Installation and Commissioning Engineer

Job Description- Installation & Commissioning Engineer
Designation: Installation & Commissioning Engineer
Department: Project / Service / Commissioning
Industry: Industrial Equipment / Heat Treatment Furnace / Automation
Location: Site / Customer Location (ALL INDIA)
Reporting To: Project Manager / Engineering Manager

• Job Summary

Responsible for the successful installation, electrical commissioning, testing, troubleshooting, start-up, and handover of industrial furnaces and associated electrical, control, automation, and instrumentation systems at customer sites.
Key Responsibilities
* 1. Site Installation
- Plan and supervise electrical installation activities at customer sites.
- Verify control panels, MCC/PCC panels, PLC panels, field devices, sensors, motors, VFDs and instruments.
- Supervise cable laying, cable termination, control wiring, earthing and panel installation.
- Check installation as per approved electrical drawings, GA drawings and IO lists.
- Coordinate with mechanical and electrical teams for complete equipment installation.
* 2. Pre-Commissioning
- Check electrical panels and field wiring before power ON.
- Perform continuity, insulation resistance and electrical safety checks.
- Verify all inputs and outputs as per the final IO list.
- Check sensors, thermocouples, limit switches, proximity sensors, pressure switches and other field instruments.
- Verify motor rotation, VFD parameters and control circuits.
- Prepare and close pre-commissioning punch points.
* 3. PLC / HMI Commissioning
- Perform PLC hardware and software commissioning.
- Check PLC digital and analog inputs/outputs.
- Test PLC logic, interlocks, alarms and permissives.
- Configure and test HMI screens, parameters, alarms and trends.
- Check communication between PLC, HMI, VFDs, temperature controllers and other devices.
- Support PLC program modifications and troubleshooting where required.
* 5. Testing & Troubleshooting
- Identify and rectify electrical, PLC, instrumentation and automation faults.
- Perform I/O checks, loop checks and functional testing.
- Troubleshoot sensors, VFDs, PLC modules, control circuits and communication systems.
- Analyze recurring faults and identify root causes.
- Coordinate with design, programming, mechanical and production teams for technical solutions.

* 6. Customer Coordination
- Act as the technical representative at customer sites.
- Coordinate daily activities with the customer maintenance/production team.
- Explain equipment operation and basic troubleshooting to customer personnel.
- Attend customer observations and close commissioning punch points.
- Conduct SAT and support final machine handover.
* 7. Safety & Quality
- Follow company and customer safety procedures.
- Ensure electrical work is carried out according to approved procedures.
- Conduct toolbox talks and follow site safety requirements.
- Ensure installation and commissioning meet project quality standards.
- Report unsafe conditions and technical deviations immediately..
- PLC and HMI troubleshooting.
- Knowledge of Siemens / Mitsubishi / Schneider / Allen-Bradley PLCs is an advantage.
- VFD parameter setting and troubleshooting.
- Analog and digital I/O understanding.
- Temperature controllers and thermocouple knowledge.
- Industrial sensors and instrumentation.
- Electrical drawings, wiring diagrams and IO-list interpretation.
- Basic industrial communication such as RS485, Modbus, Ethernet/Profinet.
- Knowledge of furnace control systems and industrial automation.

* Qualification
- Diploma / B.E. / B. Tech in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, Automation or related engineering field.
- Industrial installation and commissioning experience preferred.
- Good knowledge of electrical and automation systems.
Experience: 2-5 Years
Required Soft Skills
- Good problem-solving and troubleshooting ability.
- Good customer communication.
- Ability to work independently at customer sites.
- Team coordination and project execution skills.
- Good technical reporting and documentation.
- Willingness to travel to customer locations.