Primary Design Engineer

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Vadodara; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy India Limited is seeking an Electrical Substations GIS Engineer to contribute to primary design and engineering of GIS substations. You will prepare SLDs, 3D models, and detailed design documents while ensuring compliance with IEC/IEEE standards.

The role requires 3-7 years of experience, proficiency in 3D tools, and good command of English. You will interact with project teams and participate in customer meetings for technical clarifications and approvals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with 3-7 years experience in primary design/engineering of substations.
• Knowledge of IEC/IEEE/IS standards.
• Hands-on experience in 3D tools like ProE/CREO, AutoCAD-3D.
• MS Office and SAP MM experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare 3D modelling of high voltage GIS for substation configurations.
• Prepare SLDs, plans and section drawings based on tender specs.
• Prepare GMPs/GBIs and other GTD documents for customer submission.
• Deliver detail design tasks including rating plates, cables, earthing, and civil requirements.
• Support DtV process during base design phase and troubleshooting.

Skills

Electrical design

Project coordination

MS Office

English proficiency

SAP MM

GIS project execution

3D modelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ProE/CREO

AutoCAD-3D

Job description

Location: Savli, Gujarat, India Job ID: R0142965 Date Posted: 2026-09-08 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY INDIA LIMITED Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science Job Schedule: Full time Remote: No

Job Description

How you’ll make an impact Participate in the Technical Kick off handover meetings with Project Manager / Tendering Read through the customer specifications and compliance reports as per the customer requirements. Define the milestone deliverables (Base Design / BOM / Detail Design) as per the project requirement. Preparation of Electrical and Gas SLD, Plan and Section drawings based on various offer / tender and customer specifications. Preparation of 3D modelling of high voltage GIS for various substation configuration Preparation of Guaranteed technical particulars of GIS and HV equipment such as Breakers, disconnectors, GIB etc. for submission to customer. Delivering all the Detail Design Tasks (Rating plates / Cable / Earthing / Civil requirements / As Built etc) Execute DtV Process during the Base design phase. Contribute to the Margin improvement of the Project. Accountable for the On Quality Delivery of the milestones of the project as per the Milestone database Preparation of bill of materials (SD BOMs) and release in the SAP as per the Milestone database. Preparation of technical documents for procurement of Current transformers and voltage transformers. Participate in customer meetings as required. Active participation in project review meeting Supports trouble shooting for factory and onsite issues and provides disposition actions. Can do proper root causing analysis for the quality issues. 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. Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines Your background Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with 3-7 years of experience in primary design/engineering of substations, preferably GIS Engineering. Knowledge on IEC/IEEE/IS standards. Hands on experience in 3D tools like ProE / CREO, AUTOCAD-3D, MS Office. Hands on experience of SAP system (MM module) Expertise in GIS Project execution process knowledge will be an added advantage. MV/HV substations Design & Engineering knowledge Proficiency in both spoken & written English language.

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