Control Engineer

Hitachi; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Technology Services Private Limited in Chennai invites a Control Engineer to join our engineering team. You will work on projects spanning electrical, mechanical, chemical, and automation disciplines, coordinating design and testing activities.

The role emphasizes developing complete information, leading multidisciplinary engineering efforts, and delivering within safety standards and budget; you will interact with customers, suppliers, and internal teams to drive project success.

Responsibilities

• Engineering development: lead multidisciplinary engineering activities across disciplines and projects.
• Provide technical support for testing, installation and commissioning.
• Design experiments, analyze data and prepare project documents.
• Develop cost-effective, quality solutions within budget and safety standards.
• Interact with customers, officials, contractors and supply chain.
• Mentor and review work of junior professionals; handle complex problems.

Job description

Location:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Job ID:

R0138987

Date Posted:

2026-07-29

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule:

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description

Control Engineer

Technical Project Engineering focuses on a range of engineering disciplines e.g. electrical, mechanical, chemical, civil, structural, automation and software engineering. The activities associated with project engineering include: discipline engineering and design; planning, risk assessments; coordination of resources (personnel and equipment).

Key areas of responsibility

• Engineering development: Ensuring that engineering is developed with complete information and/or that all multidisciplinary information has been included. Leading development of new solutions for complex projects and challenges. Driving completion of all engineering activities on the project. Coordinating engineering discipline across several projects. Providing technical support for testing, installation and commissioning activities. Designing and conducting experiments, analyzing and interpreting the data. Preparing complete project documents in area of responsibility. May act as a design authority for a particular engineering discipline and completes engineering assignments for that discipline.
• Providing cost effective quality solutions and delivering within budget and contract. Ensuring adherence to safety standards and mitigation of potential risks.
• Creating work plans and cost estimates.
• Reviewing and approving scope, budget and schedule for assignments.
• Interacts directly with customers, officials, contractors and supply chain.
• A Senior Professional (P3) applies advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Responsibilities may include: Managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision.
• Coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals.
• Problems faced are difficult and sometimes complex.

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Background Screening and Security Checks

As part of the hiring process, Hitachi Energy conducts pre‑employment background checks that may include verification of employment history, education, criminal records, and other relevant information, in accordance with applicable laws.

For certain roles - particularly those involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security-sensitive functions, additional or more comprehensive background or security screenings may be required. These may include, but are not limited to, enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews (where legally permissible), sanctions screening, or other due diligence measures aligned with the responsibilities of the position.

The scope and depth of any background or security review will be determined based on the nature of the role and business necessity, and will always be conducted in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Candidates will be notified and, where required, asked to provide consent prior to the initiation of any such checks.