R&D Engineer - HVDC Control and Protection - IDC

Business Information:

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. This includes product integration, testing, cybersecurity, and certification.  The India Development Centre is situated in Chennai and Bangalore. IDC collaborates with the R&D and Research centers of Hitachi Energy, which are spread across more than 15 locations throughout 12 countries. In the past 20 years, IDC has secured more than 200 international papers and 150+ patents.

Mission Statement:

We are advancing the world’s energy system to become more sustainable, flexible and secure whilst balancing social, environmental and economic.  Hitachi Energy has a proven record and unparalleled installed base in more than 140 countries.

Your Responsibilities:

The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of various industrial communication protocols and automation SCADA software of AVEVA – InTouch HMI

The candidate needs to be self-driven and have experiences working with processes, such as Scrum / Agile, or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) which is an added advantage.

Ensure quality and timely deliverables, collaborating and coordinating with all concerned teams and organizations, both internal and external, as per the projects and products plans

As an HMI & SCADA R&D Engineer, some of the key responsibilities include, but not limited to

• Design and develop Human Machine Interface (HMI) solutions for HVDC Control and Protection Systems using AVEVA – InTouch HMI application.

• Create and validate HMI configuration and components, visualization of plant items, operating states, and parameters on the HMI screens using AVEVA – InTouch HMI application.

• Preparing test environment in lab/virtual to perform test cases related to product enhancement.

• Preparation and execution of test cases related to product enhancement.

• Documentation to capture the test results, functional process related to product support/enhancement.

• 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:

• Bachelor’s or master's degree in electrical / Electronic Engineering with 3-8 years of practical experience in Substation Automation.

• More than 4 to 8 years of proven experience in SCADA /HMI.

• SCADA and AVEVA – InTouch HMI application knowledge.

• IT-Infrastructure with knowledge on routers, firewalls, Switches, Servers and workstations.

• Exposure to Cyber Security, Backup/ Image handling on servers and workstations and patch management.

• Database Management/SQL knowledge will be added advantage.

• Hands-on experience in industrial protocols such as IEC61850, IEC 104, IEC101, Modbus, DNP3 will be added advantage.

• Experience in Commissioning of SCADA systems will be added advantage.

• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.