Principal Engineer - Primary Substation

AECOM
Bengaluru
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityEducation: mastersSkills: ["Leadership","Mentoring","Client-facing communication","Innovation","Quality review"]

Lead and mentor a team of primary engineers and specialists within Transmission & Distribution. Drive preparation and primary engineering of AIS/GIS substation designs, including general arrangement drawings, SLDs, short-circuit force calculations, busbar sizing, protection design, earthing, and lightning protection. Design HVDC/HVAC integration, transformer layouts, auxiliary systems, and underground HV cable solutions, while coordinating with civil teams, producing electrical documentation, and ensuring compliance with IEEE/IEC and client design-management processes.

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Principal Engineer - Primary Substation

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Job Summary

Lead and mentor a team of primary engineers and specialists within Transmission & Distribution. Drive preparation and primary engineering of AIS/GIS substation designs, including general arrangement drawings, SLDs, short-circuit force calculations, busbar sizing, protection design, earthing, and lightning protection. Design HVDC/HVAC integration, transformer layouts, auxiliary systems, and underground HV cable solutions, while coordinating with civil teams, producing electrical documentation, and ensuring compliance with IEEE/IEC and client design-management processes.
Location: Bengaluru
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead, mentor, and develop a team of primary engineers and technical specialists.
  • •Prepare designs and deliverables for primary electrical systems for transmission and distribution projects.
  • •Perform primary engineering for AIS/GIS substations, including general arrangement drawings and SLDs.
  • •Develop designs for protection, earthing/grounding, lightning protection, and auxiliary systems, ensuring fault-condition stability.
  • •Coordinate with civil teams, prepare specifications and documentation, support bids, and ensure compliance with AECOM and client design management processes.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:MedicalDentalVisionPaid LeaveRetirement SavingsFlexible Work

Key Requirements

  • •Master of Engineering degree (or equivalent) in an appropriate engineering discipline from an accredited college or university.
  • •HV Plant design for EHV grid substations experience is mandatory.
  • •Experience in FEED or detailed design of high voltage installations (132kV to 400kV).
  • •Experience in leading large design engineering teams performing grid substation design in a global consultancy firm.
  • •Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Professional Engineer (PE) license (or equivalent) in the relevant field is preferred.
Education:Master's
Skills:LeadershipMentoringClient-facing communicationInnovationQuality review
Certifications:Chartered Engineer (CEng)Professional Engineer (PE)
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Transmission & DistributionPrimary electrical systemsAISGISSLDsHV Plant DesignEHVFEED132kV400kVHVDCHVACSubstation earthingGround gridLightning protectionHV cablesHV cable systemsElectrical interconnection diagramsTermination diagramsCable schedules

Company Brief

AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Civil Engineering
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 1990
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