Secondary Design Engineer - Power Quality Solutions

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy PQS Electrical Engineering (EE) is seeking a seasoned engineer to lead full-cycle project execution, designing MACH hardware control and protection systems, IED-based control, and HV/LV switchgear. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and regulatory compliance across global standards.

The successful candidate will coordinate complex projects, review budgets, risk assessments, and provide cost-effective, standards-compliant solutions while collaborating with customers and partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• 10–14 years of experience in substation secondary/EPC design or project execution or HVDC control & protection hardware design
• Self-starter capable of owning tasks through to completion with strong attention to detail
• Experience in Control and Protection cubicle design and secondary engineering
• Experience in Electrical Grid Industry (Switchyard equipment) and Substation/FACTS projects
• Experience with E3 design tool or similar and cable engineering
• MS Office (Word, Excel) proficiency
• Strong team contributor with ability to work independently
• Proficient in spoken and written English

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead multiple/complex projects within budget meeting KPI's (Quality, OTD, Efficiency, Budget)
• Design and execute projects per customer specs and global standards (IEC, ANSI, IEEE)
• Review and approve scope, budget and schedules; ensure quality deliverables
• Perform risk and opportunity assessments and implement actions
• Create work plans and cost estimates and deliver within contract
• Ensure safety compliance and interact with customers/contractors
• Attend project meetings and present engineering aspects

Skills

Self-starter

Attention to detail

Team contributor

MS Office

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

E3 design tool

Job description

Job Description:

The opportunity: Hitachi Energy PQS Electrical Engineering (EE) is responsible for the full cycle project engineering execution, designing of MACH hardware control and Protection system, IED based conventional control Protection system, Configuration & testing of Protection system, Auxiliary AC & DC system design including MV/LV Switch boards, Battery systems, Junction boxes and LV Cable sizing and estimation through innovative and reliable solution.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Coordinate & lead multiple/complex projects 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.

• Reviews and approves scope, budget and schedule for assignments and ensures quality deliverables.

• Completes risk and opportunity assessments and ensures implementation of resulting actions in one’s area of responsibility.

• Creates work plans and cost estimates in one’s area of responsibility. Provides cost effective quality solutions as per customer requirement and delivers within budget and contract.

• Ensures adherence to safety standards and mitigation of potential risks. Interacts with customers, officials, contractors and others.

• Attends project meetings and presents specific aspects of engineering assignments. Coordinate & lead multiple/complex projects 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.

• Reviews and approves scope, budget and schedule for assignments and ensures quality deliverables.

• Completes risk and opportunity assessments and ensures implementation of resulting actions in one’s area of responsibility. Creates work plans and cost estimates in one’s area of responsibility.

• Provides cost effective quality solutions as per customer requirement and delivers within budget and contract. Ensures adherence to safety standards and mitigation of potential risks

• Interacts with customers, officials, contractors and others. Attends project meetings and presents specific aspects of engineering assignments

• Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, with 10 - 14 years of experience in substation secondary/EPC design or project execution or HVDC control & protection hardware design.

• Self-starter caliber who could own tasks through to completion and strong attention to detail.

• Valuable experience in Control and Protection cubicle design. Experience in secondary engineering and EPC execution experience.

• Experience in Electrical Grid Industry (Switchyard equipment). Experience in Substation/FACTS Project experience or similar field.

• Experience in E3 design tool or Similar design tool handling and experience in Cable engineering.

• Knowledge & Experience MS Office: Word, Excel.

• Team contributor using in-depth knowledge in a specific area to execute complex or specialized projects / challenges often thinking independently to challenge traditional solutions.

• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

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