Project Engineer - Substation Engineering jobs in Chennai at Hitachi ABB Power Grids

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is a pioneering technology leader that is helping to increase access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. We help keep your lights on, the factories running, our hospitals and schools open. Come as you are and prepare to get better as you learn from others. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and plug into a team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Innovation.

The Hitachi ABB Power Grids Operations Center (INOPC) is a competence center with around 900 skilled engineers who focus on tendering, engineering, planning, procurement, functional system testing, installation supervision and commissioning. However, over the last decade, it has evolved to become the largest engineering hub. The India Operations Centre is a key aspect of the Power Grids business Power Up transformation program. The INOPC team at Chennai supports Hitachi ABB Power Grid’s units in more than 25 countries across a wide portfolio of all the four business units in Power Grid business. To date, the team has executed engineering and commissioning for projects in more than 60 countries.

Your Responsibilities

Management of Engineering Interfaces and scope of work involved in HV - substation primary (electromechanical) design and construction projects.
Special focus is required to be given to the technical lead of the substation scope related to Interface Engineering as well as Control & Protection design concepts for turnkey projects or engineered packages according to the project related division of work.
Technical lead, supervise and coordinate internal engineering teams and external sub-suppliers in order to secure the integrity, completeness and correct function of the resulting substation system.
Understanding of short circuit fault calculations, load flow principles and protection setting calculations as well as instrument transformer sizing.
Review / commenting and understanding design studies / design documents like SLD / schematic diagrams / aux sizing calculation / overall cable lists.
Reviewing and commenting on vendor data for a wide range of equipment and packages and incorporation of vendor information into the design.
Co-ordination with other departments like primary, control and protection, lead engineer, sourcing etc. for design progress & completion.
FAT / SAT of primary equipment, system as and when needed.
Responsible for obtaining customer approvals for the designs and drawings.
Technical risk and opportunity assessment and validation.
Take part in customer meetings / site visits for tender/project clarifications.
Estimation of engineering effort for each project for costing at tender stage.
Innovative ideas to reduce engineering effort.
Plan, implement, review and continuously improvise quality system.
Living core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
10-12 years of experience in Primary Engineering.
Proficiency in required CAD design tools – Solidworks, Revit etc.
Knowledge of relevant International standards ex. IEEE, IEC etc.
Knowledge in substation tendering and project engineering activities (technical & commercial).
Excellent organizational and time management skills.
The ability to work to deadlines.

More About Us

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is a global technology leader with a combined heritage of almost 250 years, employing around 36,000 people in 90 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, the business serves utility, industry and infrastructure customers across the value chain, and emerging areas like sustainable mobility, smart cities, energy storage and data centres. With a proven track record, global footprint and unparalleled installed base, Hitachi ABB Power Grids balances social, environmental and economic values, and is committed to powering good for a sustainable energy future, with pioneering and digital technologies, as the partner of choice for enabling a stronger, smarter and greener grid. www.hitachiabb-powergrids.com Important, please include in your CV the following passage: “I hereby agree for my personal data, included in my job application, to be processed in line with the needs of recruitment, in accordance with the Law on Personal Data Protection of 29th August 1997 (Law Gazette from 2002, No.101, heading 926, as amended).”
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