Business R&D Senior Professional
Hitachi
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaremotePosted 7 months ago
Skill Required
CybersecurityWeb AccessibilityObservabilitysecurityMATLABTestNGdesignFulltime
Key highlights
- 0-3 years of experience required
- ME in Power Systems or Power Electronics required
- Global leader in Power Quality Solutions (PQS) and FACTS technology
- R&D focus on STATCOM, SVC, Series Compensator, and Synchronous Condensers
Role overview
Hitachi Energy India Development Centre (IDC) is a research and development facility in Chennai and Bangalore with around 500 R&D engineers, specialists, and experts. The IDC focuses on creating and sustaining digital solutions, new products, and technology, including product integration, testing, cybersecurity, and certification. The Power Quality Solutions (PQS) R&D group in Chennai develops and evaluates functionalities for STATCOM, SVC, Series Compensator, and Synchronous Condensers for utilities and industries, using the MACH control system—a high-end system for control, protection, and monitoring of FACTS solutions. Hitachi Energy is a global leader in Power Quality Solutions and FACTS technology, with a full portfolio and in-house manufacturing of key components.
Responsibilities
- Research and develop the control philosophy for new and evolving technologies or improve the control performance of existing technologies in the power quality domain.
- Implement, verify, and validate the developed control and protection logic in the MACH control system, creating a rigorously tested, stable baseline solution that can later be tailored to meet specific customers’ requirements.
- Perform simulation of control logics and verification on control logics in a software-in-loop environment (using tools including but not limited to MATLAB scripts, MATLAB Simulink, and PSCAD).
- Perform validation testing of the whole FACTS system in a hardware-in-loop environment with a real-time digital simulator setup (e.g., RTDS interfaced with MACH system).
- Travel to sites to support various R&D activities or troubleshoot ongoing FACTS projects.
- Be responsible for assigned deliverables in terms of quality, on-time delivery, and proactive communication of progress to R&D project management, work-stream leads, and other stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
- Live Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for colleagues and the business.
Requirements
- Required: ME in Power Systems or ME in Power Electronics with 0-3 years of experience.
- Must have a strong understanding of various power system concepts, including knowledge of performing power system studies like load flow, short circuit, transient stability, and switching transients for utility/industrial systems.
- Must have a good understanding of control design concepts for various controllers and power electronics applications in power systems (HV/EHV levels).
- Good knowledge of Power Systems equipment and their purpose (e.g., Power Transformers, Capacitors, Reactors, Instrument Transformers and measuring equipment, Circuit Breakers, Disconnectors, and Surge Arrestors).
Nice to have
- Any experience or expertise in understanding/modeling of voltage-sourced converters (VSC) for HVDC or FACTS is an added advantage.
- Experience with simulation tools such as EMTDC/PSCAD, PSS/E, RTDS, and MATLAB is an added advantage.
Additional details
- Hitachi Energy IDC collaborates with R&D and Research centers across more than 15 locations in 12 countries.
- In the past 20 years, IDC has secured more than 200 international papers and 150+ patents.
- Hitachi Energy was the first to introduce Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) technology to the power industry and has delivered solutions for over 50 years.
- Hitachi Energy’s solutions enhance the security, capacity, and flexibility of power transmission systems, enabling grid owners to increase transmission network capacity while maintaining or improving operating margins for grid stability.
- Hitachi Energy has the full FACTS portfolio and in-house manufacturing of key components.
- The MACH system is a state-of-the-art control, protection, and monitoring system built with advanced electronics, microprocessors, and digital signal processors.
- Qualified individuals with a disability may request reasonable accommodations for the job application process via a general inquiry form on the website.
- The selection process is ongoing, and candidates are encouraged to apply promptly.