Top System Engineer Jobs in Chennai

Own complex integrations between software systems from requirements through production. Design integration contracts, work with APIs, authentication, databases, and event-driven architectures, inspect unfamiliar repositories, debug distributed systems, and validate production changes. Collaborate directly with engineers, communicate technical decisions, conduct code reviews, test implementations, investigate incidents, and use AI-assisted development tools responsibly.

Leads filtration product engineering as a hydraulic expert, developing and customizing systems, selecting components, sizing equipment, preparing schematics and bills of materials, and supporting testing and troubleshooting. Collaborates with mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, vendors, customers, and global teams to ensure quality, performance, compliance, and cost targets. The role requires substantial travel for customer and supplier discussions, inspections, and technical issue resolution.

Build and operate PayPal’s multi-cloud platform across AWS, GCP, and Azure. Responsibilities include designing hybrid connectivity, managing load balancers and CDN infrastructure, troubleshooting incidents, supporting network availability, deploying cloud and data-center infrastructure, automating operations, developing frontend and backend applications, and creating REST services. The role also involves mentoring engineers, leading technical initiatives, documenting designs, coordinating incident response, and providing on-call support.

Leads engineering for 66–400 kV high-voltage systems across offshore wind, onshore power-from-shore, and battery storage projects. Responsibilities include HV system design, single-line diagrams, equipment sizing, protection, earthing, cable and lighting calculations, layouts, specifications, BOMs, schedules, and vendor document reviews. Coordinates with automation, SCADA, civil, supply chain, manufacturing, testing, and site teams. Supports bids, factory acceptance testing, commissioning, customer and vendor activities, and project execution.

Designs, deploys, administers, and optimizes secure AWS infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments. Manages Linux and Windows servers, networking, identity services, VMware, infrastructure as code, containers, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, security hardening, compliance, backups, and disaster recovery. Automates operational processes with Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, PowerShell, Bash, and Python; participates in incident response, documentation, migrations, and infrastructure planning.

Design, modernize, automate, and maintain ScienceLogic’s hybrid cloud monitoring platform. Responsibilities include developing system update software, leading OS migrations and technology upgrades, troubleshooting distributed systems, optimizing performance and reliability, and contributing to Agile Scrum improvements. The role requires Linux administration, system and network troubleshooting, automation, Python and Bash scripting, SQL database knowledge, and familiarity with AI-driven software development and monitoring tools.

Manage and support enterprise Windows Server infrastructure, including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, patching, virtualization, security hardening, failover clustering, monitoring, backup and disaster recovery. Troubleshoot system, authentication, networking, performance, and application issues; automate administration with PowerShell; document procedures; and participate in ITSM processes and 24x7 on-call support.

Leads the selection, sizing, configuration, analysis, and delivery of complex power quality systems such as STATCOM and rotating stabilizers. Develops technical proposals, calculations, drawings, specifications, system single-line diagrams, and vendor documentation. Supports customer engagements, contract reviews, risk mitigation, project execution, process improvements, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, supply chain, suppliers, and business teams. Ensures compliance with EHS policies and applicable international standards while delivering optimized solutions for industrial, utility, marine, and oil and gas applications.

Designs and delivers complex power quality systems, including selection, sizing, configuration, analysis, technical documentation, system diagrams, and protection designs. Supports proposals, customer contracts, vendor specifications, project execution, risk mitigation, and continuous process improvement. Collaborates with engineering, supply chain, vendors, subcontractors, and global business teams while ensuring EHS and contractual compliance.

Designs, develops, maintains, and supports technical infrastructure spanning networks, hardware, databases, and system software. Evaluates technology products and platforms, designs infrastructure and security architectures, guides configuration and troubleshooting, supports root-cause investigations, and improves support processes and documentation while meeting quality and change-control standards.

Design, develop, operate, and optimize large-scale software-defined networking solutions for NVIDIA AI Cloud environments. Responsibilities include building OVS/OVN control and data plane software, Kubernetes networking services, observability systems, CI/CD pipelines, GitOps integrations, and secure gRPC/REST services. The role owns production reliability, incident response, performance tuning, and upstream open-source contributions while collaborating with SRE, DevOps, and network engineering teams.

Design, specify, implement, validate, and commission drive and control systems across industrial applications. Responsibilities include developing system designs and documentation, sizing power electronics and electrical components, adapting VFD controls, validating systems using real-time HIL and SIL simulation, coordinating with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams, supporting project execution, managing engineering changes, and advising sales and tendering teams. The role also requires PLC/HMI integration, technical troubleshooting, compliance with safety regulations, and travel to customer sites.

Lead power systems engineering for variable speed drive-based solutions: define system designs, perform power system studies, manage vendor specifications and documentation, identify and mitigate technical risks, coordinate cross-functional teams, ensure compliance with standards and marine classification rules, and support project execution globally.

Design and review power conversion system solutions, perform detailed engineering and power system studies for VSDs, transformers, motors and switchgear, prepare technical documentation, manage technical risk and vendor specifications, support multi-discipline project integration, and ensure EHS compliance while coordinating with global teams and suppliers.

Designs, implements, and validates control hardware and software for industrial automation, rectifier, electrolyser, synchronous condenser, and grid automation systems. Develops engineering documentation, PLC and SCADA architectures, industrial networking, instrumentation, and closed-loop controls. Supports project execution through customer, supplier, sales, commissioning, and service collaboration; manages engineering changes and standardized solutions. Requires hands-on commissioning experience, technical advising, international teamwork, and travel to customer sites.

Supports power system studies and design for utility-scale renewable energy projects, including grounding, short-circuit, load-flow, arc-flash, protective coordination, ampacity, harmonic, and power-quality analyses. Builds system models, sizes medium-voltage collection cables, prepares technical reports, automates calculations, and supports interconnection studies. Works under senior engineer guidance while following IEEE, NESC, NEC, utility, quality, and safety standards.

Lead execution of solar, BESS and hybrid plant control system projects including detailed engineering, controls software validation, FAT/SAT/HIL commissioning, documentation, team coordination, grid-code compliance, and support for sourcing, QA/QC, and customer technical issues.

Execute technical engineering tasks within defined projects, apply existing design standards, prepare technical documentation, support problem solving under senior guidance, coach junior engineers, adopt digital tools, contribute to continuous improvement and innovation, and participate in budget-aware resource optimization.