Senior Primary Design Engineer

Siemens Energy

Karachi Division

On-site

PKR 2,000,000 - 3,200,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Remote/Flexible work

Medical benefits

Time off/Paid holidays

Parental leave

Continual learning

Job summary

Siemens Energy in Karachi is seeking a Primary Design Engineer to lead the primary electrical design of HV substations, delivering accurate technical designs across the project lifecycle and preparing essential deliverables such as SLDs, layouts, and CIDs.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams, conduct site visits, review civil drawings for compatibility, and support project execution while ensuring compliance with standards and quality requirements.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university.
Minimum 5 years of experience in Primary Engineering Design for HV substations.
Experience with transmission and distribution projects is preferred.
Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and support project execution.

Responsibilities

Develop primary engineering designs for HV substations and related deliverables.
Prepare SLDs, General Layouts, Equipment Layouts, Earthing and Lightning Protection designs.
Create BoQs and material estimations for primary equipment.
Review civil/structural drawings for compatibility with electrical design.
Conduct site visits to validate and support design activities.
Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure design consistency and quality.

Skills

HV Substation Design

SLD preparation

CIDs Design

Cable Engineering

Coordination with Teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Microsoft Excel

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

As a Primary Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the primary engineering design of High Voltage (HV) substations, ensuring the delivery of high-quality engineering solutions throughout the project lifecycle. You will prepare key design deliverables, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and support project execution by providing accurate technical designs that meet customer requirements and industry standards.

A Snapshot of Your Day

Working closely with engineering, project execution teams, and customers, you will contribute to the successful delivery of transmission and distribution projects while ensuring technical excellence and compliance with applicable specifications.

How You'll Make An Impact

Develop primary engineering designs for High Voltage (HV) substation projects.
Prepare Single Line Diagrams (SLDs), General Layouts, Equipment Layouts, Earthing Designs, Lightning Protection layouts, Cable Engineering designs, and Control Interface Diagrams (CIDs).
Prepare material estimations and Bills of Quantities (BoQs) for primary equipment.
Review civil and structural drawings to ensure compatibility with engineering requirements.
Conduct site visits to support engineering activities and validate technical designs.
Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to gather technical inputs and ensure design consistency.
Collaborate with Project Execution teams throughout project implementation.
Support customer design reviews and approval processes.
Ensure engineering deliverables comply with project specifications, applicable standards, and quality requirements.

What You Bring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university.

Experience

Minimum of 5 years of experience in Primary Engineering Design.
Experience in the design of High Voltage (HV) substations is preferred.
Experience preparing primary design deliverables for transmission and distribution projects.
Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering and project execution teams.

Technical Skills

High Voltage (HV) Substation Primary Design.
Single Line Diagrams (SLDs).
Equipment Layout Design.
Earthing Design.
Lightning Protection Design.
Cable Engineering.
Control Interface Diagrams (CIDs).
AutoCAD.
Revit.
Microsoft Excel.
Knowledge of transmission and distribution engineering standards.

Soft Skills

Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
Strong attention to detail and engineering accuracy.
Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
Good planning and organizational skills.
Customer-oriented mindset.
Problem-solving abilities.
Commitment to quality and continuous improvement.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 92,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

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