Seismic / Structural - Mechanical Engineering

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking an experienced mechanical design engineer to standardize rack and elevating-structure designs for capacitor and filter units. You will perform mechanical verification and seismic analysis, coordinating with product and project engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure safety, quality, and cost targets.

The role requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s in mechanical engineering with 5–9 years of relevant experience, strong 3D CAD skills (Creo/Autodesk), and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mechanical engineering.
• 5-9 years of relevant mechanical design experience.
• Hands-on experience designing fabricated steel racks, support frames, elevating structures, or comparable industrial equipment.
• Familiarity with codes and standards applicable for structure design (American, European, DNVGL etc.).

Responsibilities

• Standardize rack and elevating-structure designs for Capacitor & Filter unit.
• Verify mechanical designs and perform structural analyses.
• Coordinate with engineering teams and suppliers to ensure compliance with safety, quality, manufacturability, and cost targets.
• Develop and maintain 3D models, drawings, and design templates.
• Maintain engineering documentation and revision history per quality processes.

Skills

3D CAD

Structural analysis

Simulations

Seismic design

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PTC Creo

Autodesk

Ansys

Job description

Job Description

How you’ll make an impact

• Support the standardization of rack and elevating-structure designs for the Capacitor & Filter unit.
• Perform mechanical verification of capacitor bank structures and assemblies.
• Perform seismic analysis for capacitor bank structures
• Coordinate and review seismic analysis performed by external and internal sources and prepare reports and provide conformance to requirements.
• Create and maintain 3D models, drawings, design rules, interfaces, and engineering templates for these structures.
• Review existing designs, identify common requirements, and help develop practical standard solutions for the Capacitor & Filter unit.
• Coordinate with product engineering, project engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, suppliers, and other stakeholders to ensure standardized solutions meet functional, safety, quality, manufacturability, transportation, installation, and cost requirements.
• Define standard materials, components, interfaces, tolerances, and fastening methods while reducing unnecessary design variations.
• Support implementation of standardized designs in active projects and provide technical clarification to internal teams and suppliers.
• Apply appropriate mechanical design calculations and engineering judgment; coordinate specialized structural validation when required.
• Ensure all necessary design inputs are available from stakeholders, perform self-review, and participate in peer reviews.
• Deliver high-quality designs and standardization activities on schedule while coordinating closely with team members and project lead engineers.
• Maintain and update engineering documentation, standard libraries, revision records, and project deliverables in accordance with the quality process.
• Live Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity by taking responsibility for your actions and caring for colleagues and the business.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Documentation

Maintain controlled and up-to-date 3D models, drawings, specifications, standard libraries, design guidelines, calculation records, and revision history in accordance with applicable quality processes.

Your Background

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, with 5-9 years of relevant mechanical design experience.
• Hands-on experience designing fabricated steel racks, support frames, elevating structures, or comparable industrial equipment.
• Hand on experience in Structural engineering using, Ansys & CAD tools.
• Strong proficiency with 3D CAD and drawing tools; experience with PTC Creo and Autodesk applications is preferred.
• Familiarity with codes and applicable standards applicable for structure design (American, European, DNVGL etc.) is Mandatory.
• Knowledge of international standards such as IEC / IEEE / ANSI, DNVGL Seismic zones and Response spectra.
• Good understanding of design for manufacturability, welding, bolted connections, tolerances, material selection, corrosion protection, and assembly practices.
• Experience with product standardization, modular design, configurable platforms, value engineering, and design reuse is highly desirable.
• Ability to interpret applicable mechanical-design codes, internal engineering standards, customer specifications, and manufacturing requirements.
• Experience with product lifecycle management, engineering change control, bills of materials, and controlled technical documentation is preferred.
• Team player with strong communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.

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