Smart Metering Engineer

AARAIS; Chennai District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

AARAIS in Chennai, Tamil Nadu seeks a Smart Metering Engineer to specialize in AMI/meters for electricity, gas and water within city utilities and smart grid initiatives.

The role covers design of head-end solutions, network deployments, and integration with billing/outage systems, while ensuring secure RF/cellular/PLC operations and data-driven grid insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering or equivalent vocational training.
• 4–8+ years utilities/meters experience.
• AMI protocols, head-end systems, and field deployment.

Responsibilities

• Design/implement solutions (head-end, networks).
• Manage installation/commissioning/remote updates.
• Integrate with billing/outage systems.
• Troubleshoot RF/cellular/PLC, ensure security.
• Support rollouts, interoperability, compliance.
• Analyze data for grid insights.

Skills

AMI protocols

Head-end systems

Field deployment

RF troubleshooting

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Smart Metering Engineer

Job Title: Smart Metering Engineer Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Department: Advanced Metering Infrastructure

Overview

Specialize in AMI/smart metering for electricity/gas/water in Chennai's utility and smart grid initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design/implement solutions (head-end, networks).
• Manage installation/commissioning/remote updates.
• Integrate with billing/outage systems.
• Troubleshoot RF/cellular/PLC, ensure security.
• Support rollouts, interoperability, compliance.
• Analyze data for grid insights.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent vocational training).
• 4–8+ years utilities/metering experience.
• AMI protocols, head-end, field deployment.

Preferred

• Smart metering certifications.

Compensation

Competitive (₹8–20 LPA).