IOL Junior Project Engineer Recruitment 2026 — 57 Vacancies

IOL Junior Project Engineer Recruitment 2026: Overview

India Optel Limited (IOL), under the Ministry of Defence, is hiring Junior Project Engineers on fixed term contracts for Opto Electronics Factory (OLF) and Ordnance Factory Dehradun (OFD) in Uttarakhand. The company makes optical and optoelectronic sights, systems and cables for military and paramilitary forces. These roles support factory production, shop floor work and production quality, with laboratory assignments linked to the discipline you join.

Posts and Disciplines

• Chemical: The chemical stream sits within the factory's technical work and includes chemical laboratory assignments when needed for the position.
• Electrical: This stream supports electrical work within the production and factory setting. Your assignment follows the needs of the position.
• Electronics: This stream connects with electronics work in IOL's manufacturing operations, alongside the shared production and quality responsibilities.
• Mechanical: Mechanical assignments form part of the shop floor, production and related laboratory work described in the notice.
• Optics and Coating: This is a separate technical stream within the same factory recruitment. The notice gives a shared job description rather than a detailed daily duty list for this stream.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Initial tenure: Engagement can run for up to two years, depending on need. Extensions depend on the work requirement, performance and approval; they are not automatic.
• Extension wording: The tenure section sets an overall limit of five years including extensions, but a later clause refers to consideration beyond five years. Ask IOL to clarify this inconsistency before relying on a longer tenure.
• Contract status: You must sign a contractual agreement. The engagement does not create a right to regular employment or absorption into IOL.
• Posting and movement: The initial work locations are the Dehradun factories. IOL can post, transfer, attach or depute you elsewhere for official work with approval.
• Ending the contract: The contract ends when its term finishes unless extended. The notice also provides for early termination for poor performance, misconduct or breaches of company rules.
• Confidentiality: You must sign a non-disclosure agreement and protect company information during and after the engagement. Company records and materials must be handed back when you leave.
• Communication and attendance: Call letters arrive by email, so keep your contact details active. Virtual interviews and requests to change the interview arrangements are not accepted.

Application Submission Notes

Complete Annexure A in block letters and send the hard copy by Speed Post only to The Chairman & Managing Director, India Optel Limited, OFILDD Campus, Raipur, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248008. Write “APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF [your position] ON FIXED TERM CONTRACT BASIS” on the envelope, using your exact discipline. Send a separate application for each position you wish to apply for.

• Handle production activities in the assigned engineering discipline
• Support day-to-day shop floor operations at the factory
• Carry out work linked to production quality
• Perform mechanical, electrical, electronics or chemical laboratory work as assigned to the position
• Keep technical records of production work and quality observations
• Protect confidential technical information and company materials