Substation Automation - Secondary Design Engineer

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Chennai District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is seeking a Substation Automation - Secondary Design Engineer to deliver protection and control engineering tasks. You will generate SLDs, panel layouts, and BOMs using AutoCAD Electrical, collaborating with cross-functional teams to address technical queries and ensure compliance with standards.

The ideal candidate has 5–8 years of experience, strong AutoCAD/AutoCAD Electrical skills, and good communication in English to interact with internal teams and customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Diploma with relevant experience.
• Experience in Protection and Control engineering in substations.
• Excellent knowledge of AutoCAD/AutoCAD Electrical tools.
• Strong team collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Single Line Diagram and Protection Single Line Diagram.
• Create Panel Layouts and BOMs for substations.
• Develop protection and control panel schematics for medium/high voltage.
• Prepare junction boxes for CT/VT and density monitors, load calculations.
• Draft trip matrices and IO signal lists.
• Design interlocking tables and schematics for busbar configurations.
• Address technical queries during project execution and coordinate with cross-functional teams.
• Self-review documents before submission to Lead Engineer.
• Generate preliminary BOMs and mimic boards per drawings.
• Understand communication architecture diagrams and LCC integration.

Skills

Team collaboration

English communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Diploma in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

AutoCAD Electrical

Protection & Control schematics

Job description

Substation Automation - Secondary Design Engineer

You will be a part of the GA Secondary team and support the execution of Protection and Control engineering. Your work involves mainly creating electrical circuit diagrams and supporting documents. We use the AutoCAD Electrical tool for generating the schematics. 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 ex hibit good collaborative skills to complete the task. In the absence of your Lead or in some cases, you will be required to interact with our counterparts to get/clarify queries. You may also interact with other departments like Primary, Project Management, and Production.

How you’ll make an impact:

Preparation of Single Line Diagram/Protection Single Line Diagram.

Preparation of Panel Layout and BOM

Preparation of Protection and Control Panel schematics for Medium/High Voltage Substation.

Preparation of Junction Box for CT, VT, and Density monitors, AC / DC Load calculation.

Preparation of Trip Matrix and IO Signal list.

Preparation of Interlocking table and schematics for various Busbar configurations.

Addressing the technical queries raised by the customer during the execution of a project, if required.

Interaction with various cross-function teams like Primary, Project Management, and Production, when required.

Self-reviewing the documents before submitting them to Lead Engineer.

Generating Preliminary BOM by understanding the importance and consequences of releasing it.

Preparation of Mimic boards in line with SLD and Layout drawings.

Understanding and preparation of Communication Architecture diagrams.

Preparation of protection schematics (Trafo, Line, Busbar) when we’ve integrated protection in LCC . Selection of Bay Control Unit and other protection IEDs.

Preparation of complete Digital Control & Protection drawings as part of Digital Substation (with NCITs, MU’s, SAM600 modules, etc...).

Configuration Relays and Testing of Relays added advantage. Adhering to applicable codes, practices, QA/QC policies, performance standards, and specifications.

Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

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

Your Background

Bachelor’s degree in B.E / Diploma in Electrical Engineering.

Must have 5 -8 years of experience.

Excellent knowledge of AutoCAD/AutoCAD Electrical tools.

Very Good knowledge of Protection & Control Systems for T & D / Gen. Familiarity with codes and applicable standards like IEC, IEEE, ANSI, etc...

Relay configuration and testing added advantage.

Ability to work in a team and maintain professionalism.

Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.