Mechanical Design Engineer

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Hinoba-an; On-site; PHP 397,000 - 463,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Vadodara, India, is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join an international design team for Dry Type Distribution transformers up to 10 MVA. You will develop active parts, windings, tanks, and externals while adhering to IEEE/IEC/IS standards and factory constraints.

You will prepare manufacturing drawings, BOMs, and customer documents, coordinating with global factories and cross-functional teams to ensure project milestones are met.

Qualifications

• M.E / M.Tech Mechanical Engineering required.
• 0–2 years experience in Mechanical Design for Distribution Dry transformer manufacturing.
• CAD software proficiency; Creo is a plus.
• Knowledge of IS/ IEC/IEEE standards is required.

Responsibilities

• Generate active part and windings/tank & externals meeting factory limitations, guidelines, and checklists per standards.
• Prepare customer documents, manufacturing drawings, Bill of Materials, and submission to customer per project schedule.
• Understand transformer mechanical design, thermal, dielectrics, short circuit, and sound performance.
• Coordinate design activities within a worldwide factories network.

Skills

CAD software

3D modelling

Creo

Mechanical design

Transformer design

Winding design

English communication

Education

M.E / M.Tech Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer for the Business Unit Transformers to join our innovative and forward-thinking team in the Global Engineering Center in Vadodara, India, you will play a crucial role in the development and design of innovative products and systems that meet our customer needs and industry standards. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project specifications are met while adhering to industry standards and design best practices. Your expertise in engineering principles and practices will contribute to optimizing designs for performance, functionality, and sustainability.

How you’ll make an impact

The success candidate will be the part of an International Design and Engineering Team specialized in Dry Type Distribution transformer up to 10 MVA 33 kV Class design covering different countries.

Responsible to generate active part and windings/ Tank & Externals meeting factory limitation, guideline, and checklist as per IEEE / IEC /IS standards.

Responsible for Preparation of Customer documents, Manufacturing drawings, Bill of materials etc & submission to customer as per project schedule.

Understanding of Transformer mechanical design, Thermal, Dielectrics, Short circuit and sound performance and transformer mechanics

Coordinating design activities within a worldwide factories network.

Demonstrated team building skills and networking skills, would be a preference.

Ability to speak with and work together with the technical teams in different parts of the world.

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.

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

Your background

M.E / M.Tech Mechanical Engineering.

0–2 years Experienced working in Mechanical Design for Distribution Dry transformer manufacturing Industry. Candidates with higher experience also to be considered.

Knowledge on CAD software, any 3D Modelling software is a must. Creo is considered as an advantage.

Should understand Transformer Design, Mechanical Calculations, Dielectrics, clearance/creepage, basic layout and cleats lead arrangement.

Should have good understanding of IS/ IEC /IEEE Standards & Canadian Standards

Experience in winding design / Tank & externals is an advantage

Experience in Simulation or software development would be advantageous.

Experience on Microsoft office and tools.

Ability to speak with and work together with the technical teams in different parts of the world.

Demonstrated team building skills, would be a preference.

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.