Business R&D Associate Engineer - IDC
Hitachi
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaremotePosted 29 months ago
Skill Required
CybersecurityEngineeringMATLABwrittenTestNGdesignDesign PatternsFulltime
Key highlights
- 4-5 years of relevant experience required
- PHD in Electrical Engineering (Power Electronics) or M.TECH/M.E required
- Focus on HVDC & FACTS technologies
- Collaboration with global R&D teams in Sweden and Switzerland
Role overview
Hitachi Energy India Development Centre (IDC) is a research and development facility with around 500 R&D engineers, specialists, and experts, who focus on creating and sustaining digital solutions, new products and technology, including product integration, testing, cybersecurity, and certification. The IDC collaborates with Hitachi Energy’s global R&D and Research centers across 15+ locations in 12 countries. Over the past 20 years, IDC has secured 200+ international papers and 150+ patents. The R&D Center in Chennai focuses on developing innovative technologies in HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) as part of the global R&D organization, working on areas such as semiconductors, converter design, main circuit design, converter control strategies, and power system studies. The center collaborates closely with R&D teams in Sweden and Switzerland and is co-located with HVDC & FACTS project engineering groups, offering unique opportunities to engage with customer and market needs.
Responsibilities
- Eager to explore white spots of business and technology opportunities
- Able to work in a fuzzy context where different solutions (technical, process, organizational) are being evaluated and discussed, establishing structure as needed
- Sense of responsibility and problem solver
- Encourages openness & respect, and build trust, confidence & loyalty with customers and partners
- Self-dependent and structured work
- Creative innovation driver with strong ownership
- Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business
Requirements
- PHD in Electrical Engineering with focus on Power Electronics (or) M.TECH/M.E
- 4-5 years of relevant experience
- Knowledge on converter design, control, and modulation
- Knowledge of HVDC, FACTS & Power Semiconductors devices
- Proficiency in simulation tools like PSCAD, MATLAB/Simulink
- Solid organizational skills including attention to detail, multi-tasking, and ability to prioritize effectively in a demanding environment
- Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required
Nice to have
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Target oriented, pro-active, and self-motivated
- Communicative, convincing team-player
- Interpersonal skills and able to work in international team
Additional details
- Hitachi Energy India Development Centre (IDC) is situated in Chennai and Bangalore
- In the past 20 years, IDC has secured more than 200 international papers and 150+ patents
- The R&D center concentrates on development of new technologies in the areas of semiconductors, converter design, main circuit design, converter control strategies, power system studies, etc. for HVDC applications
- This center works in close collaboration with R&D teams in Sweden, Switzerland and participates in global R&D projects
- The center is also co-located With HVDC & FACTS project engineering groups in Chennai, which gives a unique opportunity to the research engineers to interact and learn about the customer and market needs