GI MACH - Verification Engineer - IDC Chennai
Hitachi
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaremotePosted 8 months ago
Skill Required
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Key highlights
- Required experience: >5 years in product verification.
- Required education: Graduate or master’s degree in engineering.
- Benefit: Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities.
- Nice‑to‑have: ISTQB certification.
- Focus on automation and continuous improvement.
Role overview
Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon‑neutral future. We are advancing the world’s energy system to become more sustainable, flexible, and secure whilst balancing social, environmental, and economic values. Modular Advanced Control for HVDC (MACH™) is the brain in HVDC transmission systems. This system is designed to run 24/7 for thirty years or more, allowing the HVDC system to be controlled and protected in the most reliable way throughout its lifetime. The system consists of Control & Protection Main Computers, Station Control and Monitoring servers, Operator Workstations, Digital Signal Processing units, Input / Output systems and Valve Control Units.
Responsibilities
- Define system verification scope, areas, considering the boundaries and limits, performance & parameters, functional & non-functional requirements.
- Write Test Plan / Test Specifications, Test Cases / Scenarios for verifying the functionalities of the Control System, for system level verification, for the system requirements / parameters.
- Create the test environment with the components of MACH Control System in the Test Lab Facility, including computers, servers, input‑output boards and simulation environments, for test development and execution.
- Execute test cases for various software and hardware releases using the developed test cases in the test lab.
- Report on the test execution details to the development team for further actions.
- Capture the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), report and use for further improvements.
- Maintain the test environment with updated software and hardware for current and future use.
- Support to establish and maintain processes for system verification within the overall MACH control system product development & release, covering planning, execution, reviews & reporting.
- Adhere to the defined & approved process, in full, all the time.
- Focus on automation continuously for efficiency and quality improvements; define & implement automation.
- Continuously improve the test scenarios, execution and reporting for efficiency and effectiveness.
- Support management for strategy and planning for future system verification needs.
- Deliver value with quality, on‑time.
- 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
- Graduate or master’s degree in engineering (Electrical & Electronics, Electronics and Communication, Instrumentation & Control).
- More than 5 years of proven experience in product verification, with exposure to the complete testing life cycle.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and collaboration skills.
- Self‑driven attitude.
- Good intercultural sensitivity.
- Coaching & mentoring skills.
Nice to have
- Exposure or experience working with verification of power systems or similar products.
- Experience or exposure working with control & protection, events & alarms, time synchronization, HMI, communication protocols such as IEC61850, Modbus, etc.
- ISTQB or similar certification.
- Experience with Agile / Scrum processes (SAF‑e is an added advantage).
- Experience with test management tools such as TFS or similar.
- Experience with test automation implementation (Python or other tools).
Benefits
- Reasonable accommodation available for qualified individuals with disabilities during the application process.
Additional details
- The role is part of the Modular Advanced Control for HVDC (MACH™) product line, which operates 24/7 for thirty years or more.
- Hitachi Energy emphasizes sustainability, flexibility, and security while balancing social, environmental, and economic values.
- Applicants with disabilities may request accommodation by completing a general inquiry form on the Hitachi Energy website.