Secondary Design Engineer

Location:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Job ID:

R0127341

Date Posted:

2026-04-28

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

Main Accountabilities:

Project execution

You will be a part of the Secondary Engineering team. You will be supporting the project engineers / Project Lead engineers to develop project-specific engineering documents and drawings for submission to customers and the documents required for manufacturing of Dead Tank circuit breaker (>66Kv). You will be an individual contributor who would deliver the tasks as per the given inputs and when required need to work in coordination with other colleagues and should exhibit good collaborative skills to complete the task. You may also interact with other departments like primary engineering, order management, power system study team, Steel structure engineering, Project Management, and Production units

Activities Involve:

Preparation of electrical schematic diagram in CAD tools like E3, AutoCAD, or any other CAD / intelligent tools with the general arrangement of control cubical of 2D/3D of high voltage Breakers, Capacitor Banks, Disconnectors, Battery Energy Storage Systems, and other HVC Related Products (>66kV and above). Review of SLD, Protection, and Trip Logics of customer/stakeholders Generating BoM of modules and products and creating part numbers using SAP Coordination and reviewing schematic diagrams and 2D and 3D drawings before submitting the same to customers. Preparation of guaranteed technical parameters for various high voltage. Addressing the technical queries raised by customers during the execution of the project in case if required. Supporting to various cross functions like SCM, project management, and quality for understanding the customer requirements and specifications in case required. Supporting onsite installation and commissioning colleagues for understanding the customer drawings and other technical support. Coordinating with customers and resolving queries and ensuring the engineering drawings are approved on time.

Documentation

Directly responsible for maintaining and updating the documentation for respective projects as per quality process.

Qualification, Knowledge, Skills, Experience:

Technical interest as well as the enthusiasm, and creativity required to come up with ideas and solutions. You can apply a long-term perspective to your work. Moreover, you appreciate working with your colleagues and understand the importance of investing in long-term customer relations.

* Years of experience: 5+ years with bachelor/Diploma in Electrical Engineering

* Hands of experience in tools like E3, AutoCAD, or similar tools

* Experience with the United States/North American design standards / IEEE is a positive factor

* Expect Excellent Communication and interpersonal skill

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