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Hitachi Energy
Hitachi Energy

Senior R&D Engineer - Primary Design - India Development Center

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
10+ years exp
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Job Description

  • Location:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Job ID:

R0060906

  • Date Posted:

2024-10-03

  • 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 projects 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 offers, engg hours estimation, technical risk assessment and opportunity evaluation etc.

  • How you’ll make an impact:
  • Design authority for all engineering activities for assignments on projects classified as Low and Medium engineering complexity. Support Project Manager for any technical issues.
  • SPOC with customer for Engineering activities of the project. Participate in customer meetings, act on customer needs, expectations and improve customer experience.
  • 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.
  • Conduct Engineering Project Reviews and report progress and cost-to-complete to Engineering- and Project Manager and establishes contacts with suppliers for technical support, to improve material quality and/or to decrease costs. Technical Obtains prototype product 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
  • 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 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.
  • Coach and develop project engineers / designers to deliver their maximum potential, plan the skill development needs for the engineers
  • Identify, track, clarify & drive project 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 as well 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 to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
  • 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.
  • Your background:
  • Should have Bachelors Engineering in Electrical.
  • Should have 10-12 years' experience.
  • Knowledge of primary equipment, such as circuit breakers, disconnectors, earthing switches, instrument transformers, power transformers, etc and knowledge of HV grid power systems.
  • 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 Materials.
  • Proficiency in required CAD design tools (Autodesk Revit, 3D competence preferred) and proficiency in required Engineering calculation tools.
  • Knowledge of relevant international standards ex. IEEE, IEC etc. and knowledge in substation tendering and project engineering activities (technical & commercial)
  • Individual contributor using in-depth knowledge in a specific area to execute complex or specialized projects / challenges often thinking independently to challenge traditional solutions and comprehensive knowledge of related disciplines in the organization and works independently, applying established standards.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
  • Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality digital solutions.

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Senior R&D Engineer - Primary Design - India Development Center

Hitachi Energy · Chennai

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