Senior Engineer - Protection & Control

Jacobs; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an Electrical Protection & Control Engineer with 10+ years of experience to support international projects. You will deliver protection schematics, control drawings, and interconnection layouts while coordinating with clients and global teams.

The role requires proficiency in MicroStation and AutoCAD, basic Revit knowledge, and strong communication skills. Hybrid work arrangements and multi-country exposure are encouraged.

Qualifications

• BE/BTech/ME/MTech Electrical required.
• 10+ years in protection & control; substation exp. up to 400kV desirable (US projects).
• Proficient in MicroStation and AutoCAD; basic Revit knowledge.
• Good communication and IT skills; ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Deliver drawings to agreed quality and timelines with the client.
• Communicate confidently with client or foreign counterpart; attend meetings with technical leads.
• Work in a team to ensure on-time project delivery; support project engineers.

Skills

Protection & control knowledge

Drawings & schematics

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Revit (basic)

MS Office

Education

BE/BTech Electrical

ME/MTech Electrical (desirable)

Tools

Schematic drawings

Line protection & SLD

AC/DC Auxiliary schematics

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.

About The Opportunity

• Clear knowledge of work procedures, and ability to work independently.
• Delivering Drawings to desired quality standards and according to mutually agreed timelines with the client.
• Able to communicate in confidence with client or Foreign counterpart.
• Working in team to deliver projects on time.
• Attending meetings with technical leads.

Here’s what you’ll need

About The Opportunity

• BE/B Tech/ME/M Tech Electrical
• Minimum 10 years of experience in protection & control field (Substation experience up to 400kV is desirable) (US projects)
• Key Line diagram (Protection SLD)
• Schematic drawings (Line protection, Transformer Protection, SVC protection, Capacitor bank protection, Busbar protection, Breaker Fail schemes etc.)
• Wiring diagrams
• Panel General Arrangement & BOQ
• Interface drawings
• Interconnection schedules
• Assembled forms
• AC/DC Auxiliary schematics
• Relay Setting calculation
• Working experience on Australia/UK projects is desirable
• Capable of working under challenging workload subject to change at short notice.
• Good communication & IT skills.
• Clear knowledge of work procedures, and ability to work independently.
• Delivering Drawings to desired quality standards and according to mutually agreed timelines with the client
• Able to communicate confidently with client or Foreign counterpart.
• Working in team to deliver projects on time.
• Attending meetings with project leads/Engineers.
• Proficiency in MicroStation, AutoCAD & basic knowledge of Revit & Substation 3D design.
• Proficiency in MS Outlook, and MS Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

AtJacobs we value people. Having the right balance of belonging, career and lifestyle enables us to consistently deliver and exceed clients’ expectations.

Working alongside industry leaders, you will have the opportunity to develop your career working on key projects in an environment which encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation. To support your professional growth, Jacobs flexible working arrangements, extended leave options and a host of social, health and wellbeing events and initiatives will underpin our commitment to you.

At Jacobs it’s all about what you do, not where you are, which counts!

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.