Mechanical Engineer

Saur Energy International; Vadodara; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Saur Energy International seeks an Engineering Team Leader for Power Transformers Engineering in India. You will oversee a team focused on transformer design, translating requirements into strategy and manufacturable designs across PT factories.

You will drive standardization, manage base designs, and ensure compliance with IEC/IEEE standards while collaborating with product management, operations, and R&D. Strong leadership and remote coordination across geographies are essential.

Qualifications

• BE in Mechanical with 10+ years in transformer design.
• Experience in Tender and Order engineering.
• Experience with IEC/IEEE standards across markets.
• Proven track record of standardization across multiple factory locations.
• Cross-functional collaboration with product management, operations, manufacturing, and quality.
• Project engineering management including requirement gathering, strategy development, and execution.
• Proficient with design systems, tools, and processes used in power transformer development.
• Familiarity with TXpert Ecosystem is a plus.
• Excellent collaboration and remote working with host factories.
• Experience managing cross-cultural customer interactions across geographies.
• Ability to delegate tasks and monitor progress.
• Ability to set a strategic vision and drive team performance.
• Adaptable to new systems across various factory environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive standardization of transformer mechanical components, including internal & Tank, Radiators, Structures & externals.
• Develop and maintain: Base designs, Standard design rules, checklists, and templates.
• Work on reducing design variants and part standardization aligned with BU strategy.
• Review and validate: Mechanical drawings, Layouts and Designs, BOM structures.
• Ensure compliance with IEEE / IEC standards & Internal design guidelines.
• Collaborate with: Factory engineering teams, Manufacturing and quality teams, Product management & R&D.
• Participate in: Design reviews, Gate reviews, Standardization workshops.
• Ensure alignment between: Customer requirements, Factory capabilities
• Manufacturing Readiness & Deployment: Ensure designs are Globally manufacturable across multiple factories, Optimized for cost, quality, and cycle time.
• Support factory teams during Design transfer, Implementation, Issue resolution.

Skills

Transformer design

Tender engineering

IEC/IEEE standards

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Design systems

TXpert Ecosystem

Remote collaboration

Cost optimization

Education

BE Mechanical

Tools

Design tools

Design software

Job description

How you’ll make an impact

The successful candidate for Engineering Team Leader for the Power Transformers Engineering will oversee the creation of a team focused on transformer design. This role includes gathering requirements from various departments, translating them into strategy, and delivering manufacturable designs across any PT factories within Hitachi Energy.

Main Accountabilities are:

• Drive standardization of transformer mechanical components, including internal & Tank, Radiators, Structures & externals.

• Develop and maintain: Base designs, Standard design rules, checklists, and templates.

• Work on reducing design variants and part standardization aligned with BU strategy.
• Review and validate: Mechanical drawings, Layouts and Designs, BOM structures.
• Ensure compliance with: IEEE / IEC standards & Internal design guidelines.
• Collaborate with: Factory engineering teams, Manufacturing and quality teams, Product management & R&D.
• Participate in: Design reviews, Gate reviews, Standardization workshops.
• Ensure alignment between: Customer requirements, Factory capabilities
• Manufacturing Readiness & Deployment: Ensure designs are Globally manufacturable across multiple factories, Optimized for cost, quality, and cycle time.
• Support factory teams during Design transfer, Implementation, Issue resolution.

Your background

• B.E. (Mechanical) with >10 years’ experience in Trafo design, mainly on power transformer design.
• Experience in Tender engineering and order engineering.
• Experience of working for North America, Europe and Asian market IEC standard & IEEE standard.
• Proven track record of engineering support and standardization across multiple factory locations.
• Extensive experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including product management, operations, manufacturing, and quality.
• Strong background in project engineering management, including requirement gathering, strategy development, and execution.
• Proficient in design systems, tools, and processes used in power transformer development.
• Familiarity with digital platforms such as TXpert™ Ecosystem is a plus.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to respond quickly and effectively while working remotely with host factories.
• Experience managing cross-cultural customer interactions and engineering tasks across geographies.
• Strong ability to delegate tasks based on team capabilities and monitor progress effectively.
• Demonstrated skill in setting a strategic vision, driving team performance, and delivering positive results.
• Adaptable to new systems and processes across various factory environments.