Structural Design Engineer - Gas Insulated Switchgear

Hitachi Energy; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy India Operations Centre in Chennai is seeking a GIS Steel Structural Engineer with 3–5 years of civil/structural experience to develop project-specific engineering documents and drawings for GIS steel structures.

You will prepare Tekla models, GA and fabrication drawings, and perform related structural design tasks using Staad.Pro, while coordinating with project teams and ensuring timely, quality deliverables in line with internal standards.

Qualifications

• BE in Civil & Structural Engineering.
• Hands-on Tekla, Navisworks and other modelling software experience.
• Familiarity with Indian, American, European, Canadian codes and standards desirable.
• Team player with good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Develop project specific engineering documents and drawings for GIS steel structures for submission to customer and manufacturing of GIS equipment.
• Individual contributor delivering tasks and coordinating with colleagues and project lead engineers as needed.
• Interact with departments like Primary/Secondary Engineering, Project Management and Production units.
• Prepare Tekla model, GA drawings & fabrication drawings of Steel Support Structures for GIS equipment and perform related Staad.Pro design work.
• Ensure inputs are available from stakeholders.
• Prepare project-specific Civil plan for GIS loading for design of customer building floor, cranes, etc.
• Self-review and peer review of documents.
• Deliver designs on time with quality and coordinate with team members and project lead engineer.
• Maintain and update project documentation per quality process.

Skills

Tekla

Navisworks

AutoCAD

Staad.Pro

Rhino

Grasshopper

MS Office

HSE standards OSHA

Education

B.E in Civil & Structural Engineering

Tools

Tekla

Navisworks

AutoCAD

Staad.Pro

Rhino

Grasshopper

Job description

The Opportunity

The Hitachi Energy Indian Operations Center (INOPC) is a competence center with around 3000+ skilled engineers who focus on tendering, engineering, planning, procurement, project Management, functional system testing, installation supervision, documentation and commissioning. However, over the last decade, it has evolved to become the largest Operations hub. The India Operations Centre team at Chennai, Bangalore and Gurugram supports Hitachi Energy’s units in more than 40 countries across a wide portfolio of all the four business units in Hitachi Energy To date, the team has executed engineering and commissioning for projects in more than 80 countries.

Your Responsibility

• You will be a part of the GIS Steel Structural Engineering team, you will be supporting the project engineers / project lead engineers to develop project specific engineering documents and drawings for submission to customer and the documents required for manufacturing of Steel Support Structures for GIS equipment (transmission and sub-transmission systems).


• You will be an individual contributor who would deliver the tasks as per the given inputs and when required need to work in coordination with other colleagues and should exhibit good collaborative skills to complete the task.


• You may also interact with other departments like Primary Engineering, Secondary engineering, Project Management and Production units.


• Preparation of Tekla model, GA drawings & Fabrication drawings of Steel Support Structures for Gas Insulated Switchgears above 66kV. Also expected to do related structural design activities using Staadpro.


• Ensure all necessary inputs are available from stakeholders.


• Prepare project specific Civil plan for customer providing GIS loading for design of customer building floor, ceiling cranes etc., Influence of environmental conditions on GIS structure designs etc.


• Self-review & peer review of documents.


• Delivery of designs on time with Quality and coordinating with the other team members and project lead engineer.


• Directly responsible for maintaining and updating the documentation for respective projects as per quality process.


• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business

Your Background

• Years of experience: 3 – 5 years with B.E in Civil & Structural Engineering.


• Hand on experience in Tekla, Navisworks and other modelling softwares.


• Familiarity with codes and applicable standards necessary for Structural Modelling & Detailing (Indian, American, European, Canadian etc.) is desirable.


• Team player with good communication and interpersonal skills.


• Knowledge tools like AUTOCAD, MS Office etc.


• Knowledge of Galvanization & painting procedures.


• Knowledge of HSE standards like OSHA, DIN etc.. is mandatory.


• Knowledge of international standards such as IEC/ IEEE / ANSI is preferable.


• Knowledge of HV substation / HV products preferable.


• Working knowledge of Staad.pro is an added advantage.


• working knowledge of Rhino and grasshopper is preferable.

Publication date : 2026-08-19