Smart Metering Engineer

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

Job summary

Aarais is seeking a Smart Metering Engineer based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. This role specializes in AMI/smart metering for electricity, gas, and water, playing a key part in utility and smart grid initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and 4–8 years of utilities experience. Responsibilities include designing solutions, managing installations, and ensuring integration with existing systems.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Design and implement solutions for smart metering.
• Manage installation and commissioning processes.
• Integrate systems with billing and outage systems.

Skills

AMI protocols

Field deployment

Troubleshooting RF/cellular/PLC

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).