Design Engineer – Solar

5 days ago


Chennai, India Larsen & Toubro Full time

BU:  EDRC (Solar)

Position Title:  Design Engineer – Electrical(AC) 

Reports to (Job – Role) : Design Lead

Education : Bachelor in Electrical Engineering/EEE or M.Tech(Electrical Engineering Specializations)

Experience :3-5 years, experience in Design and Detailing in solar Power Plant .

Objective : The person shall be able to carry out the design and detailed engineering for Solar Power plants like Mini Grid and Mega watt scales plants ,roof top plants . The Design Engineer shall design and review the entire design documents and review drawings for a project or a set of smaller projects including co-ordination with other disciplines viz., Civil ,instrumentation and Mechanical.

Design Engineer shall work with a team of draftsman to design the Engineering activities within budget, deliver on time and maintaining a high quality of engineering

Key Responsibilities :

Coordination with Site Team and Client to meet the requirements of design and drawings Preparing BOQ and material with respect to previous projects Interaction with Client for Drawing Approval and Clarification Interaction with Site for Clarification on drawing Interaction with SCM for Clarification on drawing Design of single line diagrams for solar PV plant & substations. Preparation of equipment /earthing / lighting / cable trench layouts for PV plant as well as outdoor substations as per the relevant standards. Preparation of technical specifications  Sizing of LT& HT cables, loss calculation, cable schedule Earthing, lighting and lightning protection calculations for PV plant as well as substation as per relevant standards. Review of vendor drawings for Dry/Oil type Transformers, HT/LT panels, UPS, Battery charger and cable GTP. Design of relay protective systems at Solar plant as well as at Substation. Short Circuit Analysis, relay setting & coordination using ETAP software. Cost optimization initiatives. Discussion with vendor and client to resolve technical challenges.

Technical Expertise

Updated knowledge of Inverters, transformer, cables, UPS, battery & charger, Lighting, ancillaries (FFPH, auxiliary power). Working knowledge & trends in innovation . Knowledge on Transmission Lines and Substations.Knowledge about various IS/IEC standards 

Operating Network

Internally: Contract Team, SCM, Section head, Design engineer, Draftsmen, Site execution team (lead)) Externally: Clients, Vendors, Consultants

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