Engineering Manager - System Design

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Engineering Manager - System Design based in India. This role offers an opportunity to lead a global engineering function focused on advanced power system studies and grid integration solutions. You will provide technical and people leadership for high-power reactive power compensation projects involving STATCOM and SVC technologies. The position combines hands-on engineering expertise with project coordination, customer engagement, and team development. You will contribute across the full project lifecycle, from tender evaluation and bid preparation through detailed engineering and commissioning. The role involves working on complex international projects supporting grid stability, voltage control, and transmission efficiency. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity within a technically sophisticated and internationally collaborative environment. This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Engineering Manager - System Design based in India. This role offers an opportunity to lead a global engineering function focused on advanced power system studies and grid integration solutions. You will provide technical and people leadership for high-power reactive power compensation projects involving STATCOM and SVC technologies. The position combines hands-on engineering expertise with project coordination, customer engagement, and team development. You will contribute across the full project lifecycle, from tender evaluation and bid preparation through detailed engineering and commissioning. The role involves working on complex international projects supporting grid stability, voltage control, and transmission efficiency. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity within a technically sophisticated and internationally collaborative environment. Accountabilities: Lead and execute detailed power system studies for STATCOM and FACTS projects, ensuring technically robust and customer-aligned engineering solutions. Perform and review insulation coordination, harmonic analysis and filter design, temporary and transient overvoltage, switching transient, load flow, short circuit, dynamic stability, LVRT, and HVRT studies. Develop, validate, and review simulation models for STATCOM and SVC systems using industry-standard engineering tools. Prepare detailed technical reports, study documentation, and customer presentations, ensuring clear communication of engineering findings and recommendations. Coordinate with control, protection, primary engineering, and commissioning teams to ensure seamless technical integration across projects. Interface with utilities, consultants, and customers on technical discussions, requirements, approvals, and project-specific engineering matters. Lead the global System Design expert organization for grid integration of high-power reactive power compensators exceeding 100 MVAr. Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing engineering team while strengthening technical capabilities, competencies, and succession planning. Allocate engineering resources and monitor schedules across multiple projects to maintain quality, productivity, and on-time delivery. Establish and improve standard engineering practices, templates, workflows, and processes to support consistent and scalable project execution. Conduct technical reviews and engineering risk assessments while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement. Support employee development, training, mentoring, and long-term capability building across the engineering organization. Requirements: Bring 14–18 years of relevant professional experience in power system studies, including at least 5 years of direct experience with STATCOM or FACTS projects. Hold a BTech, MTech, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, preferably with a specialization in Power Systems. Demonstrate experience in utility-scale grid integration, EHV substations, and substation or grid system design solutions such as FACTS or HVDC. Possess strong hands-on expertise with STATCOM and FACTS power system studies, equipment sizing, insulation coordination, harmonics analysis, and transient simulations. Demonstrate proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink, PSCAD, PSSE, and PRSIM, with exposure to DIgSILENT PowerFactory, RTDS, EMTDC, EMTP-RV, or hardware-in-the-loop testing considered an advantage. Have a strong understanding of FACTS and power electronics applications, as well as IEC, IEEE, and CIGRE standards related to harmonics and insulation coordination. Demonstrate proven people leadership, technical mentoring, project leadership, prioritization, and time management skills. Possess strong analytical, troubleshooting, and engineering problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to manage complex technical challenges. Have experience handling global utility and customer requirements and working effectively in an international environment. Demonstrate knowledge of engineering process development, application, continuous improvement, and the ability to anticipate future technical and organizational needs. Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Exposure to Indian Grid Code, CEA regulations, and international utility standards is preferred. Experience within FACTS/STATCOM, power transmission and distribution, renewable energy integration, HVDC, utility consulting, EPC power projects, or BESS system integration is highly desirable. Benefits: Hybrid work arrangement with the role based in Noida, India. Opportunity to lead a global engineering organization specializing in high-power STATCOM and SVC grid integration. Exposure to cutting-edge power systems technology and complex, high-profile international projects. Involvement across the complete engineering lifecycle, from tender evaluation and bid preparation through detailed design and commissioning. Opportunity to work closely with global utilities, consultants, customers, and multidisciplinary engineering teams. Significant scope for technical leadership, mentoring, engineering capability development, and succession planning. Opportunity to drive engineering quality, process improvement, standardization, and operational excellence. Relocation assistance is provided. How Jobgether works: We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team. 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