Application Design Engineer – Power System

Schneider Electric

  • Chennai, India
Application Design Engineer – Power System
Job Posted : Mar 6th, 2024

Job Description

We are looking for Power System Specialist in Regional Engineering Platform (REP Delhi) to handle Global projects Minimum 5 years in handling Power system studies

Mission:-

  • Provides technical complex designs and optimizations to customer projects & services teams, by having solid technical knowledge and knowhow in an application domain or subdomain
  • Understands customer needs and translates them into technical requirements; may help customers to define their needs
  • Helps establish project or service technical strategies, internal procedures & best practices in his/her application domain/subdomain
  • Communicates results, issues, and solutions internally and to customers
  • Troubleshoots product and system issues related to his/her application domain/subdomain
  • Provides some commercial argumentation to project teams or management, and identifies & reports potential technical risks if any
  • May provide coaching & training as well as instructions/assistance to early carrier or subordinates

Skills and Experiences:-

  • Working experience in Power system study and Protection application knowledge in Substation HV, MV & LV system
  • Perform Power Systems studies including Load flow, Short circuit, Transient study, Motor acceleration and reacceleration studies, Harmonic analysis, Islanding studies, ARC flash Analysis
  • Prepare protection Relay setting calculation and OC & EF Coordination
  • Knowledge of various protection applications including differential, distance, generator & motor is must
  • Be able to perform equipment & cable sizing, Insulation coordination study, Transformer sizing, NGR & NGT sizing, CT sizing, Capacitor sizing, Breaker sizing, UPS, Battery and Battery Charger sizing, etc.,
  • CT & VT sizing, adequency check, Voltage Dip/ Drop Studies
  • Familiar with IEC & ANSI standard Knowledge
  • Familiar with ETAP, PSCAD and others tools
  • Technical cupport to tendering team during bid by anaylsing customer specification to define Scope of Work and engineering cost estimation
  • Be able to prepare detailed study report for customer approval
  • Familiarity and Work experience with all ranges of SE numerical relays
  • ABB, Simenes, GE, SEL & others makes relays knowledge and work experience will be an added advantages
  • Basic understanding of SCADA and Communication protocols including IEC61850, Modbus, etc
  • Basic understanding knowledge on Control and Protection panel design drawing is must
  • To coordinate with Internal or end customer for technical cooridantion, design & document approval
  • Good in english communications (written and verbal)
  • Effectively communicate and coordinate with all internal & external stake holders during project execution/ Site commissioning at site
  • International project execution experience will be an added advantage
  • Data Center segment and OGP work experience will add on advantage
  • Familiar and working experience in Microsoft Applications (Word, Excel, Power Point) Main responsibilities

Other Skills:-

  • Ability to lead functional and remote technical teams
  • Ability to communicate (written, verbal) in concise and synthetic manner on technical issues/topics
  • Ability to read and understand applicable standards
  • Ability to learn from others, share her/his knowledge, coach others and collaborate efficiently.
  • Ability to work and cooperate in international and inter-cultural environment
  • Segment Exposure : Data Center, Oil & Gas, MMM, Building, Mobility, etc.,
  • Software tools literacy for Report : MS Office, Acrobat, AutoCAD,

 Scope and Environment:-

  • Works both in autonomy and in teamwork, with contribution to optimize and secure project or service teams’ technical solution designs.
  • Works for internal project and service technical teams (Engineering, Tendering, Sales, etc.,) along all the customer installation lifecycle, with direct interaction with external stakeholders/customers related to his/her application domain/subdomain.

Customer and/or Partner relationships:-

  • Drives interactions with customer on technical topics related to his/her application domain. Understands customer specifications and needs related to his/her application domain/subdomain and translate/explain them to other project members; challenges those requirements versus SE available solutions & capabilities.

Internal & External Exposure:-

  • Influences and challenges internal project teams on the technical choices related to his/her application domain/subdomain and ensure convergence of the project team towards the best solution; delivers and presents results and argumentations (technical reports, presentations, etc) – not limited to hi/her own – to the project team. May participate in technical internal working groups related to his/her application domain/subdomain and in technical communication initiatives.

Project and Risk Management:-

  • Knows the fundamentals of Project Management so that he/she is aware of the Cost/Quality targets related to his/her work, with a specific emphasis on time management & scheduling; detects, analyzes, challenges, alerts in case of any deviations from the standard scope of work related to his/her application domain/subdomain; issues progress reports to the project team; may contribute to project technical risk assessment meetings.
  • In his/her application domain, may drive parallel technical activities to ensure convergence in the global solution to be delivered.

Technical knowledge and Engineering:-

  • Related to his/her application domain/subdomain, has solid knowledge and applies engineering best practices & standards, and ensures all project members apply them correctly; has strong knowledge of the product & system offers (internal & external) related to his/her application domain/subdomain; has specific technical & application skills related to his/her application domain/subdomain; carries out detailed engineering work and provide associated reporting to project team members & leaders; knows and uses the methods & tools related to his/her application domain/subdomain.

Training and coaching:-

  • Exchanges and shares his/her knowledge to his peers in the projects & services environment; gathers feedback from other engineers and managers; participates in training modules development or presentations about his/her technical application domain/subdomain.

 Other Requirements:-

  • Willingness to travel up to 25%

 Languages:-

  • Good in English language and Other languages are a plus

Education:-

  • Minimum- B.E. or equivalent in Electrical Power Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
  • Masters in Power System Study is desirable.

Location:-

  • Chennai, India.

Company Overview:-

Schneider’s purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. At Schneider, we call this Life Is On.

We believe access to energy and digital is a basic human right. Our generation is facing a tectonic shift in energy transition and industrial revolution catalysed by accelerated digitisation in a more electric world. Electricity is the most efficient and best vector for decarbonisation; combined with a circular economy approach, we will achieve a climate-positive impact as part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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