Project Engineer - Power Quality Solutions | Chennai, India

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. in India seeks a Project Engineer for Power Quality Solutions to lead secondary design and protection cubicle work within the PQS team, applying IEC/IEEE standards.

You will work on MACH hardware control systems, LV/MV switchgear, and collaborate across functions to deliver on time and within budget, bringing strong electrical engineering expertise and hands-on project execution. Join a global leader in electrification with a focus on secure and reliable power transmission,

Qualifications

• BE in Electrical Engineering is required and must be registered.
• 6–10 years of experience in Substation secondary/EPC design or HVDC control & protection hardware design.
• Strong experience in substation/EPC project execution or HVDC secondary project execution.
• Experience with Detailed Design of plant engineering and works independently.
• Proficiency with ETAP for auxiliary system design, load flow, and short circuit study.

Responsibilities

• Execute projects within budget, meeting KPI targets (Quality, OTD, Efficiency).
• Design and execute projects per customer specs, FACTS standards, and IEC/IEEE guidelines.
• Lead tendering and preparation of MACH-based control and protection system designs.
• Coordinate with mechanical, control, and commissioning teams across departments.
• Support configuration, testing, FAT, site installation, and commissioning activities.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

ETAP

Load flow analysis

HVDC control

Protection cubicle design

Team collaboration

English communication

Education

BE in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ETAP software

E3 or similar design tool

Cable engineering tools

Job description

Project Engineer - Power Quality Solutions

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 morethan 40 countries across different energy sectors. The team caters to the four business units—Transformers, Grid Integration, Grid Automation, High Voltage and hassuccessfully 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 or specialized projects / challenges often thinking independently to challenge traditional solutions.
• Comprehensive knowledge of related disciplines in the organization
• Excellent English speaker, good communication skills & Dynamic and Proactive, willing to take the challenges and grow in the organization
• Team player, ready to play the role across the different departments/countries
• High level of ownership & accountability
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality digital solutions.

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.