Project Engineer in Hyderabad, भारत

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This Position reports to:

Senior Engineering Manager ###

Your role and responsibilities:

In this role, you will have the opportunity to act as a design authority for an engineering discipline with low to medium complexity. Each day, you will complete assignments on small projects or portions of larger projects in a cost-effective manner. You will also showcase your expertise by applying basic design thinking/design for excellence concepts in projects.

This role is contributing to the Electrification business Distribution Solutions division in Hyderabad, India

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Design, develop, and implement Substation Automation Systems, including SCADA, PLC, and RTU-based control, monitoring, and communication systems, ensuring reliable, efficient, and secure operation of electrical power networks.
• Develop, modify, test, and troubleshoot PLC programs (ABB AC500 and Emerson PAC System) for electrification and substation automation applications.
• Design and configure HMI using ABB CP600 and Emerson Quick Panel. Design and configure SCADA systems using ZENON and ZEE600 platforms for monitoring, control, alarm management, and system visualization.
• Prepare and maintain project engineering documentation, including System Architecture Diagrams, I/O Lists, Functional Design Specifications (FDS), IP Address Lists, Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) documents, Site Acceptance Test (SAT) documents, and other project deliverables.
• Select and specify appropriate hardware components, including PLCs, RTUs, communication equipment, networking devices, HMIs, and associated control system components, based on project requirements.
• Provide remote technical support for testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and system integration activities, ensuring successful project execution and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications for the role:

• B.E or Diploma in Electrical with 8+ years experience, Proficient in electrical distribution and automation, power systems, and substation automation.
• PLC programming in accordance with the IEC 61131-3 standard, preferably on Emerson PAC system PLC (PAC Machine Edition) and ABB AC500 PLC (Automation Builder) platform.
• HMI designing using Emerson Quick Panel and ABB Panel Builder.
• SCADA development on GE Cimplicity, Copadata ZENON and ABB ZEE600 Platform.
• LV and / or MV switchgear knowledge and knowledge of Communication and Network Architecture designing.

More about us:

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium-voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.

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