Structural Design Engineer - Gas Insulated Switchgear

Hitachi Energy; Chennai District; On-site; INR 550,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in India is seeking a Civil Structural Engineer to support GIS steel structures drawings and modelling. You will develop Tekla models and GA/fabrication drawings, coordinating with engineers and production teams to ensure timely delivery.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years of Civil Structural experience, proficiency in Tekla and Staad.Pro, and familiarity with relevant standards. On-site role with emphasis on quality and collaboration.

Qualifications

• B.E in Civil Structural Engineering required with 3–5 years of experience.
• Hands-on experience with Tekla, Navisworks and other modelling software.
• Familiarity with international codes/standards for structural modelling and detailing.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Tekla models, GA drawings and fabrication drawings for Steel Support Structures for GIS equipment (>66kV).
• Collaborate with project engineers and other departments to deliver design documents on time.
• Self-review and peer review of documents; maintain project documentation per quality processes.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

B.E in Civil Structural Engineering

Tools

Tekla

Navisworks

Staad.Pro

AutoCAD

Rhino

Grasshopper

MS Office

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 Energys 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 Energys core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for yourcolleagues and thebusiness

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, MSOffice 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.