Primary engineering

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,100,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi ABB Power Grids invites an experienced Electrical Substation Design Engineer to contribute to large and medium-scale projects. You will develop layouts, grounding and lightning systems, and BOMs based on customer specifications, while coordinating with engineering teams and external vendors to ensure timely delivery and quality.

Join a global leader in electrification, with a focus on safety, integrity, and capability building across countries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
• 6–10 years of experience in substation design and engineering.
• Experience with layout, grounding, lighting, and cable sizing for HV/MV systems.

Responsibilities

• Prepare substation layouts, SLDs, and BOMs from technical specs.
• Coordinate with engineering teams and customers for project delivery.
• Lead tender engineering, provide cost-effective design options and risk assessment.
• Support project engineering from design to commissioning and QA.

Skills

Substation design

Project leadership

Vendor coordination

Design calculations

Revit/AutoCAD

ETAP/DIALux

IEC/IEEE standards

Safety knowledge

Host/team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Engineering (Electrical & Electronics)

Tools

Cymgrd

Cymcab

DIALux

ETAP

CDEGS

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

Engineering authority for projects/tenders with low to medium complexity. Execution of complete engineering assignments on small, medium or large projects/tender cost effectively and in accordance with contract specifications and quality standards. Based on technical specification from end customers and inputs from OU Engineering team, prepare Substation layouts and section drawings, Grounding system drawings, Lightning system design, drawings, Cable routings, Bill of materials, RFQs, vetting of vendor offers, engg hours estimation, visit to project sites, technical risk assessment and opportunity evaluation, technical risk assessment and opportunity evaluation etc

Coordinate with Engineering Manager, Engineering Leads, Tendering team, Project managers, SCM, Secondary and civil / steel design functions, consultants, end customers etc. and provide required support in each Project / Tender.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Involving, Capability in managing project lifecycle (engineering to commissioning support) of at least five AIS and GIS substation projects rated 66kV and above.
• Statcom/SVC/Mobile SS/Prefab SS Knowledge - Hands‑on experience in at least one power quality improvement project.
• Substation Interface Engineering with MEP & Civil - Leads interface engineering and complex issue resolution
• Vendor Co-ordination - Leads vendor negotiations and critical discussions
• Customer & Consultant Co-ordination - Handles routine customer & Consultant technical coordination
• Tender Engineering - Understand the requirements from the sales, handle tender engineering independently, prepare Layout & SLD, BOM/BOQ of all major equipment, accessories.
• Project Engineering - Capable to handle the primary engineering, follow the Quality & processes & identify the project risks.
• Knowledge of Safety aspects in engineering and its applications.
• Standards - IEC, IEEE & minimum hand in experience of utility base practice & standards like SEC, TAQA, EWA, DEWA, SEWA etc.
• You will be 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:

• Bachelors Engineering (Electrical & Electronics Engineering)
• 6-10 years exp
• Substation Design Calculation (SCF, SAG, Earthing, DSLP, Lighting, Conductor Sizing, Cable sizing (HV & MV) & Transformer sizing) - In-depth knowledge, standardization of templates, review & optimize the cost and identify the risk analysis & propose alternate solution.
• Substation Layout Engineering of OEL, Earthing, Cable routing, DSLP layout - Delivery efficient document, identifies risks, proposes cost‑effective alternatives, and supports capability building within the team.
• Tool Experience in Design Calculation (Cymgrd, Cymcab, DIALux, ETAP, CDEGS) - Expert in tools; optimization and validation.
• Revit (ACC) & AutoCAD Competency - Review of documents through Revit and Minimal modification in drawings through AutoCAD.
• Individual contributor using in-depth knowledge in a specific area to execute complex or specialized projects / challenges often thinking independently to challenge traditional solutions.
• Comprehensive knowledge of related disciplines in the organization.
• Works independently, applying established standards
• Able to be a team leader to drive the project engineering team.
• Dynamic and Proactive, willing to grow in the organization.
• Team player, ready to play the role across the different countries. High level of ownership.

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.