Project Engineer

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND
In-Office
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The Role
Lead SCADA engineering and testing for substation automation projects: design, testing, troubleshooting, tender risk assessment, customer liaison, standards and cybersecurity compliance, and coordinate commissioning activities.
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Location:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Job ID:

R0133707

Date Posted:

2026-06-15

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

The opportunity: 

Hitachi Energy is a pioneering technology leader that is helping to increase access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all. We help to power your home, keep the factories running, and 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 = Great Innovation.

Our Indian Operations Centre (INOPC) is a competence center with around 3000+ skilled engineers who focus on tendering, engineering, planning, procurement, functional system testing, installation supervision, and commissioning. Over the last decade, INOPC has evolved to become the largest engineering hub serving more than 40+ countries across different energy sectors.

This position caters to Grid Automation commissioning team overseeing the installation and commissioning of Bay level secondary equipment’s. Manage completion of all commissioning activities efficiently and cost-effectively and in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, and safety requirements.

How you’ll make an impact:

  • Responsible for SCADA Engineering & Testing for overseas projects. Supports continuous improvement of engineering process and system design via provision of lessons learned feedback.
  • Represents the Engineering function at project meetings and design review meetings
  • Responsible for SCADA design, optimized engineering, testing, and troubleshooting of
  • Substation Automation system according to the customer specifications.
  • Assess, identify deviation and Risks in Customer requirement and required standard & regulatory requirement during Tender.
  • Acts a liaison with the Customer about Hitachi Energy’s automation solution’s adherence to customer requirements and required standard & regulation
  • Knowledge of relevant international standards. ex: IEEE, IEC, ANSI etc.
  • Knowledge on Cyber security concepts.
  • Maintains quality service by following organization standards.
  • Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
  • Maintains good communication and collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Ability to work autonomously and as a part of team.

Your background:

  • You hold bachelor’s degree. Minimum 6+ years of experience in Substation automation system.
  • Substation automation protocols and communication systems.
  • Knowledge on Hitachi Energy (ABB) Substation Automation & Engineering software’s such as IET, Microscada, PCM, RTU etc.
  • Knowledge on other manufacturer substation Automation software’s.
  • Knowledge on communication protocol – IEC 61850, IEC 60870 – 5-101, 103 , 104, LON , SPA , DPN3 , Modbus etc…
  • Knowledge on SCADA testing and validation
  • Knowledge on various Protocol simulators.
  • Knowledge on SCIL, VB Scripts, PLC and Structured text.
  • Knowledge on Cyber security.

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. 

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Minimum 6+ years of experience in Substation Automation systems
  • Experience with SCADA engineering and testing for overseas projects
  • Knowledge of substation automation protocols and communication systems
  • Experience with Hitachi Energy (ABB) Substation Automation & Engineering software such as IET, MicroSCADA, PCM, RTU
  • Knowledge of other manufacturers' substation automation software
  • Knowledge of communication protocols: IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-101/103/104, LON, SPA, DNP3, Modbus
  • Experience with SCADA testing and validation
  • Experience with various protocol simulators
  • Knowledge of SCIL, VBScript, PLC programming and Structured Text
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity concepts
  • Knowledge of relevant international standards (IEEE, IEC, ANSI)
  • Ability to represent Engineering at project and design review meetings and liaise with customers
  • Strong communication, collaboration skills and ability to work autonomously
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The Company
33,676 Employees

What We Do

Since its founding in 1910, Hitachi has responded to the expectations of society and its customers through technology and innovation. Our mission is to “Contribute to society through the development of superior, original technology and products.” Over the past 100+ years this commitment has led us to work towards creating a more sustainable society through our “Social Innovation Business”. We work to apply our expertise in information technology (IT), operational technology (OT), and a wide variety of products to advance social infrastructure systems and improve quality of life across the world.

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