Project Engineer - Power Quality Solutions

hitachi; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Technology Services Private Limited in Chennai seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer to lead substation secondary/EPC design projects. You will design protection systems, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and ensure compliance with global standards.

The role requires hands-on engineering and field support. Ideal candidates have 6–10 years in substations, strong experience with HVDC/FACTS concepts, and ability to deliver within schedule and budget.

Qualifications

• BE Electrical Engineering required with 6–10 years in Substation secondary/EPC design.
• Experience in HVDC control & protection hardware design.
• Strong experience in plant engineering and works independently, applying established local & global standards.

Responsibilities

• Execute project within KPI's (Quality, OTD, Efficiency, Budget).
• Design & execute the project in line with customer specification / FACTS standard / IEC, IEEE etc.
• Tender execution as per customer/FACTS requirement.
• Preparation of MACH based control and protection system cubicle design.
• Involvement in FAT, site installation and commissioning support.
• Preparation of As Built Drawings

Skills

Electrical design

Substation experience

Team collaboration

Education

BE Electrical Engineering

Tools

ETAP

E3 design tool

Job description

Location:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Job ID:

R0146338

Date Posted:

2026-10-06

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule:

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

Business Information:

Our Indian Operations Centre (INOPC) is a competence center with around 2600+ skilled engineers who focus on tendering, engineering, planning, procurement, functional system testing, installation supervision, and commissioning. Over the last decade, INOPC has evolved to become the largest engineering hub serving more than 40 countries across different energy sectors. The team caters to the four business units-Transformers, Grid Integration, Grid Automation, High Voltage and has successfully executed engineering and commissioning for projects in more than 80 countries.

Main Accountabilities:

Hitachi Energy is the world leader in Power Quality Solution - PQS (former- FACTS) (Flexible AC Transmission System) technology and offers a full PQS portfolio with in-house manufacturing of key components. Hitachi Energy was the first to introduce PQS to the power industry and has delivered PQS equipment for more than 50 years. Today Hitachi Energy is the recognized world leader with more than 50 percent of the global market share and more than 700+ installed bases. Hitachi Energy has a number of solutions that enhance the security, capacity and flexibility of power transmission systems. These solutions enable power grid owners to increase existing transmission network capacity while maintaining or improving the operating margins necessary for grid stability. Hitachi Energy has the full FACTS portfolio and in-house manufacturing of key components

Hitachi Energy uses a very high-end system for its control, protection and monitoring. This system is called as MACH. This computerized system is built with the state-of-the-art electronics, microprocessors and digital signal processors, connected by high performance industry standard busses and fiber optic communication links.

Hitachi Energy PQS Electrical Engineering (EE) is responsible for the designing of MACH hardware control and Protection system, IED based Control & Protection system, Configuration & testing of Protection system, Auxiliary AC & DC system design including MV/LV Switch boards, Battery systems, UPS, Voltage stabilizers, LV Cable sizing and estimation & Interlocking systems

Roles and responsibilities:

As the PQS Electrical engineering (Secondary Design) is being continuously involved with great deal of Electrical, Domain expertise is required. Thus, the job description is as below.

• Execute project within budget by meeting all KPI's (Quality, OTD, Efficiency, Budget)
• Design & execute the project in line with customer specification / FACTS standard/Global standards Viz IEC, ANSI, IEEE etc.
• Tender execution as per customer/FACTS requirement
• Preparation of MACH based control and protection system cubicle design
• Preparation of IED based control and protection system cubicle design
• Preparation of FACTS Plant design drawings (Secondary)
• Designing and estimation of Aux. AC & DC power requirements.
• Designing of LV, MV Switch boards including battery systems, UPS and Voltage stabilizers
• Estimation & Sizing of LV Aux. power, control cables, communication cables & Indication cables
• Purchasing of cubicles, cables, Junction boxes, AC & DC switch boards, MV Switchgear, Battery system, UPS & Voltage stabilizers etc.
• Co-ordination with other departments (Mech. / Control / System Design/Commissioning)
• Validation of the time schedule (EE Dept.) for a project
• Review and coordination with vendor/supplier drawings for Electrical deliverables including primary equipment
• Evaluation of sub-supplier and selection as per project requirement
• Supporting for configuration & testing of protection system
• Involving in customer FAT, site installation and commissioning support
• Involving in development and supporting activities for continuous process improvements
• Preparation of As Built Drawings

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:

• Should be a BE in Electrical Engineering
• 6 - 10 years of experience in Substation secondary/EPC design or project execution or HVDC control & protection hardware design
• Strong experience and substation /EPC project execution or HVDC secondary project execution & Strong Experience in Control and Protection cubicle design
• Experience in Detailed Design of plant Engineering & Works independently, applying established local & global standards
• Experience in Electrical Grid Industry (Switchyard equipment) & Experience in E3 or Similar design tool handling
• Experience in ETAP software for auxiliary system design, load flow analysis and short circuit study & Experience in Cable engineering
• Team contributor using in-depth knowledge in a specific area to execute complex