SANTHIRAJ SATHANNA. M.E., FIE., CEng. FSE
Intermittent Instrumentation, Controls and Automation SCADA Expert @ Nippon Koei India Private Limited
About
Beginning his career with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), he built a strong technical foundation over 10 years before co-founding a multidisciplinary System Integration enterprise. Over the next 20 years, he successfully led the integration of Electrical, Mechanical, Instrumentation, and Programmable Control Systems, delivering complex mechatronics packages across India, Thailand, Bangladesh, and Oman. He later served for six years in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as Senior Project Engineering & Interface Manager with KBR, executing major Greenfield and Brownfield Oil & Gas projects for Saudi Aramco. His leadership ensured seamless multi-disciplinary coordination, technical integrity, and successful project delivery under demanding operational environments. Currently, he serves as an Intermittent Consultant to Nippon Koei India Private Limited, while also conducting high-impact corporate training programs for engineering organizations across India and the Gulf region. Core ExpertiseBusiness development, tendering with estimation Project Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning & Start-Up (EPCC)Greenfield & Brownfield project executionUpstream, Midstream & Downstream Oil & Gas facilitiesPower generation & utilitiesWater & Wastewater treatment systemsFertilizer, Minerals & Metals processing plantsEngineering, System integration and installation of Electromechanical packages with controls A recognized Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Control Systems, he holds a TÜV certification as a Functional Safety Engineer and has engineered robust Emergency Shutdown (ESD) systems for critical process industries, ensuring safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance. Santhiraj Sathanna welcomes serious enquiries for consultancy, corporate training, and fixed-term technical leadership assignments in his areas of specialization
India
Chennai
Information Technology & Services
Indirect Purchasing, Mentoring, Renewable Energy, Sales Processes, Sales, Personal Drive, Partner Relationship Management, Decarbonization, Business Networking, Account Management, Workshops, Coaching & Mentoring, Business Process, Training Strategy, Competency Management, Customer Requirements, Attention to Detail, Financial Literacy, Offshore Oil and Gas Operations, Presentations
Experience

Consultant Project Engineering Manager
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
MV and LV Motor Drive Package Design Review for Ethylene Plant -A/C Integratech Asset Integrity Management by Real Time, Remote Monitoring of Corrosion Enterprise Asset Management using IoT for Renewables, Utilities, and Biomass Automatic Meter Reading Systems using IoT for Energy and Utilities Developed Bespoke Training Courses for Oil and Gas, Power, E&I, Hydraulics, and Burners Commissioning of Hot Air Blower with Electric Heaters for Almond Roasting Facility Hydrogen Burner Management System for Fumed Silica Plant Terminal Automation for LNG and Ammonia Development of Interface Management Plan for EPCI projects Review of the Scope of Work for EPCI projects Construction Audit for Power, Process, Fertilizer plants, and Facilities Decarbonisation for CCGT Facility Selection of Green Materials for Infrastructure Projects Waste, Water, Energy, and GHG Optimisation for Waste Recycling Plants Review of E&I design package for FPSO Hydraulic Power Unit Vendor Package engineering and coordination for FPSO Onshore Rig Design Package for 3000 HP Training for Honeywell Advanced Technology Solutions Data Center BMS Upgrades Design of SCADA for Zanzibar Water Authority using GSM / LoRa WAN/IoT Review of FPSO topside layout by 3D Model using PDMS and Navisworks Engineering deliverables development schedule for FPSO topside packages Training for Honeywell, Qatar Steel Design of PV Solar rooftop / Ground mounted with BESS and Microgrid Data Center - Energy Efficiency and Decarbonisation Building Management System upgrades with a Dashboard for the Net-Zero journey Smart metering for Energy and Water optimization using IoT sensors with AI & ML Distributed Asset Integrity Management System and CMMS Functional Safety, Safety Instrumented System Design for Process Industries Power System Automation by interfacing IEDs, Trivector Energy Meters with SCADA, and networking with Load Dispatch Center Review of E&I package Interface Management Plan for FPSO

Senior Technical Professional Leader - Zuluf AH Increment - Oil - Aramco
Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Zuluf Arab Heavy Oil producing Facilities Working as Project Engineer / Interface Manager to by developing deliverables for FEL-2 and FEL-3 for 24 WHPs, 4 TPs and One Electrical Distribution Platform for ESPs Developed Interface Matrix / Plan for Oil Package with ZCPF and other packages like /injection well facilities Conducted Workshops with PMOD for Value Improvement Practices like Value Engineering, PDRI, LLI, LLC and Constructability Carried out Studies by Aramco approved 3rd party Consultants for: • Optimization of platforms • Flow Assurance • Offshore Geotech and Bathymetry Surveys • Onshore Topography, GPRS and Geotech Surveys • PHA, HAZOP and SIL Studies • Environmental Impact Assessment • Telecom Traffic / UHF / GSM • Building Risk Assessment • 3rd party Fire Engineer Certification for buildings • ICCP & SACP Design Study • Power Systems / ETAP • Marine Traffic • Corrosion Management Program • ILI tool selection • Non-Metallic applications to optimize capital costs

Senior Technical Professional Leader - Zuluf AH Increment -Water Injection - Aramco
Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia
Zuluf Water Injection Facilities Working as Project Engineer / Interface Manager to by developing deliverables for FEL-2 and FEL-3 for 18 WHPs and 3 TPs Identified synergy opportunities between Oil and WI and optimized by combining possible studies, LUP approvals Obtained Marine / Aviation approvals for boat landing and helidecks design Applied PV Solar for WHPs to optimize CAPEX per VE Study outcome Energy consumption in WHPs optimized based on brain storming and VE Study

Senior Technical Professional Leader - Detailed Design Larsen & Toubro Hydro Carbon Engg
Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia
Detailed Design for LTHE for Topsides Prepare Piping, Electrical, Instrumentation and Structural deliverables after Site Survey Support Services for Procurement Implement E-review Comments after resolving

Senior Technical Professional Leader - Platform Upgrade PDHMS - Aramco
Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia
Install PDHMS for various offshore platforms in Abu Safa and Zuluf Project Management right from Site Survey till Issue of IFC deliverables and Change Control with issue of Change Order per Aramco format Collected existing drawings from iPlant for as built update before site survey Install PDHMS for various offshore platforms in Abu Safa and Zuluf

Senior Technical Professional Leader - FEED - Upgrade Pier Facilities Tanajib - Aramco
Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia
Upgrade Pier Facilities Tanajib Review of existing drawings in iPlant before Site Survey. Identification of interfaces and locating the same during site visit. Prepared FEL-2 design deliverables with ER estimate for Instrumentation dealing with IT / OT interface having Data Diode / Fire Walls. Terminal Management system Design with SAP Interface & Marine Management System

Senior Technical Professional Leader - FEED - Upgrade Tank Farm and Install new Berth Yanbu-Aramco
Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia
Upgrade Tank Farm and Install new berth at Yanbu Site Survey Planning and Site Survey Report preparation after visits by Disciplines Prepared FEL-2 and FEL-3 deliverables by conducting various studies per SAEP-14 right from EIA, HAZOP, Fire Engineer Certification. Supported Aramco in compiling E-Review comments/Responses log with proof of compliance for agreed comments Reservations of spare feeders / breakers / spaces / utility interfaces by marking up existing iPlant drawings in Aramco Repository

Senior Technical Professional Leader - Detailed Design and IFC - HIPS Logic Solver - PF Upgrade
Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia
Upgrade of Offshore Abu Safa Oil Platforms – HIPS Logic Solver Right from estimation of Man Hours, Site Survey Capability development, offshore tea formation, project engineering and management with development of detailed design deliverables after client’s reviews Shutdown Estimation with cutover method statement Deputed by Aramco to Germany, Mannheim to participate in Factory Acceptance Test of 15 X HIPS Logic Solvers. Construction support for Technical Queries raised during installation. Upload of IFC drawings to iPlant repository of Aramco

Senior Technical Professional Leader - Detailed Design - Platform Upgrade -Aramco
Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia
Design and Install Emergency Shut Down System in various Oil producing platforms in Zuluf Detailed Design with procurement support for installation of Hydraulic ESD to existing Zuluf Platforms Followed typical execution plan like any other hookup job with FAT participation as vendor offered ESD panels for inspection at IK.

Senior Technical Professional Leader - FEED - Building Risk Mitigation - Aramco
Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia
Risk Mitigation for Shedgum Gas Plant Buildings Study of Existing condition of 40+ mission critical buildings at Gas Plant and Design of Risk Mitigation by proving latest Alarm system and Wall strength augmentation Development of implementation Strategy

Senior Technical Professional Leader - Detailed Design & IFC - Replace Analyzers- Aramco
Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia
Prepare detailed design drawings for replacing various Analyzers in Ras Tanura Refinery Total number of Analyzers 50+ Design of Analyzer Shelters and Sample Transport System Analyzers are meant for evaluation of Physical and Chemical Properties in the Crude Refining Process

Consultant Director
Futura Electronics Pvt.Ltd
Chennai Area, India
Over see the operations of the company with P&L responsibility and team management with expert assistance for Engineering,Procurement,Construction,Technical safety, Compliance to QHSE guidelines at site

Project Manager,Lead E&I Commissioning Expert,Director with P&L responsibility
FUTURA ELECTRONICS PRIVATE LIMITED
Chennai
I founded Futura Electronics Private Limited in 1992, along with others to design,integrate,supply,install and commission E&I packages for various verticals.I have developed strategic alliance with Fermi Electricals and Controls and CCorps. I have successfully completed more than 50 projects of varying complexities in India and abroad.I support major EPC/OEM organizations like BWE,BHEL,Shriram EPC,Voltas,Sulzer and end users like Cairn Energy,HPCL,Lanco with our cost effective packages

DESIGN MANAGER
FUTURA ELECTRONICS PRIVATE LIMITED
Chennai Area, India
Lead Instrument Engineer and Design Manager for total automation of RO-DM plant - KPCL,Bellary for BHEL,Ranipet with Fichtner as consultants

Engineering Project Manager -Futura Electronics - E&I Package
2x487 t/hr Boiler - Hazira A/C BWE Energy India (P) Limited
Sizing and Selection of Electrical Linear Actuators for Turbulator ( Multifuel Burner Component) & Design of Local Control Panel with Signals interface with Siemens DCS. Faced challenges in selecting compact size actuator owing to space restrictions. Achieved more than 100% savings to EPC company by choice of BLDC motor based actuator, in contrast to conventional pneumatic actuators. Tata Projects witnessed Factory Acceptance Testing.

Lead Instrument -Futura Elec E&I package - SIS - PLC for Water Injection - On Shore - A/C VATech
On shore Terminal - Lingala - near Rajmundry - Andra Pradesh,India
Detailed Design of Rittal cabinets with other accessories for GE IP PLC with HBR with EIL approval SCADA Development using Cimplicity Staged FAT for ONGC Engineers at Futura Electronics Works,Chennai Supported Site Commissioning at Lingala Successful completed SAT within stipulated time

Project Lead-Futura Electronics-E&I for 110KV Switch yard SCADA -Cimplicity
Sub Station at Basin Bridge 4 x 50MW Diesel Power Plant,Chennai
For switch yard as well as for Feeder Electronic metering, Cimplicity based SCADA system designed developed and installed to GMR with interface to Yogokawa DCS and to Load Dispatch Center-TNEB, through PLCC.

E&I Package - Project Manager - Futura Elec - GRP Liner machinery automation
Sankrail-Kolkatta
FEED prepared based on discussion of Functional Requirments with Angerlehner. Scope of Supply Included GE Fanuc PLC,Danfoss Drives,Motors,Gear boxes and sensors. After effecting supplies,start up services offered at Sankrail-Kolkatta. Control Program developed and commissioned as per Angerlehner's instructions and guidance from Shriram EPC.Successfully commissoned and extended field support till trial production of sewage pipes achieved
Education
SANTHIRAJ SATHANNA. M.E., FIE., CEng. FSE's Contact Information
Phone
Find the Right Leads
Find Verified Contact Data
What LeadContact does well
Find verified emails, phone numbers, and decision-makers with 98% accuracy.
Find Leads
Find the right people by company, role, industry, location, and more.
925M+ professional profiles

Find Emails
Access verified email addresses for your target contacts.
657M+ emails

Find Phone Numbers
Get cross-validated phone data from multiple top sources.
239M+ phone numbers

More Accurate. Lower Cost.
Find contact data in 1 tool with 98% accuracy
LeadContact integrates leading enrichment tools to deliver more accurate contact data—without paying for each one.
Great conversations start with the right contact.
It’s time to find yours.



