System & Protection Engineer

Mission statement

Generate designs and detailed engineering deliverables for a particular engineering discipline based on the technical specification. Detail physical aspects of the engineering design such as schematic diagram. Complete substation automation configuration and calculations related to engineering deliverables. Produce or modify engineering deliverables for equipment, systems or installations.

Your responsibilities:

• You will contribute to SAS Project, including configuration of HMI, Gateway, BCU, and relay protection, coach less experienced designers in the translation of conceptual designs into engineering documentation including drawings and calculations. You will translate conceptual designs into detailed engineering documentation including drawings, configuration, and calculations, create engineering drawings, specifications and plans required by manufacturing, fabrication or construction through the application of standard processes and codes of practice and ensure creation of fit for purpose designs with particular attention being given to the identification and control of hazards.

• You will contribute to design reviews and design verification (i.e. the checking and approval) by presenting the design to the customer for approval, adjust design as necessary based on output of design reviews and design verification. You will maintain an understanding of contract scope, proactively identify variation requests to support contract claims, follow work plans and cost estimate for work in own area of responsibility and proactively manages this work to deliver the agreed program on time, on quality and at targeted cost.

• You will assist in creating proposals for engineering projects or programs through provision of bills of materials and estimated engineering hours for own discipline, give feedback to Sales team about the engineering aspect of the project for further improvement.

• You will ensure completion of risk and opportunity assessments and the implementation of resulting actions for own projects, report early any contract/quality/program/cost issues to management for resolution.

• You will ensure that Hitachi Energy is presented as a professional organization in all interactions with the customer, collaborate with the Supply Chain function and reviews vendor documentation for standard, familiar materials and equipment, use standard processes and tools including 2D drafting and substation automation software packages and assist in developing new methodologies.

• In collaboration with OHS Coordinator, you will follow Hitachi Energy HSE policy and actively participate in country and division HSE Program and collaborate actively with other BUs inside Power Systems division as well as other divisions in Hitachi Energy to ensure one Hitachi Energy approach.

• 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.

Your background:

• You hold bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or IT.

• Minimum 5years of experience in Substation automation, SCADA, or process automation.

• Experience with network engineering and ICT (PC handling, windows application, PC configuration, virus scanner, interfaces, back-up).

• Knowledge of utilities and industrial networking concept, incl. communication protocols such IEC61850, Modbus, IEC 60870-5-104.

• Basic knowledge of PLC programming in accordance with IEC-61131-3.

• Result oriented with excellent organizational skills.

• Good systemic thinking ability and detail oriented.

• Good communication in English language and information seeking skills.