Secondary Engineer

Hitachi Energy; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Part time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in India seeks engineers for protection and control panel design, schematic and wiring under tender projects. You will review tenders, prepare design intent documents, protection diagrams, and interlock logics, while coordinating with primary equipment, SCADA/RTU interfaces, and commissioning teams.

The role covers BoQ estimation, cable schedules, voltage drop calculations, and ensuring on‑time design delivery with customer approvals throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Review Tender document, technical specifications and preparation of Design Intent Document
• Preparation of Protection SLD showing principles, relays and meters
• Preparation of Functional Design Standards/Descriptions
• Preparation of Signal list, trip matrix, Logics & Interlocks
• Review of Vendor drawings and documents (technical vetting of Control & Relay panels, Auxiliary System)
• Preparation of schematic diagrams for the interface’s equipment in Control & Relay Panel scheme thus providing completeness
• Preparation of relay ordering information
• Preparation of circuit diagrams – New & Existing Set-up (applicable for retrofit projects)
• Preparation of Cable block diagram
• Preparation of Cable Schedule & BoQ estimation for ordering
• Preparation of Wiring/Termination diagrams
• Preparation of Core sheets
• Preparation of SCS IO Schedule
• Panel Engineering Expertise (Layouts, circuit diagram, wiring table, terminal table, etc.) – Preferred
• Preparation of voltage drop calculation – Trip & Close coil, LVAC power cable
• Identification of existing drawings and modifying them using Red and Green markups as per standard requirements
• Interface knowledge with Primary Equipment, Bay Controller Units / SCADA / RTU / Tele protection – essential
• Auxiliary Power System design like Low Voltage AC Panel & DC Panel requirements, Aux Tr and Battery & Charger sizing, ACDC Cable sizing & CB selectivity study
• CT / VT sizing
• Relay configuration – Preferred
• Excellent knowledge in AIS & GIS secondary designs
• As Built documentation
• Co‑ordination with other departments (primary, lead engineer, sourcing, C&R factory counterpart & own department control and protection) for design progress & completion
• Vendor offer evaluations; FAT / SAT of primary secondary equipment, system as and when needed
• Ensure on‑time delivery of design deliverables & be vigilant on project schedule impacts
• Responsible for obtaining customer approvals for the designs and drawings
• Technical risk and opportunity assessment and validation
• Take part in customer meetings / site visits for tender/project clarifications
• Support and act as interface engineer during erection & commissioning
• Estimation of engineering effort for each project for costing at tender stage
• Innovative ideas to reduce engineering effort
• Plan, implement, review and continuously improvise quality system
• Ensure safety through design principles for complete project lifecycle

Job description

Responsibilities

• Review Tender document, technical specifications and preparation of Design Intent Document
• Preparation of Protection SLD showing principles, relays and meters
• Preparation of Functional Design Standards/Descriptions
• Preparation of Signal list, trip matrix, Logics & Interlocks
• Review of Vendor drawings and documents (technical vetting of Control & Relay panels, Auxiliary System)
• Preparation of schematic diagrams for the interface’s equipment in Control & Relay Panel scheme thus providing completeness
• Preparation of relay ordering information
• Preparation of circuit diagrams – New & Existing Set-up (applicable for retrofit projects)
• Preparation of Cable block diagram
• Preparation of Cable Schedule & BoQ estimation for ordering
• Preparation of Wiring/Termination diagrams
• Preparation of Core sheets
• Preparation of SCS IO Schedule
• Panel Engineering Expertise (Layouts, circuit diagram, wiring table, terminal table, etc.) – Preferred
• Preparation of voltage drop calculation – Trip & Close coil, LVAC power cable
• Identification of existing drawings and modifying them using Red and Green markups as per standard requirements
• Interface knowledge with Primary Equipment, Bay Controller Units / SCADA / RTU / Tele protection – essential
• Auxiliary Power System design like Low Voltage AC Panel & DC Panel requirements, Aux Tr and Battery & Charger sizing, ACDC Cable sizing & CB selectivity study
• CT / VT sizing
• Relay configuration – Preferred
• Excellent knowledge in AIS & GIS secondary designs
• As Built documentation
• Co‑ordination with other departments (primary, lead engineer, sourcing, C&R factory counterpart & own department control and protection) for design progress & completion
• Vendor offer evaluations; FAT / SAT of primary secondary equipment, system as and when needed
• Ensure on‑time delivery of design deliverables & be vigilant on project schedule impacts
• Responsible for obtaining customer approvals for the designs and drawings
• Technical risk and opportunity assessment and validation
• Take part in customer meetings / site visits for tender/project clarifications
• Support and act as interface engineer during erection & commissioning
• Estimation of engineering effort for each project for costing at tender stage
• Innovative ideas to reduce engineering effort
• Plan, implement, review and continuously improvise quality system
• Ensure safety through design principles for complete project lifecycle