Grid Solutions R&D Secondary Engineer - IDC

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; India; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Technology Services Private Limited in Chennai seeks an experienced Electrical engineer to lead secondary engineering activities, design layouts, and SCADA topology for high- and medium-voltage projects.

You will coordinate with multiple departments, assess risk, prepare design documents, and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards across project lifecycles.

Qualifications

• Graduates in Electrical engineering with relevant experience.
• Experience in AIS and GIS secondary designs and panel engineering.
• Knowledge of SCADA architecture and digital substations.

Responsibilities

• Own complete secondary engineering activities for projects.
• Coordinate with design, SCM, and suppliers to progress work.
• Plan and review quality systems; ensure safety in design.
• Obtain customer approvals for designs and drawings.
• Assess technical risk and identify improvement opportunities.
• Participate in customer meetings and site visits.
• Prepare and review design documents and schematics.

Skills

Electrical engineering experience

AIS & GIS secondary designs

Panel engineering (layouts, wiring)

Digital Substation Architecture

SCADA architecture knowledge

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Tools

SCADA software

Job description

Job Details

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Job ID: R0126957

Date Posted: 2026-04-29

Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: Full time

Remote: No

Job Description

The opportunity: Design authority for an engineering discipline with low to medium complexity. Complete assignments on small projects or portions of larger projects, cost-effectively and in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards and safety requirements. Based on technical specifications from end customers and inputs from R&D project team, prepare Protection principle SLD, Schematics, SCADA topology, Bill of materials, RFQs, vetting of vendor offers, Eng. Hours estimation, visit to project sites, technical risk assessment and opportunity evaluation etc.

How you’ll make an impact

• Ownership of complete secondary engineering activities.
• Co-ordination with other departments - lead, primary, SCM, C&R suppliers etc. for design progress & completion.
• Plan, implement, review and continuously improvise quality system.
• Ensure the Safety through design principles which meant for complete project lifecycle.
• Responsible for obtaining customer approvals for the designs and drawings.
• Technical risk and opportunity assessment and validation.
• Take part in customer meetings / site visits.
• Estimation of engineering efforts.
• Review of requirement specification / technical specifications and preparation of Design Intent Document.
• Preparation and review of Protection SLD showing principles, relays and meters, Functional Design Standards.
• Descriptions, Signal list, trip matrix, Logics & Interlocks.
• Review of Vendor drawings and documents (technical vetting of Control & Relay panels, Auxiliary System).
• Preparation of schematic diagrams for the interface’s equipment in Control & Relay Panel scheme thus providing completeness.
• Preparation and review of circuit diagrams.
• Preparation and review of Cable block diagram, Cable Schedule & BoQ estimation for ordering.
• Responsible for ensuring 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

Graduates in Electrical engineering should have minimum 5-10 years of experience in relevant areas of work. Expertise in AIS & GIS secondary designs. Expertise in Panel Engineering (Layouts, circuit diagram, wiring table, terminal table etc.,) Good knowledge on Digital Substation Architecture & products. Good knowledge in preparation of SCADA architecture. Must have experience in project execution of products related to Design, supply installation of HV/MV/LV equipment, rectifiers, panels. Should possess strong leadership skills and ability to convince stakeholders in the interest of the project. Ability to work under pressure to deliver the projects with time, cost and quality. Innovative and able to bring new ideas to improve engineering quality, cost, and delivery.

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