Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Power Transformer

The opportunity

As Mechanical Design Engineer specializing in Transformer design at the Global Engineering Center in Vadodara, India, you’ll be part of a dynamic team that values innovation, diversity, and collaboration. The Transformers Business Unit is leading the way in energy transformation, delivering advanced solutions across a wide range of industries.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work alongside experts from diverse backgrounds, united by a shared commitment to building a sustainable future.

How you’ll make an impact

• The success candidate will be the part of an International Design and Engineering Team specialized in design covering different countries.
• Responsible to generate Tank & Externals meeting factory limitation, guideline, and checklist as per IEEE / IEC /IS standards.

• Responsible for Preparation of Customer documents, Manufacturing drawings, Bill of materials etc & submission to customer as per project schedule.

• Understanding of Transformer mechanical design, Thermal, Dielectrics, Short circuit and sound performance and transformer mechanics

• Coordinating design activities within a worldwide factories network.
• Participation in internal design concept reviews.
• Demonstrated team building skills and networking skills, would be a preference.
• Ability to speak with and work together with the technical teams in different parts of the world.
• 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.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Your background

• B.E / B. Tech Mechanical Engineering.
• Having a good experience of standardization.
• 9 to12 years of experience working in Mechanical design for Power Transformers manufacturing Industry. Candidates with higher experience also to be considered.
• Knowledge on CAD software, any 3D Modelling software is a must. Creo & PLM is considered as an advantage.
• Should understand Transformer Design, Mechanical Calculations, Dielectrics, clearance/creepage, basic layout and cleats lead arrangement.
• Should have good understanding of IS/ IEC /IEEE Standards/Canadian Standards
• Experience in winding design / Tank & externals is an advantage
• Experience on Microsoft office and tools.
• Ability to speak with and work together with the technical teams in different parts of the world.
• Demonstrated team building skills, would be a preference.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

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