Primary Design Engineer - Gas Insulated Switchgear

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi ABB Power Grids in Chennai is seeking a Primary Design Engineer for Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) to support sales and tendering by delivering engineering drawings and cost estimates for 66kV+ GIS projects.

You will contribute to the primary engineering of GIS, coordinate with other engineering disciplines, ensure compliance with IEC/IEEE/ANSI, and prepare BOMs, layouts, and cost calculations, while applying Design to Value principles.

Qualifications

• Years of experience: 3–8 years with B.E / Diploma in Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
• Minimum 2 years of Substation or High voltage product design (Tender or Execution).
• 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 pressure & prepare solutions on time.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of drawings and documents for customer submission as well as production for Gas Insulated Switchgear above 66kV.
• 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 & peer review of 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.
• 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.

Skills

Electrical & Electronics Engineering

CAD tools

Creo

AutoCAD

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

B.E / Diploma in Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Tools

Creo

AutoCAD

Job description

Primary Design Engineer - Gas Insulated Switchgear

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 complete 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.

How you’ll make an impact:

Preparation of drawings and documents for customer submission as well as production for Gas Insulated Switchgear above 66kV.

• 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 & peer review of 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.
• 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 yourcolleagues and the business.

Your Background:

• Years of experience: 3 – 8 years with B.E / Diploma in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
• Minimum 2 years of Substation or High voltage product design (Tender or Execution)
• 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 pressure & prepare solutions on time.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills

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