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.