Role & responsibilities
About the Role
We are looking for a Site Engineer to support our Electrical Design and Engineering functions. The role will primarily involve working on electrical control systems, panel-related activities, site installation and commissioning, troubleshooting, and coordination with manufacturing and other engineering teams.
The position will have a combination of design-office and site responsibilities, requiring the candidate to understand electrical drawings and control systems and also be comfortable handling practical site requirements, commissioning activities, breakdown support, and customer/site coordination.
Key Responsibilities
1. Electrical Controls & Design
- Assist in the design and development of electrical control systems for machines and equipment.
- Prepare, review, and modify electrical schematics, control circuit drawings, wiring diagrams, and panel layouts.
- Select and prepare specifications for electrical and control components such as contactors, relays, MCBs, MCCBs, overloads, sensors, switches, PLC-related components, SMPS, VFDs, etc.
- Support control panel design and ensure compliance with project and application requirements.
- Coordinate with the electrical design, mechanical, production, and automation teams for project execution.
- Review electrical drawings and ensure proper implementation during manufacturing and installation.
2. Site Installation & Commissioning
- Visit customer/project sites for installation, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and service activities.
- Supervise electrical wiring, panel installation, cable routing, termination, and control connections.
- Verify electrical installations against approved drawings and specifications.
- Conduct testing of control circuits, sensors, motors, drives, and other electrical components.
- Assist in machine/equipment commissioning and ensure proper functioning of electrical control systems.
- Identify and resolve electrical and control-related issues at site.
- Coordinate with customers, contractors, electricians, and internal teams during site activities.
3. Troubleshooting & Service Support
- Diagnose electrical and control system faults and provide appropriate corrective actions.
- Support breakdown and maintenance-related activities when required.
- Analyse recurring electrical/control issues and coordinate with the design and manufacturing teams for permanent solutions.
- Provide technical support to customers and internal teams related to electrical systems.
4. Spares & Material Support
- Identify electrical and control components required for spares and replacement purposes.
- Assist in preparing BOMs, spare parts lists, component specifications, and material requirements.
- Coordinate with the purchase, stores, and production teams for availability of required electrical components.
- Help identify suitable replacement components and alternatives where required.
- Maintain basic records of commonly required electrical and control spares.
5. Manufacturing & Cross-Functional Coordination
- Coordinate closely with the manufacturing/production team for electrical panel building, wiring, testing, and machine integration.
- Provide technical clarification on electrical drawings and control requirements during manufacturing.
- Support FAT/testing activities before equipment is dispatched to the customer.
- Coordinate with mechanical, automation, production, purchase, and service teams to ensure smooth project execution.
- Participate in design improvements based on manufacturing and site feedback.
6. Documentation
- Maintain and update electrical drawings and relevant technical documentation.
- Prepare site visit reports, commissioning reports, testing records, and issue reports as required.
- Maintain records of modifications and changes carried out during installation or commissioning.
- Ensure proper documentation of electrical components, wiring, and control systems.
Preferred candidate profile
- Good understanding of industrial electrical systems and control circuits.
- Ability to read and understand electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and panel drawings.
- Knowledge of electrical control components and industrial automation basics.
- Practical knowledge of control panels, motor starters, contactors, relays, sensors, VFDs, PLCs, and related components.
- Basic troubleshooting skills in electrical and control systems.
- Ability to work independently at customer/project sites.
- Good coordination and communication skills.
- Ability to interact with manufacturing, engineering, vendors, contractors, and customers.
- Willingness to travel to customer/project sites as required.
- Good problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to work in a manufacturing and project-oriented environment.
Educational Qualification
- Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech in Electrical Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, or a related discipline.
Experience
- 2- 5 years of relevant experience in electrical design, electrical controls, panel building, industrial automation, commissioning, or site engineering.
- Candidates with practical experience in machine/equipment manufacturing, industrial automation, electrical panels, or engineering projects will be preferred.