Solution Engineer - Substation Automation Engineer

Siemens Mobility; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

SIEMENS ENERGY INDIA LIMITED seeks a senior Substation Automation Engineer with 12+ years in engineering, testing, and implementing substation automation systems. You will handle HMI/SCADA, RTU/gateway integration, IEC 61850 design, network architecture, and cyber security across projects.

You will coordinate with vendors, review documentation, and support offers and commissioning across global sites, with travel as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, automation or related field.
• 12+ years of experience in substation automation and related control systems.
• Strong knowledge of IEC 61850, bay/control and communication architectures.
• Hands-on proficiency with SAS, RTU programming, HMI development, networking.
• Good English communication; German is a plus for customer interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead control system specification handling with diagrams and system architecture.
• Engineer and integrate HMI, RTU, gateway, and SCADA across vendors.
• Design and validate network architectures including cyber security components.
• Prepare test and commissioning documents, FAT/SAT procedures.
• Support offers, customer meetings, and project risk reviews.
• Travel worldwide as project requirements dictate.

Skills

English communication

German language (advantage)

Customer-facing communication

Collaborative work style

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, automation, or related field

Tools

SICAM PAS

A8000

SCC

Toolbox/WinCC

COPA-DATA Zenon

Hitachi Micro SCADA

GE DS Agile

Job description

Job ID

522450

Posted since

14-Sep-2026

Organization

Field of work

Company

SIEMENS ENERGY INDIA LIMITED

Mid-level Professional

Job type

Full-time

Office/Site only

Employment type

Permanent

Location(s)

Substation Automation Engineer

Job Description

We are seeking a senior Substation Automation Engineer with 12+ years of experience in engineering, integrating, testing, and implementing automation and control systems for electrical substations. The role covers HMI/SCADA engineering, RTU and gateway integration, IEC 61850 communication design, network architecture, cyber security, customer specification handling, vendor coordination, and project-specific documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead control system specification handling, including concept diagrams, system architecture, communication interfaces, and integration with RTUs, HMIs, IEDs, and gateways.
• Engineer, configure, and integrate HMI, RTU, gateway, and SCADA/control systems across multiple vendors; experiencewith SICAM PAS, A8000, SCC, Toolbox/WinCC, COPA-DATAZenon, HitachiMicro SCADA, GE DS Agile, or equivalent platforms is valuable.
• Design reliable network and communication architectures, including switches, routers, GPS/time synchronization, firewalls, cyber security components, and protocolselection.
• Prepare, review, and approve FDS, system architecture, signal lists, I/O mapping, BOM, general arrangements, panel heat-load calculations, FAT/SAT procedures, test reports, and commissioning documents.
• Integrate and troubleshoot IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-101/103/104, DNP3, Modbus TCP/IP, OPC, serial/IP communication, and process bustechnology whereapplicable.
• Support customer offers, technical clarifications, project meetings, sub-supplier supervision, risk identification, corrective actions, customer presentations, trainings, FAT/SAT, and commissioning support.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, automation, ora relatedfield.
• 12+ years of relevant experience in substation automation, control systems, HMI/SCADA engineering, RTU/gateway integration, or a similar power systems automation role.
• Strong knowledge of Substation Automation systems, IEC 61850, bay/control/process levels, communication architectures, and substation control philosophy.
• Hands-onproficiencyin SAS, RTU programming/configuration, HMI development, networking, database troubleshooting, I/O mapping, and IED/control system parameterization.
• Working knowledge of OS/tools, PC applications, serial/IP networking, and debugging tools such asModscan, IEC Tester, IED Scout, Wireshark, or equivalent.
• Ability to create standardized engineering and parameterization procedures to improve quality, interoperability, performance, and repeatability.
• Strong written and spoken English communication; German language capability is an advantage where required by customer/project interface.
• Collaborative working style, strong interpersonal skills, problem-solving ability, and willingness to travel worldwide based on project requirements.
• In-depth understanding of substation parameterization and additionally configuration for IEDs and control systems
• Experience in developing and implementing standardized parameterization procedures for substation automation equipment

Soft Skills

• Excellent customer, supplier, and cross-functional communication skills.
• Structured critical thinking, reasoning, and analytical problem solving for complex automation and communication issues.
• Self-driven, disciplined, accountable, and able to manage quality, schedule, and cost impact within assigned scope.
• Collaborative, adaptive, and eager to learnnew technologies, standards, OEM platforms, and project execution practices.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and support parallel project demands under timeline pressure.