Electromechanical Design Engineer - HVDC

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Chennai District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is seeking an Electromechanical Design Engineer for HVDC projects. The role focuses on primary engineering for HVDC substations, layout design, installation drawings and BOM generation, with emphasis on safety and quality.

You will work with NX/Teamcenter and 3D CAD tools, contribute to FAT and commissioning activities, and collaborate with customers and contractors to meet project milestones and regulatory guides.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• 2–5 years of experience in design of primary layout of Electrical UHV/EHV substations.
• Experience with 3D CAD tools and PLM systems.

Responsibilities

• Understand technical requirements for primary engineering of HVDC converter station.
• Perform Substation Layout Design and installation drawings.
• Provide technical support for FAT, installation and commissioning of HVDC projects.
• Prepare project documentation and obtain customer approvals for designs.
• Interact with customers, contractors and staff to ensure on-time delivery and quality.

Skills

Excellent communication

Self-starter

Safety & risk awareness

Customer interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Revit/ACC

NX/Teamcenter

3D CAD tools

Job description

Electromechanical Design Engineer - HVDC

The Electromechanical design engineer has a responsibility to understand technical requirements for Primary engineering of HVDC converter station, Installation drawings and detail design of yard materials there by ensuring safety of the end equipment and HVDC station as a whole.

How you’ll make an impact:

Demonstrate knowledge in advanced high-end CAD/CAM/CAE software(s) to ensure CAD activities are delivered on time and meet quality standard.

Good knowledge of the design principles, guidelines and applicable standards used within Electromechanical design of HVDC Substations, HV / UHV AC Substations.

Evaluates, selects, and applies standard techniques and procedures to perform Substation Layout Design, Civil Inputs to civil designer, Installation drawings and detail design of connectors, insulators etc. provision of bills of materials, estimated engineering hours.

Provides technical support for FAT, installation, and commissioning activities for the HVDC projects under execution (Greenfield as well as brown field).

Prepares project documentation within one’s scope of deliverables and responsible for obtaining customer approvals for the designs and drawings prepared.

As a part of job, shall effectively interact with customers on technical issues, contractors, and other staff to achieve his/her scope of deliveries on time, within budget and meet highest quality standards.

Ensures adherence to safety standards and mitigation of potential risks.

Exposure to Project Lifecycle Management (PLM) system with NX and Experience in HVDC project will have added benefit.

You will be responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background:

You hold a bachelor’s degree in electrical / mechanical engineering.

Minimum work experience of 2 to 5 years in Design of Primary Layout of Electrical UHV/EHV substation project.

You should have knowledge in Autodesk Revit / ACC

You should have knowledge in NX / Teamcenter or Similar 3D tools.

You must have knowledge in Substation Engineering of UHV/EHV substation project along with PLM tools.

Experience of working with advance 3D CAD tools.

Self-starter calibre who could own tasks through to completion.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.