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Principal Engineer - Substation Secondary

Bengaluru, KA, in💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-15 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead a team of Protection & Control engineers to design HV Plant Secondary systems for EHV Grid Substations (132kV to 400kV), including relay coordination, SCADA topology, and design specifications for Transmission & Distribution clients.

Role type

Principal Engineer - Substation Secondary (HV Plant Design)

Builds

Production design specifications, schematic diagrams, relay settings, and SCADA protocols for EHV Grid Substations

Domain

Energy (Transmission & Distribution), High Voltage Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

HV Plant Design for EHV Grid Substations, P&C FEED or detailed design, Relay Coordination and Settings, SCADA and communication protocols, Protection Coordination Studies, Team Leadership, Design Review (Owner's Engineer role), Technical Reporting, Budgeting and Scheduling

Preferred skills

ETAP software usage, GIS and AIS EHV substation design, International standards compliance (IEC, IEEE, ANSI, Australian Standards, NEC, BS), Professional accreditation (CEng/PE), Experience with Grid Utilities

Technologies

ETAP, SCADA systems, GIS, AIS

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor Protection & Control engineers, Develop and optimize P&C solutions and line/schematic diagrams, Review supplier designs and calculations for BESS and Renewables projects, Conduct Protection Coordination Studies and Settings calculations, Coordinate across multi-disciplinary teams, Ensure design compliance with codes and standards, Drive innovation in AI and automation scripts, Perform quality control reviews of design calculations

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with team leadership

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