Primary Engineer - Gas Insulated Switchgear

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

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Technology Services Private Limited in Chennai is seeking a GIS Primary/Offer Engineer to support Sales & Tendering with drawings for 66kV GIS projects. You will deliver customer-ready drawings, BOM calculations, and cost estimations, collaborating with cross-functional teams while upholding Hitachi Energy quality standards.

Requirements include 3–8 years in electrical engineering, CAD proficiency (Creo/AutoCAD), and HV knowledge; strong communication and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• 3–8 years of experience in electrical engineering with focus on GIS or HV systems.
• Proficient in Creo or AutoCAD for tender/documentation drawings.
• Experience with high voltage products, GIS, and substation design tender/execution.

Responsibilities

• Prepare drawings and documents for customer submission for GIS above 66kV.
• Calculate system resistance, thermal loss, gas volume, earthing, and cable calculations.
• Bill of materials calculation and cost estimation based on BOM.
• Self-review and peer-review of documents.
• Coordinate with Sales Support Engineers & Area Sales Managers.
• Maintain project documentation per quality process.

Skills

Experience 3-8 years

Creo

AutoCAD

IEC standards

IEEE standards

ANSI standards

HV design (substation)

Team player

Communication skills

Education

B.E / Diploma in Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Tools

Creo

AutoCAD

Job description

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Job ID: R0136574

Date Posted: 2026-07-10

Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Profession (Job Category): Sales, Marketing & Product Management

Job Schedule: Full time

Remote: No

Job Description:

The opportunity: 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:

1. Preparation of drawings and documents for customer submission as well as production for Gas Insulated Switchgear above 66kV. The major deliverables are listed below, but not limited to
   • a. Gas SLD, GIS Lay out, cable tray layout, earthing layout. Cabling overview and assembly overview.
   • b. System resis tance, Thermal loss, Gas volume, Earthing mat and Cable calculations
   • c. Bill of material calculation
2. Preparation of cost estimation based on the BOM generated.
3. Self-review & peer review of documents
4. Coordinating with the other team members , Sales Support Engineers & Area sales Managers
5. Strong in Design to value (DtV) and preparation on optimized solutions considering customer requirements Documentation:
6. Directly responsible for maintaining and updating the documentation for respective projects / Tenders as per quality process.
7. Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
8. 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:

1. Years of experience: 3 – 8 years with B.E / Diploma in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
2. Good knowledge in CAD tools (Creo & AutoCAD)
3. Familiarity with codes and applicable standards like IEC, IEEE, ANSI etc...
4. Excellent knowledge on high voltage products & substation
5. Minimum 2 years of Substation or High voltage product design (Tender or Execution)
6. Team player and able to handle sales pressure & prepare solutions on time.
7. Good communication and interpersonal skills

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