, petroleum engineers are harnessing digital twins and advanced recovery technologies to strengthen energy security. At Vedanta Power and Sesa Goa, engineers are ensuring reliable operations in thermal power and iron ore production, while at FACOR they are driving excellence in ferrochrome operations.
Building a Future-Ready Workforce of Vedanta Engineers
Vedanta continues to invest in future-ready talent by expanding into new-age specialisations such as digital analytics, sustainability, mechatronics, preventive maintenance, supply chain reliability, and geotechnical engineering.
Through career development opportunities and cutting-edge exposure, Vedanta Engineers are empowered to innovate, deliver efficiency, and contribute to nation-building.
