Service Engineer

Hitachi, Ltd.; Vadodara; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking an experienced engineer to join the Power Transformer Service team in India. The role involves installation, testing, and commissioning of power transformers up to 220 kV, plus OLTC and related equipment at customer sites across India and overseas.

Travel up to 90% will be required, with a focus on safety, quality, and timely service delivery. The candidate should have a Diploma/B.E.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Electrical Engineering.
• 5-8 years’ experience in installation, site testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting of Power Transformers up to 220 kV class.
• Higher experience also considered.
• Knowledge of RTCC, marshalling box, OLTC DM box and other digital equipment including control circuits.
• Experience handling site execution for 220 kV class transformers.
• Good written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a strong commitment to HSE standards and guidelines.
• Perform installation, testing, commissioning, and service activities for power transformers, OLTCs, and related equipment at customer sites and Hitachi Energy projects.
• Execute erection, testing, and commissioning activities for power transformers up to 400 kV class.
• Analyze transformer trips, faults, and operational issues; provide troubleshooting solutions.
• Conduct RCA for technical issues, warranty cases, and site failures.
• Coordinate with contractors, customers, and project stakeholders during erection, testing, and commissioning.
• Provide operation and maintenance training to customers and end users.
• Plan site activities and prepare tools, equipment, and resources.
• Ensure customer sign-off, PACs, and service documentation after tasks.

Skills

Installation

Testing

Commissioning

Troubleshooting

Power transformers

OLTC

Site coordination

Education

Electrical Eng. Diploma or B.E.

Tools

RTCC

Marshall­ing box

OLTC DM box

Digital equipment

Job description

• Demonstrate a strong commitment to Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) standards, polices and guidelines.
• Perform installation, testing, commissioning, and service activities for power transformers, OLTCs, and related equipment at customer sites and Hitachi Energy projects.
• Execute erection, testing, and commissioning activities for power transformers up to 400 kV class.
• Analyze transformer trips, faults, and operational issues, and provide effective troubleshooting solutions.
• Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) for technical issues, warranty cases, and site failures.
• Coordinate with contractors, customers, and project stakeholders during erection, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Provide operation and maintenance training to customers and end users.
• Diagnose and resolve issues related to RTCC panels, OLTC drive mechanisms, marshaling boxes, DM boxes, and digital monitoring devices.
• Prepare and submit service reports, commissioning documents, time sheets, expense reports, and other project documentation in a timely manner.
• Support remote troubleshooting and technical assistance for transformer service activities.
• Plan site activities, including preparation of tools, equipment, and resource requirements.
• Collaborate with project management teams while ensuring compliance with project, customer, and company requirements.
• Ensure customer sign-off, PACs, and service documentation are completed after task execution.
• Preparation of RCA of trouble shooting/ under warranty issue.
• Adhere to all Hitachi Energy safety, quality, and integrity standards and promptly report any incidents.
• Demonstrate Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity while maintaining professional conduct at customer sites and company locations.
• Be willing to travel extensively across India and overseas (up to 90% travel).
• The success candidate will be the part of Power transformer service team for all over India and overseas jobs.

Your background:

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Electrical Engineering.
• 5 -8 years’ experience working in installation, site testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting of Power Transformers up to 220 KV class.
• Candidates with higher experience also to be considered.
• Candidate must have knowledge of RTCC, marshalling box, OLTC DM box and other digital equipment including control circuit.
• Candidate must have the experience to handle the site execution for 220 KV class transformer.
• Candidate must have experience to handle the customer/ site.
• Quick learner for our newly designed transformer/ its accessories.
• Candidate must have the knowledge of transformer accessories in details & NIFPES.
• Candidate must have the knowledge of parallel operation of OLTC.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.