Senior Design Engineer – Substation/HV

Role Summary 

Leads technically significant work packages, reviews discipline deliverables, and provides day-to-day guidance to project teams With 4-7 years of relevant experience. The role applies this accountability within Substation / High Voltage Engineering. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Take technical ownership of major work packages and establish the execution approach within approved project criteria. 

• Develop and review calculations, drawings, models, specifications, reports, and supporting records. 

• Guide engineers, trainees, and drafters; provide clear review comments and verify effective closure. 

• Resolve complex design interfaces and coordinate directly with project leaders, clients, vendors, and other disciplines on delegated matters. 

• Identify optimization, constructability, quality, scope, and schedule risks and contribute lessons learned and standard improvements. 

Role-Specific Discipline Scope 

• Single-line diagrams, equipment ratings/specifications, bus arrangements, electrical clearances, and physical layouts. 

• Grounding, lightning protection, cable sizing/schedules, raceways, control buildings, and AC/DC auxiliary systems. 

• Protection, control, metering, SCADA, communications, and schematic/wiring interfaces, coordinated with PSS requirements. 

• Review of transformers, breakers, switches, instrument transformers, surge arresters, batteries/chargers, and vendor packages. 

• Civil, Structural, PV, BESS, PSS, and T-Line coordination; constructability, utility, IEEE, NEC/NESC, and project criteria. 

Qualifications and Experience Guidance 

• Education: B.Tech/B.E. in Electrical Engineering or a directly relevant engineering discipline from a recognized university. 

• Knowledge: Applicable codes, client/utility requirements, constructability, quality controls, and multidisciplinary interfaces at a depth appropriate to the level. 

Technical Skills / Software 

• Core tools: AutoCAD; Microsoft Excel; ETAP; CYMCAP or approved equivalents; protection/relay and substation-design platforms; document-management systems as assigned. 

• Expected proficiency: Advanced hands-on proficiency, model/calculation review capability, and ability to guide less-experienced users. 

• Reporting / Accountability 

• Reporting: Typically reports to a Deputy Manager, Manager, or project Engineering Lead. 

• Accountability: Accountable for package-level technical integrity, interdisciplinary coordination, review quality, risk identification, and guidance of junior staff.