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Grid Solutions R&D Senior Primary Engineer - IDC

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Job description

Location:



Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Job ID:



R0126956

Date Posted:



2026-05-13

Company Name:



HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Profession (Job Category):



Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: 



Full time

Remote:



No

Job Description:



The opportunity
Design authority for an engineering discipline with low to medium complexity. Complete assignments on small
pro- jects or portions of larger projects, cost-effectively and in accordance with contract specifications, quality
standards and safety requirements. Based on technical specification from end customers and inputs from OU
Engineering team, prepare Protection & Principle SLD, Schematics, Power supply scheme, Substation layouts –
plan & sections, Standard technical specifications for major equipment, R&D activities to improve the work
process, Comparison between AIS, GIS & PASS solution, Cost comparison between different solutions, Bill of
materials, RFQs, vetting of vendor of- fers, engg hours estimation, technical risk assessment and opportunity
evaluation etc. 
 
How you’ll make an impact: 



  • To be the design authority for all engineering activities for assignments on projects classified as Low and Medium
    engineering complexity. Support Project Manager for any technical issues.



  • You will be SPOC with customers for Engineering activities of the project. Participate in customer meetings,
    act on customer needs, expectations and improve customer experience.



  • To Lead, supervise and coordinate engineering project team: scope, schedule & progress, approvals, budget, targets, resource load & cost-to-complete [Engineering Meetings / Engineering Review]. Ensure Engineering processes are applied and if needed agree on scaling with Engineering Manager.



  • To Conduct Engineering Project Reviews and report progress and cost-to-complete to Engineering- and  Project. Manager and establish contacts with suppliers for technical support, to improve material quality and/or to decrease costs. Technical Obtains prototype products and develops technical tests. Ensure the deliveries as per schedule and carry out regular reviews.



  • Having Primary / Secondary design expertise and able to deliver transmission and distribution projects and 
    preparing standards and focus on continuous improvements both technically and functionally, Coach and develop project engineers / designers to deliver their maximum potential, plan the skill development needs for the engineers.



  • To check if quality process is applied by all contributing engineering parties. Escalate to QA/QC. and track 
    and handle technical issues and follow up.  Handle clarification where more than one domain/function/party is
    concerned plus those topics that cannot be allocated to an engineering domain. Initiate mitigation of possible responsibility gaps in the project team.



  • To Identify, track, clarify & drive projects change cases that relate to engineering scope. Support claim preparation (client & supplier). Initiate and drive corrective actions.



  • Collect and consolidate project risks and opportunities from engineering team, technical, but also related to
    engineering progress, information/data availability and assumptions taken.  Define, coordinate & take proactive actions to mitigate risks and lead to opportunities. Follow-up. Take calculated risk in pursuit of results and speed.



  • Responsible for ensuring 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:



  • A Bachelor’s engineering in Electrical with minimum of 10-15 years of relevant experience. Knowledge of primary equipment, such as circuit breakers, disconnectors, earthing switches, instrument transformers, power transformers, etc. and knowledge of HV grid power systems. Know-how on design calculations related to Substation Engineering.



  • Knowledge of relevant international standards ex. IEEE, IEC etc. and knowledge in substation tendering and
    project engineering activities (technical & commercial) 



  • Providing Optimized and Customized solutions for various substation tenders (AIS, GIS, Hybrid, MoSS)



  • Good understanding of civil and structural design elements of substations, such transformer bunds, cable 
    troughs, ducts, support structures, substation access roads, etc. and prepare, review and validate Bill of material for tenders or projects based on requirement.



  • Know-how on design calculations related to Primary Engineering and grounding system design, drawings and Bill of Material.



  • Innovative ideas to reduce Engineering effort and analysis new development requirements. Individual contributors using in-depth knowledge in a specific area to execute complex or specialized projects /
    challenges often think independently to challenge traditional solutions and comprehensive knowledge of related disciplines in the organization and work independently, applying established standards.



  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. 



  • Proficiency in required CAD design tools (Autodesk Revit, 3D competence preferred) and proficiency in required Engineering calculation tools.




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