Control and Protection Engineer

Location:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Job ID:

R0108028

Date Posted:

2025-11-24

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 Control & Protection Schematics, Bill of materials, Engg hours estimation, technical risk assessment and opportunity evaluation etc. Coordinate with Engineering Leads.

How you'll make an impact:

• You will prepare Key Line Diagrams, Protection Interface, and Feeder Block Diagrams and analyse tender documents and technical specifications and prepare Design Documents.

• You will create signal lists, trip matrices, logics, and interlocks.

• You will prepare schematics for Control & Relay Panel schemes.

• You will develop circuit diagrams for new and existing setups, especially for retrofit projects.

• You will prepare Cable Block Diagrams, relay ordering information, Cable Schedules and create lists for wiring, termination, and labelling for panel manufacturing.

• You will identify and modify existing drawings using standard markups.

• You will conduct technical risk and opportunity assessments and estimate engineering hours and validate inputs.

• You will use Hitachi energy configuration tools and software.

• You will be 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:

• You hold a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with 4 to 7 years in relevant fields.

• Essential knowledge of Primary Equipment, Bay Controller Units, SCADA, RTU, and Tele protection. Essential knowledge of AC Panels, DC Panels, Auxiliary Transformers, Battery, and ACDC Cable Sizing.

• Expertise in AIS & GIS secondary designs and work with various departments for design progress and completion.

• Proficiency in 2D CAD design tools, E3, modern protection & control systems software & hardware tools. Experience in Secondary CRP Design, Relays/IEDs configuration.

• Knowledge in testing and commissioning for design schematics. Strong design capability in Protection Systems/Power Systems.

• High technical experience with strong coordination skills.

• Experience with protection and control IEDs using PCM. Knowledge on test kit such as Omicron (CMC 356 & 256), Doble & other test kit.

• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

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