Senior or Lead Automation Engineer Energy Chennai

1. Technical leadership and delivery
   1. Lead automation strategy architecture and design across all phases: early concept feasibility PreFrontEnd Engineering Design (PreFEED) FrontEnd Engineering Design (FEED) detailed FEED detailed engineering Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) integrated Factory Acceptance Test (iFAT) Site Acceptance Test (SAT).
   2. Produce key specifications and deliverables: User Requirements Specification (URS) Basis of Design (BOD) control philosophy alarm philosophy aligned to International Society of Automation (ISA) 18.2 and Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association (EEMUA) 191 Safety Requirements Specification (SRS) for Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) Functional Design Specification (FDS) Software Design Specification (SDS) Cause and Effect (C&E) matrices Input/Output (I/O) lists instrument index interface specifications and test plans.
   3. Develop SCADA/DCS/PLC architectures OT network topologies and cybersecurity controls; define Operational Technology/Information Technology (OT/IT) demarcation and data flows.
   4. Guide technology selection with vendoragnostic tradeoff analyses; prepare Requests for Quotation (RFQs) conduct technical bid evaluations and manage vendor clarifications and deviations.
   5. Oversee panel and hardware design I/O allocation wiring topologies segregation and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) power and Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) sizing and hazardous area compliance.
2. Multi-system design interfaces and integration
   1. Fire and Gas System (FGS) Emergency Shutdown (ESD):  Fire and Gas mapping detector layout voting logic (e.g. oneoutoftwo 1oo2 twooutofthree 2oo3) shutdown hierarchy bypass/override management prooftesting and integration with process control and safety systems.
   2. Electrical and power: integration of Motor Control Centers (MCCs) Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) soft starters generator controls Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS) switchgear Direct Current (DC) and UPS systems Electrical Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (eSCADA).
   3. Power Management System (PMS) and Energy Management System (EMS): load shedding load sharing black start islanding synchronization and power quality.
   4. Substation Automation System (SAS) and protection: Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) and relays International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61850 communications (Manufacturing Message Specification MMS Generic Object Oriented Substation Event GOOSE and Sampled Values SV).
   5. Smart relays and microPLC devices: local logic packaged equipment controls and maintainable documentation.
   6. Telecom systems: Public Address and General Alarm (PAGA) ClosedCircuit Television (CCTV) access control time services via Network Time Protocol (NTP)/Precision Time Protocol (PTP) with Global Positioning System (GPS) clocks radio (Ultra High Frequency UHF/Very High Frequency VHF) microwave fiber and enterprise voice (Private Automatic Branch Exchange PABX/Internet Protocol IP telephony); alignment with Network Management Systems (NMS) and Quality of Service (QoS).
   7. Interfaces and protocols: Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture (OPC UA) Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) Modbus Transmission Control Protocol (Modbus TCP)/Modbus Remote Terminal Unit (Modbus RTU) EtherNet Industrial Protocol (EtherNet/IP) Process Field Network (PROFINET) Process Field Bus (PROFIBUS) Distributed Network Protocol 3 (DNP3) IEC IEC 61850.
3. Architecture redundancy and safety integrity
   1. Highavailability platforms: controller/server redundancy (hot/warm standby) historian clustering failover HumanMachine Interface (HMI) servers redundant I/O and storage.
   2. Triple Modular Redundant (TMR) and highintegrity systems: specify engineer and test TMR safety platforms and highavailability DCS/PLC architectures; implement voting logic (e.g. 2oo3 2oo4).
   3. Safety Integrity Level (SIL) engineering: lead SIL determination and verification design Safety Instrumented Functions (SIFs) calculate Average Probability of Failure on Demand (PFDavg) specify prooftest intervals align with IEC 61511/IEC 61508.
   4. Network resilience: segmented Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) demilitarized zones (DMZs) firewalls and redundancy using Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) Parallel Redundancy Protocol (PRP) and Highavailability Seamless Redundancy (HSR).
4. Functional safety and cybersecurity
   1. Apply IEC 61511/IEC 61508 across the safety lifecycle; lead Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP) Hazard Identification (HAZID) Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) SIL determination/verification and SRS development.
   2. Implement IEC 62443 cybersecurity controls; conduct risk assessments zoning compliance testing including verification during FAT/iFAT/SAT.
5. Datacentric and digital delivery (AVEVA Engineering)
   1. Deliver projects using AVEVA Engineering for datacentric execution: class libraries tag governance specifications datasheets and crossdiscipline registers (instruments I/O cables equipment).
   2. Configure digital thread integrations between AVEVA Engineering ComputerAided Design (CAD) and ComputerAided Engineering (CAE) tools (e.g. EPLAN AutoCAD Electrical) historians (e.g. AVEVA/OSIsoft Plant Information PI System) and document control; drive quality through singlesourceoftruth.
   3. Establish modelbased standards templates and rules for automatic deliverable generation and change control.
6. Client engagement and project management
   1. Define scope schedule budget resource plans and risk registers; manage change and ensure Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC).
   2. Lead design workshops vendor meetings and multidiscipline coordination; mentor junior engineers; perform technical reviews.

Dedicated capabilities for FAT iFAT and SAT

1. Strategy and planning
   1. Define verification strategy acceptance criteria and traceability from URS/BOD through FDS/SDS to test protocols including process safety (SIS/ESD/FGS/HIPPS) electrical/PMS/SAS telecom and cybersecurity controls.
2. Environment preparation
   1. Build test environments with virtualized controllers and HMIs simulators hardwareintheloop and representative OT networks (VLANs firewalls NTP/PTP RSTP/PRP/HSR).
3. Execution
   1. Lead or witness FAT at vendor facilities integrated FAT with thirdparty packages and SAT onsite including:
      1. FGS/ESD/HIPPS: detector/logic testing voting trip propagation bypass management causeandeffect validation prooftests.
      2. Electrical/PMS/SAS: relay schemes IEC 61850 MMS/GOOSE messaging load shedding/restoration synchronization/islanding/black start MCC/VFD and breaker interlocks.
      3. Telecom: PAGA priorities alarm routing CCTV integration time synchronization network failover.
      4. Control systems: redundancy and failover (controllers/servers/I/O) sequence/batch verification (ISA88) alarm management (ISA 18.2) historian/reporting integrity data quality.
4. Safety cybersecurity and closure
   1. Execute proof testing for SIS/ESD/FGS; verify SIL targets; perform cybersecurity hardening checks (IEC 62443); manage nonconformances and punch lists; produce test records redlines asbuilt updates and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) training materials; facilitate client signoff.

Green industries and decarbonization domain expertise

1. Carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS)
   1. Control and safety for aminebased and alternative solvent absorbers/strippers reboilers solvent reclaiming carbon dioxide (CO2) compression dehydration and pipeline or sequestration interfaces.
   2. Antisurge and performance control for compressors; leak detection and emergency shutdown integration; emissions monitoring and Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) considerations.
2. PowertoX (PtX) and hydrogen
   1. Control strategies for electrolyzers (Proton Exchange Membrane PEM and alkaline) Balance of Plant (BOP) systems (deionized water hydrogen purification nitrogen purge cooling) storage and pressure control and blending.
   2. Downstream synthesis controls and interlocks: green ammonia (NH3) methanol (MeOH) synthetic fuels including Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and efuels; batch/sequence control (ISA88) where applicable.
3. Renewable and efficient energy systems
   1. Integration with renewable generation and microgrids: wind solar Photovoltaic (PV) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) heat pumps district heating/cooling and wasteheat recovery; coordination via PMS/EMS and SCADA.
4. Safety and compliance for green projects
   1. Hydrogen and oxygen hazard management hazardous area classification (e.g. explosive atmospheres ATEX) relevant National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and American Petroleum Institute (API) practices; SIL application to hydrogen/oxygen service.
   2. Sustainability and reporting awareness: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) inputs greenhouse gas (GHG) data integration to historians/reporting.

Core deliverables by phase

1. Early concept and feasibility
   1. Automation strategy and highlevel architecture spanning SCADA/DCS/PLC safety (SIS/ESD/FGS/HIPPS) electrical/PMS/SAS telecom; technology roadmap; brownfield migration assessment; Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates; risk and opportunity register; decarbonization options screening (CCUS/PtX integration points).
2. PreFEED and FEED
   1. URS/BOD; control alarm Fire and Gas and shutdown philosophies; CCUS/PtX process control concept and interlocks; C&E matrices; SRS for SIS; FDS/SDS; OT network architecture; cybersecurity concept (IEC 62443); I/O lists; interface specifications; Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) and Operating Expenditure (OPEX) inputs; schedule inputs.
3. Detailed FEED and detailed engineering
   1. Detailed hardware design panel General Arrangement (GA) and wiring loops and hookups cable block diagrams and schedules instrument datasheets; PLC/DCS/SCADA standards and libraries; safety logic voting design (e.g. 2oo3); IEC 61850 logical nodes and data models; historian/reporting design (e.g. PI System); batch control (ISA88); enterprise integration (ISA95); comprehensive FAT/SAT/commissioning procedures; AVEVA Engineering data model and deliverable automation.
4. Execution and handover
   1. Vendor document reviews (including IED/relay settings and telecom) technical queries site support commissioning plans O&M manuals training materials and asbuilt documentation.

Qualifications :

1. 1015 years in industrial automation and control across sectors such as water/wastewater energy and power chemicals oil and gas (upstream/midstream/downstream) life sciences/pharmaceuticals food and beverage mining and metals manufacturing data centers and green industries (CCUS PtX renewables).
2. Proven endtoend lifecycle experience from concept to commissioning on greenfield and brownfield projects including migrations and modernizations.
3. Vendoragnostic engineering with strong handson exposure to major platforms:
   1. DCS/PLC/SCADA: Siemens (PCS 7 Totally Integrated Automation TIA Portal WinCC) ABB (800xA Freelance) Emerson DeltaV (and DeltaV SIS) Yokogawa (CENTUM ProSafeRS); plus experience with Rockwell Automation Schneider Electric Honeywell GE AVEVA/Wonderware Inductive Automation Ignition iFIX and CIMPLICITY.
   2. Safety and highintegrity systems: Schneider Electric Triconex HIMA (HiMax/HiQuad) Emerson DeltaV SIS Yokogawa ProSafeRS ABB 800xA High Integrity; TMR and voting architectures (1oo2 2oo3).
   3. Electrical and protection: Substation Automation Systems (SAS) and protection relays including Siemens SIPROTEC ABB Relion GE Multilin Schneider Electric MiCOM and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL); IEC 61850 MMS/GOOSE/SV; load shedding and PMS designs.
   4. Telecom and infrastructure: PAGA CCTV access control PABX/IP telephony UHF/VHF radio GPS/NTP/PTP time services microwave and fiber networks and Network Management Systems (NMS).
   5. Communications and OT networking: EtherNet/IP PROFINET PROFIBUS Modbus TCP/RTU OPC UA MQTT; utility protocols IEC DNP3 and IEC 61850; redundant architectures (RSTP/PRP/HSR) VLANs and firewalls.
   6. Historians and integration: AVEVA/OSIsoft Plant Information (PI) System; reports/dashboards; Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) integration (ISA95); batch control (ISA88).
4. Datacentric delivery tools
   1. Demonstrated project delivery using AVEVA Engineering (class libraries tag and document governance specification automation crossdiscipline registers and digital thread integrations). Experience with complementary tools such as Siemens COMOS EPLAN and AutoCAD Electrical is advantageous.
5. Green industries experience
   1. Handson control and safety design for CCUS and/or PtX projects (electrolyzers ammonia/methanol/efuels) renewable integration (PV wind BESS) and energy optimization via PMS/EMS.
6. Leadership in testing and commissioning
   1. Proven planning and execution of FAT/iFAT/SAT for process safety electrical and telecom systems; defect management test evidence and client witnessing.

Education and certifications

1. Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Instrumentation Control or Automation Engineering (or related).
2. Preferred:
   1. Technischer Überwachungsverein (TÜV) Functional Safety Engineer/Professional (IEC 61511/IEC 61508).
   2. ISA/IEC 62443 cybersecurity certificates.
   3. Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or Projects in Controlled Environments version 2 (PRINCE2).
   4. Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Industrial and/or Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP).
   5. OEM platform certifications (e.g. Siemens ABB Emerson Yokogawa; safety systems such as Triconex or HIMA).

Key competencies

1. Systems thinker with strong specification architecture datacentric delivery and multisystem integration skills; vendorindependent mindset.
2. Excellent technical writing and communication; ability to translate requirements into buildable designs and testable criteria.
3. Risk quality and change control management; cost/schedule awareness and commercial acumen.
4. Team leadership and coaching; effective stakeholder alignment and constructive design reviews.

Success metrics

1. Ontime onbudget delivery of lifecycle and datacentric deliverables with low rework.
2. Compliance with functional safety and cybersecurity requirements; positive audit outcomes.
3. Client satisfaction repeat work and successful vendoragnostic solutions.
4. Effective mentorship and contributions to standards and best practices.

Travel and work conditions

1. Willingness to travel for client meetings vendor FAT/iFAT site surveys SAT.
2. Ability to access industrial sites and adhere to Environment Health and Safety (EHS) requirements.

Additional Information :

Why join S4I Solutions for Industry

1. Lead highimpact automation projects in emerging green industries from concept to commissioning.
2. Collaborate in a multidisciplinary environment focused on safety sustainability and digital innovation.
3. Access to professional development certifications and leadership pathways.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time