System Design Engineer - Power Quality Solutions
Hitachi
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaremotePosted 3 months ago
Skill Required
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Key highlights
- Required 5–8 years of relevant experience.
- Master's degree in Power Systems is mandatory.
- Design experience in solar and wind power electronic plants is a preferred qualification.
- Role involves defining FACTS solution topology and performing comprehensive design studies.
- Work locations include Chennai, Bangalore, and Gurugram supporting projects in 80+ countries.
- Disability accommodation is provided for applicants who need it.
Role overview
The role is based in Hitachi Energy’s Indian Operations Center, a competence hub of ~2,300 engineers that supports projects in over 80 countries. The engineer will define FACTS solution topologies, specify power system components, perform design studies, coordinate with suppliers and other disciplines, and support customer acquisition while ensuring compliance with standards and Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity.
Responsibilities
- Define topology and single line diagram for FACTS solution based on customer requirement.
- Specify main circuit components such as Power Transformer, Power Electronics Valves, Reactors, Capacitors, CT, VT, Breaker etc. based on customer specification and international standards.
- Co‑ordinate with suppliers for the optimal design of components mentioned above; evaluate their design and test record documents.
- Perform design studies such as harmonic performance, protection design, insulation coordination including TOV/TRV/lighting studies, loss evaluation and reliability study.
- Coordinate and communicate with other disciplines involved in project and tender deliveries.
- Participate in customer discussions and support Project Management/Product Management/Application Engineering team in customer acquisition and consultation.
- Responsible to 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
- Master's degree in Power Systems.
- Relevant work experience of 5–8 years.
- Experience with substation design and design studies such as protection, insulation coordination and lightning study.
- Experience with specifying power system components and evaluation of vendor documents.
- In‑depth understanding of basics of power system steady state, dynamic and transient behavior.
- Knowledge of PSCAD and MATLAB.
- In‑depth understanding of international standards (IEEE/IEC/GIGRE) for specifying power system components and design studies.
- Good team player with ability to work effectively in multi‑disciplinary and multi‑cultural teams.
- Good communication skills and well‑organized individual.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ambitious, creative thinker and problem solver.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced and highly fluctuating workload environment.
- Proficiency in both spoken & written English language.
Nice to have
- Design experience in power electronic based plants such as solar and wind.
Additional details
- The Hitachi Energy Indian Operations Center (INOPC) is a competence center with around 2,300 skilled engineers focusing on tendering, engineering, planning, procurement, project management, functional system testing, installation supervision, documentation and commissioning.
- Over the last decade, INOPC has evolved into the largest Operations hub.
- The India Operations Centre team at Chennai, Bangalore and Gurugram supports Hitachi Energy’s units in more than 40 countries across all four business units.
- To date, the team has executed engineering and commissioning for projects in more than 80 countries.
- Qualified individuals with a disability may request reasonable accommodation for the job application process by completing a general inquiry form on the website.