Protection, Control, SCADA & Metering Engineer

We are Sisco Jobs, a recruitment consultancy based in Trichy, Tamil Nadu. We are hiring on behalf of our client for the position of Protection, Control, SCADA & Metering Engineer in Trichy, Tamil Nadu. Our client is a reputed organization operating on UK grid infrastructure programmes and is seeking skilled, motivated professionals with strong transmission substation protection, control, automation, SCADA and metering design experience. If you meet the requirements below, apply early as positions are limited.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop protection philosophies, protection SLDs, functional and logic diagrams, tripping schemes, interlocking narratives and coordinated protection/control schemes.
  
• Prepare CT/VT selection and burden calculations and inputs for DC loading, trip circuits, batteries/chargers and auxiliary supplies.
  
• Produce control and protection schematics, wiring and termination diagrams, I/O lists, signal lists, cable schedules, panel requirements and interface matrices.
  
• Define SCADA, HMI, gateway, telecontrol, time-synchronisation, disturbance-recording and remote-control requirements.
  
• Develop revenue and check-metering requirements and coordinate metering interfaces with primary plant and communications systems.
  
• Coordinate IEC 61850 architecture, GOOSE messaging, station/process bus requirements and engineering access/cybersecurity interfaces.
  
• Review OEM documentation, relay configurations and panel designs and resolve technical comments and deviations.
  
• Support protection studies, settings coordination, FAT/SAT, commissioning and testing documentation while applying independent checking and controlled issue processes.
  

Required Skills

1. Transmission Protection: Strong knowledge of distance, differential, busbar, transformer/reactor and backup protection for HV transmission systems.
   
2. IEC 61850: Practical experience with substation automation architecture, GOOSE messaging and associated engineering activities.
   
3. SCADA & Telecontrol: Experience with SCADA/HMI, gateways, signal engineering and IEC 60870-5-104 or comparable utility telecontrol practices.
   
4. Protection Engineering: Hands-on capability in CT/VT application, protection grading/coordination, DC systems, trip circuits and scheme verification.
   
5. Relay & Design Tools: Hands-on experience with at least one major protection OEM relay platform and AutoCAD or equivalent schematic design tools.
   

Preferred Skills

• Experience with transmission schemes at 132 kV and above.
  
• Familiarity with relevant IEC, BS/EN and ENA protection/control guidance.
  
• OEM or utility-specific protection and control training.
  

Work Experience Requirements

Candidates must have 8–12 years of relevant professional experience, including substantial hands-on responsibility for substation protection/control design deliverables. Experience should cover high-voltage power, transmission, substations, utilities or directly comparable critical infrastructure. Commissioning-only profiles are insufficient; candidates must have personally produced protection philosophies, schematics/logic and signal or I/O schedules.

Education

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, Control or Power Engineering
  
• Preferred: Relevant postgraduate qualification
  
• Additional: Relevant OEM or utility training is advantageous
  

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