Project Lead Engineer - Electrical(Capacitor Bank)

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; India; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Technology Services Private Limited in Chennai, India is seeking a Project Engineer to create and modify customer-specific solutions based on standard designs. You will coordinate with project management and design teams, review drawings, and generate BOMs in ERP for customer orders.

The role requires 4–6 years of electrical engineering experience, knowledge of capacitors/filters, and familiarity with Creo and international standards.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of LV/MV/HV capacitors and filters.
• 4–6 years of experience with bachelor’s in electrical engineering.
• Knowledge of IEEE, IEC and other relevant international standards.
• Proficiency in ERP software is an added advantage.
• Understanding manufacturing drawings & electrical schematics.
• Excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical leader for PQP for customer orders and countries.
• Review customer specifications at order design stage.
• Generate BOM in ERP for customer orders with stakeholders.
• Review 2D and 3D drawings (Creo) with design engineers.
• Support cross-functional teams (SCM, project management, quality).
• Ensure compliance with external and internal regulations and guidelines.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Writing skills

Electrical schematics understanding

Creo CAD knowledge

Capacitors and filters knowledge

IEEE/IEC standards knowledge

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ERP software

Creo CAD

Job description

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: Full time

Remote: No

Job Description

As a Project engineer, you will create and modify customer‑specific solutions based on our standard designs to fulfill customer requirements. The complexity of projects will vary greatly, from basic designs to complex design solutions. Order Design Engineer would be fully responsible from an engineering point of view for the orders executed. Coordinate with other cross functions like Project Management, Design engineers, and secondary designs for design aspects.

How you’ll make an impact Act as a technical leader for PQP for your customer orders and countries responsible. Able to understand circuit diagrams/schematics prepared for customer orders. Able to perform capacitors and filter relevant calculations and suggest to customers/design engineers Able to review primary and secondary drawings and guide design engineers Review customer specifications at order design stage. Generating BOM in ERP of products for customer orders by working with relevant stakeholders. Able to understand Mechanical design/drawings made in 3D design tool, we use Creo. Work closely with Design engineers and secondary engineers for reviewing the 2D and 3D drawings before submitting the same to customers. Support queries from the Production team on technical queries raised. Support to various cross functions like SCM, project management and quality for understanding the customer requirements and specifications in case required. Coordinating with customer & project management team for attending the queries and ensuring the engineering drawings are approval in time. 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. undefined Documentation Directly responsible for maintaining and updating the documentation for respective projects as per quality process.

• Knowledge of LV/MV/HV Capacitors and Filters
• Years of experience: 4 – 6 years with bachelor’s in electrical engineering
• Knowledge of relevant International standards ex. IEEE, IEC etc.
• Proficiency in ERP software is added advantage.
• Understanding Manufacturing Drawings & Electrical Schematics.
• Excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal and writing skills.

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