Mechanical Design Engineer
Hitachi Energy — Maneja, Vadodara, Gujarat
₹3–8 LPA (HireSetu estimate) · 0–2 yrs exp · Freshers eligible · Full-time · onsite
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Quick answer: An entry-level title with a specific gate: M.E or M.Tech mechanical, fluency in a 3D CAD tool, and real exposure to dry-type distribution transformer design. The years are loose, the domain is not.
From Hitachi Energy's job posting
The opportunity
Hitachi Energy is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer for the Business Unit Transformers to join our innovative and forward-thinking team in the Global Engineering Center in Vadodara, India, you will play a crucial role in the development and design of innovative products and systems that meet our customer needs and industry standards. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project specifications are met while adhering to industry standards and design best practices. Your expertise in engineering principles and practices will contribute to optimizing designs for performance, functionality, and sustainability.
How you’ll make an impact
The success candidate will be the part of an International Design and Engineering Team specialized in Dry Type Distribution transformer up to 10 MVA 33 kV Class design covering different countries.
Responsible to generate active part and windings/ 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
M.E / M.Tech Mechanical Engineering.
0–2 years Experienced working in Mechanical Design for Distribution Dry transformer manufacturing Industry. Candidates with higher experience also to be considered.
Knowledge on CAD software, any 3D Modelling software is a must. Creo 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 in Simulation or software development would be advantageous.
Experience on Microsoft office and tools.
Demonstrated team building skills, would be a preference.
Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.
Contract Regular
Publication date 2026-09-03
Reference number R0144088
About Hitachi Energy
We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.
With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.
With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.
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HireSetu's note
The degree and the domain
The listing opens with M.E or M.Tech Mechanical Engineering, and that reads as a genuine filter. A B.E with strong CAD work might get a look, but the transformer side is the harder gate: design exposure to dry-type distribution transformers, mechanical calculations, dielectrics, clearance and creepage, cleats lead arrangement. Two years of CAD on pumps or switchgear housings will not map onto winding and tank design.
Higher experience will be considered, so the 0 to 2 years is soft. The domain is not. If a master's project or a first job touched transformers, this fits you squarely.
The vocabulary of the job
Dry-type transformers up to 10 MVA and 33 kV carry no oil, so cooling is by air and dielectric clearances do more of the work. That is why creepage and clearance sit in the requirements. Winding design, tank and externals, thermal performance, short-circuit withstand and sound level are the terms this team uses daily.
The standards list runs IS, IEC, IEEE and Canadian. The Canadian entries tell you some projects ship to North America, where CSA rules differ from IEC on clearances and ratings. Know which standard you designed to previously and say which one.
The daily work
You generate the active part, windings, tank and externals against factory limits and checklists, then produce customer documents, manufacturing drawings and bills of material to a project schedule. Those drawings reach customers and other factories, so accuracy is the whole job.
The work is onsite at Maneja in Vadodara and the team is spread across a worldwide factory network, with internal design reviews along the way. Coordination with technical teams in other countries can mean early or late calls.
Loose ends to check
Which standards your projects follow is worth settling early, since IEC and Canadian work pull in different reference material. Ask how work is divided between winding design and tank and externals; the listing names both, and you may end up owning one area.
Simulation and software development experience is listed as advantageous, so if you have either, it belongs near the top of your CV. The team spans several countries, so find out whether the role involves travel or stays in Vadodara.
Drafted with AI from Hitachi Energy's job posting and checked by Prashanth Jakkula before publishing. See our Editorial Policy.
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