Electrical Control and Instrumentation Design Engineer

• Undertake the design of Instrumentation & Electrical control for Howden equipment packages supplied for various industries.
• Execute Electrical and Controls Design activities relating to the packaging and Commissioning of Howden Compressors, Blowers and Fans for Indian Market in compliance to Howden std and customer/project requirements
• Assist all other Howden India departments in all aspects of control and instrumentation for contract or proposal execution.
• Give technical advice and assistance to customers on Howden’s C&I technology.
• Build Control & Instrumentation  capability in India to reduce cost of Engineering and response time on Compressors, Blower Packages and Fans for Indian Market.
• Provide Engineering specification to Procurement and support in clarifications with Vendors
• Provide technical support for proposals – control systems, communication interfaces and instrumentation
• Actively participate in commissioning at site during installation as and when required

Accountabilities:-

• Work in tandem with Howden mechanical design engineers to design C&I systems for Howden products
• Write technical specifications to define purchased items.
• Produce cabling, wiring and block schematic drawings of main C&I components using Autocad or appropriate software tools.
• Approve and review C&I, technical specifications and drawings produced by mechanical design engineer.
• Utilise knowledge and/or experience to provide support to other Howden engineers and all other departments as required.
• Conduct or attend testing of C&I products (including purchased items) and provide a written report within agreed time frameworks

Dimensions:-

• Working predominantly using own initiative with limited need for support.
• Production of C&I designs & specifications, approval of drawings, specifications and suppliers equipment.
• Ensure quality and design integrity of product.
• Design to budget and within timeframe.

Skills, knowledge & behaviours:-

Essential skills, knowledge & behaviours:-

• BE in Instrumentation / Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) with more then 05 years of hands on experience from similar background.
• Good practical C&I skills.
• Experience in C&I design, large/small motors, drive packages and actuators.
• Experience in Designing of Control panel / control philosophy and basic understanding of PLC programming.
• Knowledge of Process Industry specifications and standard.
• Working experience on various PLCs, control circuits and various PLC Network protocols.
• Preferably from Rotating Equipment Manufacturing Industry.
• Visit site for equipment assessment or troubleshooting purposes.
• Preparation of technical reports and submissions
• Technical presentations to customers/customer meetings
• Computer literacy, competency in MS Office applications
• Proficiency in Auto Cad and knowledge of Inventor.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of programmable systems including ladder diagrams.
• ATEX/CCOE and other equivalent std knowledge.
• Excellent Problem solving ability

Desirable skills, knowledge & behaviours:-

• Technical report writing
• Ability to make technical presentations
• Experience in Petrochemical, Oil and Gas, Chemical and water industry .
• Experience in design of systems for rotating equipment (preferable compressors)
• Experience and Knowledge about compressor operation and controls
• Hands on site experience.
• Good mechanical knowledge
• Ability to read and understand mechanical engineering drawings.
• Knowledge of hydraulic systems.
• Ability to perform design calculations and analysis from ‘first principles

Location:-

• Pune, Maharashtra.

Company Overview:-

Howden is a leading global provider of mission critical air and gas handling products. We support customers across a broad and diverse range of industries, enabling their vital processes to achieve environmental and operational compliance and efficiencies including decarbonisation of operations. We have over 160 years of heritage as a world-class application engineering and manufacturing company with a presence in 35 countries. Howden manufactures highly engineered fans, compressors, rotary heat exchangers, steam turbines, and other air and gas handling products, services and solutions.