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Secondary Engineer

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India💼 Full-time🗓 2026-10-06

Core

Design and engineering of secondary systems (control, protection, relay panels, auxiliary power) for high-voltage electrical equipment including AIS and GIS.

Role type

Secondary Systems Engineer

Builds

Control & Relay Panel schemes, Protection SLDs, circuit diagrams, cable schedules, and functional design standards for power substations.

Domain

Power Generation & Transmission / Electrical Engineering (via careerplan.io/jobs/R0143405-secondary-engineer-at-hitachi)

Required skills

Secondary system design, Protection SLD preparation, Relay configuration, Circuit diagram creation, Cable sizing, CT/VT sizing, Vendor offer evaluation, FAT/SAT coordination, As Built documentation, Technical risk assessment, Interface engineering with SCADA/RTU.

Preferred skills

Panel Engineering expertise (layouts, wiring tables), Voltage drop calculation, Quality system implementation.

Technologies

SCADA, RTU, Tele protection, GIS, AIS, Control & Relay Panels, SLDs.

Responsibilities

Review tender documents and prepare Design Intent Documents; Prepare Protection SLDs, signal lists, trip matrices, and logics; Review vendor drawings for Control & Relay panels; Prepare schematic, circuit, and wiring diagrams; Size auxiliary power systems (AC/DC panels, batteries, chargers); Coordinate with primary equipment teams and vendors; Support erection and commissioning as interface engineer; Ensure on-time delivery of design deliverables.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC