Ramboll is hiring a Senior or Lead Automation Engineer -Energy Chennai

Responsibilities

• Lead automation strategy, architecture, and design across all phases: early concept, feasibility, Pre‑Front‑END Engineering Design (Pre‑FEED), Front‑END Engineering Design (FEED), detailed FEED, detailed engineering, Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), integrated Factory Acceptance Test (iFAT), Site Acceptance Test (SAT)
• 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
• Develop SCADA/DCS/PLC architectures, OT network topologies, and cybersecurity controls; define Operational Technology/Information Technology (OT/IT) demarcation and data flows
• Guide technology selection with vendor‑agnostic trade‑off analyses; prepare Requests for Quotation (RFQs), conduct technical bid evaluations, and manage vendor clarifications and deviations
• 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
• Multi-system design, interfaces, and integration Fire and Gas System (FGS), Emergency Shutdown (ESD): Fire and Gas mapping, detector layout, voting logic (e.g., one‑out‑of‑two [1oo2], two‑out‑of‑three [2oo3]), shutdown hierarchy, bypass/override management, proof‑testing, and integration with process control and safety systems
• 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)
• Power Management System (PMS) and Energy Management System (EMS): load shedding, load sharing, black start, islanding, synchronization, and power quality
• 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])
• Smart relays and micro‑PLC devices: local logic, packaged equipment controls, and maintainable documentation
• Telecom systems: Public Address and General Alarm (PAGA), Closed‑Circuit 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)
• 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 60870‑5‑104, IEC 61850
• High‑availability platforms: controller/server redundancy (hot/warm standby), historian clustering, failover Human–Machine Interface (HMI) servers, redundant I/O and storage
• Triple Modular Redundant (TMR) and high‑integrity systems: specify, engineer, and test TMR safety platforms and high‑availability DCS/PLC architectures; implement voting logic (e.g., 2oo3, 2oo4)
• Safety Integrity Level (SIL) engineering: lead SIL determination and verification, design Safety Instrumented Functions (SIFs), calculate Average Probability of Failure on Demand (PFDavg), specify proof‑test intervals, align with IEC 61511/IEC 61508
• 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 High‑availability Seamless Redundancy (HSR)
• 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
• Implement IEC 62443 cybersecurity controls; conduct risk assessments, zoning, compliance testing, including verification during FAT/iFAT/SAT
• Deliver projects using AVEVA Engineering for data‑centric execution: class libraries, tag governance, specifications, datasheets, and cross‑discipline registers (instruments, I/O, cables, equipment)
• Configure digital thread integrations between AVEVA Engineering, Computer‑Aided Design (CAD) and Computer‑Aided Engineering (CAE) tools (e.g., EPLAN, AutoCAD Electrical), historians (e.g., AVEVA/OSIsoft Plant Information [PI] System), and document control; drive quality through single‑source‑of‑truth
• Establish model‑based standards, templates, and rules for automatic deliverable generation and change control
• Define scope, schedule, budget, resource plans, and risk registers; manage change and ensure Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC)
• Lead design workshops, vendor meetings, and multi‑discipline coordination; mentor junior engineers; perform technical reviews
• Dedicated capabilities for FAT, iFAT, and SAT
• 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
• Build test environments with virtualized controllers and HMIs, simulators, hardware‑in‑the‑loop, and representative OT networks (VLANs, firewalls, NTP/PTP, RSTP/PRP/HSR)
• Lead or witness FAT at vendor facilities, integrated FAT with third‑party packages, and SAT onsite, including: FGS/ESD/HIPPS: detector/logic testing, voting, trip propagation, bypass management, cause‑and‑effect validation, proof‑tests
• Electrical/PMS/SAS: relay schemes, IEC 61850 MMS/GOOSE messaging, load shedding/restoration, synchronization/islanding/black start, MCC/VFD and breaker interlocks
• Telecom: PAGA priorities, alarm routing, CCTV integration, time synchronization, network failover
• Control systems: redundancy and failover (controllers/servers/I/O), sequence/batch verification (ISA‑88), alarm management (ISA 18.2), historian/reporting integrity, data quality
• Execute proof testing for SIS/ESD/FGS; verify SIL targets; perform cybersecurity hardening checks (IEC 62443); manage non‑conformances and punch lists; produce test records, redlines, as‑built updates, and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) training materials; facilitate client sign‑off
• Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) Control and safety for amine‑based and alternative solvent absorbers/strippers, reboilers, solvent reclaiming, carbon dioxide (CO2) compression, dehydration, and pipeline or sequestration interfaces
• Anti‑surge and performance control for compressors; leak detection and emergency shutdown integration; emissions monitoring and Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) considerations
• Power‑to‑X (PtX) and hydrogen 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
• Downstream synthesis controls and interlocks: green ammonia (NH3), methanol (MeOH), synthetic fuels including Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and e‑fuels; batch/sequence control (ISA‑88) where applicable
• Integration with renewable generation and microgrids: wind, solar Photovoltaic (PV), Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), heat pumps, district heating/cooling, and waste‑heat recovery; coordination via PMS/EMS and SCADA
• Safety and compliance for green projects 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
• Sustainability and reporting awareness: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) inputs, greenhouse gas (GHG) data integration to historians/reporting
• Early concept and feasibility Automation strategy and high‑level 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)
• Pre‑FEED and FEED 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
• Detailed FEED and detailed engineering Detailed hardware design, panel General Arrangement (GA) and wiring, loops and hook‑ups, 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 (ISA‑88); enterprise integration (ISA‑95); comprehensive FAT/SAT/commissioning procedures; AVEVA Engineering data model and deliverable automation
• Execution and handover Vendor document reviews (including IED/relay settings and telecom), technical queries, site support, commissioning plans, O&M manuals, training materials, and as‑built documentation

Requirements

• Strong experience with data‑centric delivery using AVEVA Engineering

Work Arrangement

On-site — Chennai