Offer Engineer - Gas Insulated Switchgear

Hitachi Energy; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in India is seeking an Associate Project Engineer to join the India Operations Centre (INOPC) in Chennai. The role focuses on GIS primary design for substations, supporting sales tendering with engineering documents and drawings for cost calculations and customer submissions.

The candidate will perform primary engineering for GIS transmission/sub-transmission, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure documentation aligns with quality processes.

Qualifications

• 3–8 years of experience in Tender or Execution of substation projects or HV product design.
• Good knowledge of CAD tools (Creo & AutoCAD).
• Familiarity with standards IEC, IEEE, ANSI etc.
• Excellent knowledge of HV products & substations.
• Team player with ability to meet sales targets and provide timely solutions.
• Excellent English communication; German/French/Spanish a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support Sales & Tendering engineers to develop tender documents and drawings.
• Prepare drawings for customer submissions for GIS substations above 66kV.
• Deliver primary engineering for GIS of transmission and sub-transmission systems.
• Coordinate with other team members and other departments as needed.
• Prepare BOM and cost estimation; contribute to tender cost optimization.
• Maintain and update project/tender documentation per quality processes.

Skills

HV knowledge

Tender/Execution experience

Education

Bachelor's degree / Diploma in EEE / Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Creo

AutoCAD

Job description

The opportunity

Currently, we are looking for a suitable candidate to fulfill the role of Associate Project Engineer at our India Operations Centre (INOPC) in Chennai, India. The position is opened for experienced engineers with technical expertise in the design of Primary engineering related to GIS Substation.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• You will be a part of the GIS Primary Offer Engineering team.
• You will be supporting the Sales & Tendering engineers to develop Tender specific engineering documents and drawings for calculating right cost and drawings submission to customer as part of offer documentation.
• This role completes involved in Primary Engineering of Gas Insulated Switchgears (GIS) of transmission and sub-transmission systems.
• You will be an individual contributor who would deliver the tasks as per the given inputs and when required need to work in coordination with other colleagues and should exhibit good collaborative skills to complete the task.
• You may also interact with other departments like Secondary engineering, Steel structure engineering, Project Management and Production units.
• Preparation of drawings and documents for customer submission for Gas Insulated Switchgear above 66kV.
• The major deliverables are listed below, but not limited to Gas SLD, GIS Lay out, cable tray layout, earthing layout, Cabling overview and assembly overview.
• System resistance, Thermal loss, Gas volume, Earthing mat and Cable calculations
• Bill of material calculation
• Preparation of cost estimation based on the BOM generated.
• Self-review & review of peer’s documents
• Coordinating with the other team members, Sales Support engineers & Area sales Managers
• Strong in Design to value (DtV) and preparation on optimized solutions considering customer requirements.
• Directly responsible for maintaining and updating the documentation for respective projects / Tenders as per quality process.
• 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

• Bachelor’s degree / Diploma in EEE / Mechanical Engineering.
• 3-8 years of experience in Tender or Execution of substation projects or High voltage product design
• Good knowledge in CAD tools (Creo & AutoCad)
• Familiarity with codes and applicable standards like IEC, IEEE, ANSI etc...
• Excellent knowledge on high voltage products & substation
• Team player and able to handle sales targets and prepare solutions on time.
• Excellent communication skills in English. German or French or Spanish language skills are added advantage.

Publication date : 2026-08-02