Senior Electrical Design Engineer

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About the Role:

As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer/ Senior Hardware Discipline Engineer based in Chennai your role is filled by Electrical Engineers with an emphasis in Power System Design & Distribution at Low Voltage and Medium Voltage Levels. You will work on medium to Large sized projects at several facilities managed by the Chennai Engineering Center. You will collaborate with designers and drafters to develop and assemble the contract package in accordance with the project schedule.

As a member of a multi-discipline, capital project (or) Site Executed Project (SEP) design team, you will be responsible for the development and detailed design of electrical systems for Chemical Process Units. The Senior Electrical Design Engineer utilizes applicable design criteria, design tools, best practices, and established work processes to complete detailed design packages.

Initially, you will work under the guidance of the assigned Peer/Technical Coach/Lead Electrical Engineer to develop the necessary technical competencies required to become fully equipped on the work processes, tools, design standards and best practices. The successful candidate will be expected to quickly learn and effectively apply the Dow design tools, work processes, standards, and best practices and to teach them to the rest of the team both contractors and Dow.

Key Responsibilities

• Electrical system layouts design - Design and preparation of substation layouts, Control & Power panel arrangement, Cable trays and other raceways layout, Equipment layout, Lighting and Grounding layouts
• Design and Preparation of Overall Single Line Diagram, Metering & Protection SLD, Power system configuration option including medium voltage distribution and low voltage installations.
• Design and Preparation of MV and LV Breaker and relays control schematics, equipment control schematics, lighting & receptacle distribution scheme, circuit diagrams etc.
• Sizing and preparation of cable schedule, raceway calculations, distribution panel schedule, inter connection schedule. Design of Electrical hazardous area classification layouts
• Design calculations for CT/PT sizing, Grounding system, Cable sizing, Lightning protection system, Transformer sizing, Battery & Battery Charger, Indoor & Outdoor lighting, DG sizing, NGT/NGR sizing Lighting.
• System calculations and system design including Electrical load flow, short circuit analysis and power system protection and protection device coordination, Motor starting and re acceleration studies.
• Front-End Loading requirements and preparation of Invitation to Bid (ITB) packages for outsourced projects. Detailed Engineering, preparation of installation details. Equipment specification, selection, vendor drawings review, purchase, factory test, startup, and commissioning support.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor s degree in electrical engineering from an Approved Reputed University
• Master s degree in electrical engineering is preferred but not mandatory. Relaxation of 2 years would be considered on minimum years of experience for candidates who have completed full-time post-graduation in Electrical Engineering.
• 10 to 15 Years of design engineering experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in the following areas of project execution environment for Chemical/ Oil and Gas Industrial Projects.

Tool Set Know How

• Proficient in usage of ETAP tool for system calculations and design
• Basic knowledge in usage of Micro station tool for developing electrical layouts, distribution drawings and control schematics etc.,
• Experience in modeling environment - Smart plant 3D modeling experience for Cable raceway design, equipment s and Light fixture design, Junction boxes, control stations and receptacles.
• SP3D model reviews, interference checking with other disciplines using Smart Plant Review software.

Preferred Skills

• Preparation of Single Line Diagram and Electrical Load List
• Equipment sizing and selection
• Procurement Engineering
• Power system studies including protection relay settings
• English: Fluency in Oral & Written communication is pre-requisite for this role.
• Any other National/International Language: Preferred but not mandatory.
• Collaborative

Additional notes

• Domestic relocation is supported if the candidate selected resides outside of Tamil Nadu at the time of selection.
• The ability to accommodate flexible work timings to deal with international time Zone if required is essential.

Benefits - What Dow offers you

We invest in you.

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
  • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group s (ERG) participation.
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow Chemical International Pvt Ltd

Dow Chemical International Private Limited (Dow India) aims to be the most innovative, sustainable, inclusive customer-centric materials science company. The company is committed to delivering the right solutions to its customers challenges. With broadest technology sets spanning performance materials, industrial intermediates, and plastics Dow India delivers differentiated science-based products and solutions in high-growth segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, automobile, and consumer care.

A Great Place to Work Certified company with approximately over 1000 employees, its operations comprise of manufacturing sites, innovation center, established centers of excellence, and commercial office. As a responsible corporate, the company supports its Corporate Social Responsibility (program) with technology expertise and employee volunteerism. Dow India works with non-profit partners towards the empowerment of differently abled, women, and children in communities where it operates. The company aims to redefine the societal blueprint, by supporting holistic sustainability and circular economy initiatives.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dows equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com .