CAD Automation Engineer

The opportunity:

The CAD Automation Engineer is responsible for developing and implementing automated CAD workflows, ensuring design accuracy, collaborating with cross-functional teams, troubleshooting system issues, and maintaining comprehensive documentation.

How you'll make an impact:

• As member of a engineering platform team, responsible for creation of automated design solutions.
• Develop and implement automation scripts and tools to optimize CAD design processes.
• Collaborate with product owners, designers and other stakeholders to understand requirements and identify opportunities for automation.
• Analyse existing workflows and identify areas for improvement to enhance productivity and efficiency.
• Conduct testing and validation of automated solutions to ensure accuracy and reliability.
• Troubleshoot issues with automation script and tools and implement solutions to ensure smooth operation.
• Collaborate with software developers to integrate CAD automation tools with other engineering software and systems.
• Collaborate with product owners and various stakeholders to create product sales & engineering configurators.
• Facilitate communication between internal teams and external vendors to ensure alignment on project goals and timelines.
• Take ownership of CAD modelling and detailing tasks, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to project specifications.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy's core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field with 3-6 years of experience. At least 3 years or more of relevant work experience in Transformer or similar industries.
• Exposure to use of 3D CAD modelling tool Creo Parametric. CAD automation, Pro-program skills. Basic programming skills.
• Product Configuration knowledge. Hands on experience in PLM (Windchill).
• Strong understanding of mechanical design principles and CAD software functionality.
• Knowledge of relevant international standards (ISO, ANSI, ASME). Strong analytical skills, experience in data analysis and management.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with business, product owners, developers, and end users from different areas and different regions/cultures.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines. Tasks and time self-management. Demonstrated ability to learn Engineering Design tools.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

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Client-provided location(s): Chennai, India

Job ID: Hitachi_Energy-JID3-203259

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-07-02T23:40:23