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Control & Protection Design Engineer (≥66 kV)

at Hitachi

Chennai, India ₹66K+ Mid Posted 2026-05-12

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Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Job ID: R0125453 Date Posted: 2026-04-17 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 Control & Protection engineering tasks of low to medium complexity. Work on projects, ensuring the work is completed cost-effectively and in line with contract requirements, quality standards, and safety guidelines. Based on customer technical specifications and inputs from the Europe Engineering team, Prepare Control & Protection schematics up to 400 kV, along with the Bill of Materials, engineering hour estimates, and technical risk and opportunity assessments. Coordinate closely with Engineering Leads to ensure smooth and accurate project execution. How you’ll make an impact: Prepare Key Line Diagrams, Protection Interface Diagrams, Feeder Block Diagrams & Trip Matrix, signal lists and interlocks in line with customer technical specifications. Prepare schematics for Control & Relay Panel schematics for new and existing setups, especially for retrofit projects. Prepare Cable Block Diagrams, relay ordering information, Cable Schedules and create lists for wiring, termination, and labelling for panel manufacturing. Essential knowledge of Primary Equipment, Bay Controller Units, SCADA, RTU, and Tele protection. Interface between AC Panels, DC Panels, Auxiliary Transformers, Battery, ACDC Cable Sizing, AIS & GIS secondary designs and work with various departments for design progress and completion. Conduct technical risk and opportunity assessments and estimate engineering hours and validate inputs. Collaboration with the team, take responsibility for assigned tasks, and ensure timely delivery with high-quality results. You will be responsible to ensure 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: Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. Should have 4 to 8 years in commissioning and Engineering for Voltage level above 66kV. Proficiency in CAD design tools like Zuken E3, AutoCAD, Elecdes or equivalent. Experience in Secondary Control and Protection Schematic Design, Relays/IEDs configuration. High technical experience with strong coordination skills. Know how in PCM, Micom, Digsi IED configuration tools. Knowledge on test kits such as Omicron (CMC 356 & 256), Doble & other test kit. Proficiency in spoken and written English. Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a general inquiry form on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process. This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response.

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