Primary Engineer

Overview

Primary Engineer role providing engineering authority for low to medium complexity substation projects and tenders, delivering complete engineering assignments in line with contract specifications and quality standards.

What you'll do

• Prepare substation layouts and section drawings, grounding system drawings, lightning system design and drawings, cable routings, and bills of materials based on end customer technical specifications and OU Engineering team inputs.
• Prepare RFQs, vet vendor offers, estimate hours, and visit project sites.
• Perform technical risk assessment and opportunity evaluation.
• Coordinate with Engineering Manager, Engineering Leads, Tendering team, Project managers, SCM, secondary and civil/steel design functions, consultants, and end customers, and provide required support in each project or tender.
• Verify technical data sheets of primary equipment.
• Evaluate vendor offers.
• Perform FAT / SAT of primary equipment and systems as needed.
• Validate technical risks and opportunities.
• Propose innovative ideas to reduce engineering effort.
• Plan, implement, review and continuously improve the quality system and follow Opex initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Live Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 10-15 years of experience.
• Minimum 7-10 years of experience in substation tendering and project engineering activities (technical and commercial).
• Experience handling complete engineering deliverables for AIS and GIS projects.
• Exposure to international experience and standards such as IEC, IEEE and AS.
• Understanding of substation auxiliary design aspects such as LVAC / LVDC supplies, cable sizing, and battery and battery charger sizing.
• Knowledge of primary equipment such as circuit breakers, disconnectors, earthing switches, instrument transformers, and power transformers.
• Proficiency in required CAD design tools (BIM Tools, BIM 360, Navisworks, MicroStation / AutoCAD, AutoCAD REVIT, 3D competence).
• Knowledge of relevant international standards such as IEEE and IEC.
• Individual contributor with in-depth knowledge in a specific area to execute complex or specialized projects and challenges, often thinking independently to challenge traditional solutions.
• Dynamic and proactive, willing to grow in the organization.
• Team player, ready to play the role across different countries.
• High level of ownership.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality digital solutions.
• Proficiency in both spoken and written English.

Details

• Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
• Employment type: Full time.
• Not remote.