Primary engineering

Overview

Primary engineering role owning engineering authority for low to medium complexity projects and tenders, covering substation design from specification through commissioning support.

What you'll do

• Execute complete engineering assignments on small, medium or large projects and tenders cost effectively and in line with contract specifications and quality standards.
• Prepare substation layouts and section drawings, grounding system drawings, lightning system design and drawings, and cable routings from end-customer technical specifications and OU Engineering inputs.
• Prepare bills of materials, RFQs, and vet vendor offers.
• Estimate engineering 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 on each project or tender.
• Lead interface engineering with MEP and civil, and resolve complex issues.
• Lead vendor negotiations and critical discussions.
• Handle routine technical coordination with customers and consultants.
• Understand requirements from sales, handle tender engineering independently, and prepare layouts, single line diagrams, and BOM/BOQ of major equipment and accessories.
• Handle primary engineering, follow quality and processes, and identify project risks.
• 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 in Engineering (Electrical and Electronics Engineering).
• 6-10 years of experience.
• Capability in managing project lifecycle from engineering to commissioning support for at least five AIS and GIS substation projects rated 66 kV and above.
• Hands-on experience in at least one power quality improvement project.
• In-depth knowledge of substation design calculations, including SCF, SAG, earthing, DSLP, lighting, conductor sizing, cable sizing (HV and MV) and transformer sizing; standardization of templates, cost review and risk analysis.
• Substation layout engineering of OEL, earthing, cable routing and DSLP layout.
• Expert-level use of design calculation tools: Cymgrd, Cymcab, DIALux, ETAP, CDEGS.
• Competency in Revit (ACC) and AutoCAD for document review and minor drawing modifications.
• Knowledge of safety aspects in engineering and its applications.
• Knowledge of IEC and IEEE standards.
• Individual contributor with in-depth knowledge in a specific area, able to work independently and apply established standards.
• Able to act as team leader to drive a project engineering team.
• Excellent English speaker with good communication skills.
• Dynamic and proactive, team player, willing to work across different countries, with a high level of ownership.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience in utility-based practices and standards such as SEC, TAQA, EWA, DEWA and SEWA.

Details

• Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
• Full-time schedule; not remote.
• Pre-employment background checks apply, with additional screening for certain roles.