Manager - PQ System Design

The opportunity:

To lead and develop a high-performing system design team at Hitachi Energy Technology Services Private Limited, Chennai, fostering technical excellence, process discipline, and a culture of continuous improvement. The Engineering Manager I will drive competency development, ensure the highest quality standards in deliverables, and expand the team's execution capabilities across multiple technologies. By promoting collaboration, structured communication, and strategic vision, this role empowers the team to deliver innovative, reliable, and efficient solutions for high-value electrical infrastructure projects, supporting the organization's growth and operational excellence.

How you'll make an impact:

• Team competency development in technical areas and essential business skills. Enhancing process driven culture and ensuring adherence to established processes.
• Establishing highest quality benchmarks for system design deliverables. Scope expansion of execution capability, spanning multiple technologies, for system design team at INOPC.
• Resource planning for Tenders/ Projects/Development activities. Supporting team to remove operational bottlenecks.
• Cross departmental collaboration with Project Management/ Product Management/ R&D. Performance evaluation/ Feedback Sessions/ Growth Discussions with Team Members.
• Administrative and data reporting assignments as required for business. Support the implementation of strategy for the team as per the direction set by the business.
• Inculcating and promoting continuous improvement mid-set within system design team. Objectively measuring progress and impact of continuous improvement assignments.
• Monitor quality and cost performance indicators and take corrective and preventive measures. Recruitment and competence development of the team as demanded by the business.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background:

• Master's in electrical engineering with power system as focus area of study. 2 - 3 years exp in managerial role. Preferably having experience to lead a team of more than 8 engineers.
• Proven track record of guiding engineering teams on high value electrical infrastructure projects. Excellent knowledge about fundamentals of electrical power systems.
• Good knowledge in design of VSC based solutions for electrical power grid. Good knowledge related to design and testing of electrical components such transformers, reactors capacitors, CT, VT, HV breakers etc.
• Ability to develop a vision and strategize execution for an engineering team. Proven track record of resilience.
• Clarity on fundamentals of Project Management and Product Management/ Finance.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

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Client-provided location(s): Chennai, India

Job ID: Hitachi_Energy-JID3-163008

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-10-28T23:34:47