Project Lead Engineer HVDC

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking a seasoned electrical design professional in Chennai to lead substation design efforts from primary to secondary systems, including auxiliary power equipment. You will coordinate with multiple engineering disciplines and support tender bids, ensuring timely delivery and compliant execution.

You will also engage with customers and suppliers, provide technical solutions during installation and commissioning, and help drive continuous improvement through industry trend

Qualifications

• Degree in BE/BTech in Electrical & Electronics.
• 12–15 years in primary/secondary design for substations.
• Knowledge of auxiliary power equipment design.
• Experience with CAD tools and MS Office.
• Tender support or bidding experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical coordination with Plant departments and design teams.
• Ensure project timelines and quality; follow safety regulations.
• Assess risks and opportunities; drive mitigation actions.
• Interact with customers, contractors and suppliers; present technical aspects.
• Support installation, commissioning and site activities; provide solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical

Communication

Collaboration

Education

B.E./B.Tech Electrical & Electronics

Tools

CAD tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

How you'll make an impact:

You will evaluate, select, and apply standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to perform tasks or sequences of tasks for conventional projects with few complex features. Execute assignments using established solutions.

Will lead the technical coordination with Plants departments, Electromechanical design (comprehensive HVDC station design, including placement of equipment in CAD layouts), Station auxiliary power (including cables between HVDC equipment, auxiliary transformers, diesel generators, batteries), Civil design and Auxiliary systems (including fire system, climate system and security systems) and its interfaces.

You will ensure project timelines are met with highest quality. Utilize standard processes, tools, and techniques. Ensure that engineering activities comply with all required safety regulations and contractual requirements.

You will evaluate risks and opportunities and strategize mitigation of one’s engineering projects/programs. Supports the Project Engineering Manager in overall project risk and opportunity assessments as well as the implementation of resulting actions. Identify opportunities for both repeat and new business.

You will interact with customers, contractors and suppliers. Attend project meetings and present all technical aspects of project assignments.

You will collaborate on project installation, commissioning, and site activities, clarifying potential issues or providing solutions to correct engineering errors. Provide technical support to commissioning and start-up activities.

You will collaborate and network with engineering colleagues within Hitachi Energy, share best practice across various projects and disciplines.

You will provide feasible and cost-effective solutions for tenders. Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes in the electrification sector, leveraging this knowledge to drive continuous improvement.

You will be responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

You will be living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background:

You hold a degree in B.E/ BTech in Electrical & Electronics Engineering.

Minimum 12 to 15 years in Primary / Secondary design for substations.

Must have knowledge in design of Auxiliary power equipment, Microsoft office tools and CAD tools.

Experience in technical tender support or bidding is preferable.

Self-starter of high caliber who can take ownership of tasks and see them through to completion.

Excellent Leadership, Analytical, communication and collaboration skills including multidisciplinary coordination.

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.