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Protection & Control Design Engineer

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-29

Core

Design authority for protection and control systems in power plants and grid substations (11kV to 400kV), preparing schematics, diagrams, and manufacturing documents.

Role type

Mid-level IC protection & control design engineer

Builds

Protection schematics, control schematics, base design documents, and manufacturing drawings for substation equipment

Domain

Power generation and transmission (Electrical Engineering)

Required skills

Protection principle design, SLD and schematic creation, IED configuration, cable list preparation, CAD design tools, substation equipment knowledge, test procedure development

Preferred skills

Experience with Hitachi/GE/MICOM/SEL IEDs, knowledge of SCADA networks, Lean process principles, root cause analysis

Technologies

E-plan, El-Master, E3, PCM, Digsi, Agile, Omicron CMC, Megger

Responsibilities

Prepare protection and control schematics for feeders, transformers, and bus systems; create base design documents and bill of materials; configure IEDs for various protection applications; review designs against ISO standards; prepare test procedures for FAT and SAT activities; develop as-built documentation

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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