Senior Electrical Engineer

KBR, Inc.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to design electrical systems for oil & gas, power, and renewable projects. Responsibilities include load calculations, specifications, and vendor coordination for FEED and execution phases.

Applicants should have a BE/BTech in Electrical & Electronics and 7+ years of relevant experience, with strong knowledge of power distribution and ETAP/SPEL. MS Office proficiency and good communication are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering is required.
• 7 years of related experience; typical 10+ years.
• Ability to read and understand power distribution schemes and SLDs.
• Knowledge of MV/LV switchgears, transformers, UPS, etc.
• Proficient in MS Office 365: Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, Word.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare load lists, load calculations, cable sizing, earthing and lighting calculations.
• Develop and review specifications and design criteria.
• Prepare Material Requisitions for transformers, switchgears, UPS, cables, etc.
• Perform offer evaluation, TBE, vendor drawings review, FAT attendance.
• Review mechanical packages and coordinate engineering interfaces.
• Conduct/assist power system studies using ETAP/SKM; ensure HSE compliance.

Skills

Load calculations

Cable sizing

Power system studies

Interconnection diagrams

HSE compliance

Communication skills

Reading SLDs

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Tools

ETAP

SPEL

Job description

Job Description

Title

Senior Electrical Engineer
KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.
As part of the electrical engineering team you will be involved in the design of electrical systems for the oil and gas and/or power including renewable energies industries. This may be a conceptual study or front-end engineering design (FEED) or a design execution involving, the procurement of all equipment and detailed drawings for the construction and commissioning of an entire facility.

Responsibilities

• Prepare load list, load calculations, cable sizing, earthing and lighting calculations including preparation of cable schedules and interconnection diagrams
• Develop and review specifications, including design criteria
• Prepare Material Requisition for various electrical items like Transformers, HV/MV/LV Switchgears, UPS, Cables, Electrical Bulks, AC/DC UPS etc, perform offer evaluation, TBE, vendor drawing review, attending FAT for all major electrical equipment / packages
• Technical review of mechanical packages including offer review, TBE, VDR and coordination for engineering interfaces
• Ability to perform / review complex engineering calculations including Power System Studies using ETAP/SKM
• Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines
• Understand and implement relevant HSE aspects while performing assigned tasks
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
• 7 years of related experience with the average experience of 10+ years
• Ability to read and understand overall power distribution scheme and SLDs
• Good knowledge of electrical equipment like MV/LV Switchgears, transformers, UPS etc.
• Advanced level of proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 applications specifically: Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, and Word
• Good written and oral communication skills
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in working in multi-cultural environment
• Working experience in ETAP / SPEL
  

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