Protection, Control, SCADA & Metering Engineer

Sisco Jobs; Tiruchirappalli; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Sisco Jobs is recruiting a Protection, Control, SCADA & Metering Engineer for Trichy, Tamil Nadu. The role focuses on protection philosophies, substation automation, SCADA interfaces and metering coordination in large transmission projects.

You will contribute to protection studies, relay configurations and interface requirements across HV systems, ensuring compliant, safe operation within UK grid infrastructure programmes.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of relevant professional experience in substation protection/control design.
• Hands-on responsibility for protection schematics, logic and I/O schedules.
• Experience with HV transmission systems and substations.

Responsibilities

• Develop protection philosophies, SLDs, tripping schemes, interlocking narratives and coordinated schemes.
• Prepare CT/VT selection, burden calculations, and inputs for DC loading and auxiliary supplies.
• Produce control and protection schematics, wiring/termination diagrams, I/O lists and cable schedules.
• Define SCADA, HMI, gateway, telecontrol, time-synchronisation requirements.
• Develop metering interfaces with primary plant and communications systems.
• Coordinate IEC 61850 architecture, GOOSE, station/process bus requirements, cybersecurity interfaces.
• Review OEM documentation and relay configurations; resolve deviations.
• Support protection studies, settings coordination, FAT/SAT, commissioning and testing.

Skills

Transmission Protection

IEC 61850

SCADA & Telecontrol

Protection Engineering

Relay & Design Tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics/Instrumentation/Power Engineering

OEM or utility training

Tools

AutoCAD

Major protection OEM relay platform

Job description

Tiruchirappalli, India | Posted on 22/08/2026

We are Sisco Jobs, a recruitment consultancy based in Trichy, Tamil Nadu. We are hiring on behalf of our client for the position of Protection, Control, SCADA & Metering Engineer in Trichy, Tamil Nadu. Our client is a reputed organization operating on UK grid infrastructure programmes and is seeking skilled, motivated professionals with strong transmission substation protection, control, automation, SCADA and metering design experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop protection philosophies, protection SLDs, functional and logic diagrams, tripping schemes, interlocking narratives and coordinated protection/control schemes.
  
• Prepare CT/VT selection and burden calculations and inputs for DC loading, trip circuits, batteries/chargers and auxiliary supplies.
  
• Produce control and protection schematics, wiring and termination diagrams, I/O lists, signal lists, cable schedules, panel requirements and interface matrices.
  
• Define SCADA, HMI, gateway, telecontrol, time-synchronisation, disturbance-recording and remote-control requirements.
  
• Develop revenue and check-metering requirements and coordinate metering interfaces with primary plant and communications systems.
  
• Coordinate IEC 61850 architecture, GOOSE messaging, station/process bus requirements and engineering access/cybersecurity interfaces.
  
• Review OEM documentation, relay configurations and panel designs and resolve technical comments and deviations.
  
• Support protection studies, settings coordination, FAT/SAT, commissioning and testing documentation while applying independent checking and controlled issue processes.
  

Required Skills

• Transmission Protection: Strong knowledge of distance, differential, busbar, transformer/reactor and backup protection for HV transmission systems.
  
• IEC 61850: Practical experience with substation automation architecture, GOOSE messaging and associated engineering activities.
  
• SCADA & Telecontrol: Experience with SCADA/HMI, gateways, signal engineering and IEC 60870-5-104 or comparable utility telecontrol practices.
  
• Protection Engineering: Hands-on capability in CT/VT application, protection grading/coordination, DC systems, trip circuits and scheme verification.
  
• Relay & Design Tools: Hands-on experience with at least one major protection OEM relay platform and AutoCAD or equivalent schematic design tools.
  

Preferred Skills

• Experience with transmission schemes at 132 kV and above.
  
• Familiarity with relevant IEC, BS/EN and ENA protection/control guidance.
  
• OEM or utility-specific protection and control training.
  

Work Experience Requirements

Candidates must have 8–12 years of relevant professional experience, including substantial hands-on responsibility for substation protection/control design deliverables. Experience should cover high-voltage power, transmission, substations, utilities or directly comparable critical infrastructure. Commissioning-only profiles are insufficient; candidates must have personally produced protection philosophies, schematics/logic and signal or I/O schedules.

Education

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, Control or Power Engineering
  
• Additional: Relevant OEM or utility training is advantageous