System Design & Study Engineer - Power Quality Solutions

About the Company:

The Hitachi Energy India Operations Center (INOPC) houses over 3,000 energy transition technologists in three locations from grid automation, transformers, high voltage products, grid integration and service businesses. Spread over 3,00,000 sq feet, with nearly 50,000 sq feet of dedicated lab space, the center brings under one roof diverse engineering capability that has been built over the years, fostering collaboration to advance the world’s energy system to be more sustainable, flexible and secure. INOPC supports Hitachi Energy units across 40+ countries to deliver projects in 80+ countries.

 We are technology leaders at the forefront of evolving the world’s future energy system. The rising energy consumption with changing lifestyles and rapid urbanization, is driving the need for affordable, reliable and sustainable energy. Our innovative technologies help to make the energy system more resilient, secure and safe.

 Electricity will be the backbone of the carbon-neutral future and together, with customers and partners, we are co-creating solutions that are helping to accelerate the energy transition. Customers count on our technologies to help them to integrate huge volumes of renewable energy into the world’s grids and manage increasing levels of complexity; and our technologies are also instrumental to the electrification of transportation, industry and smart life sectors. The center equally focuses on catering to grow complexity in domestic and international grids and is a key lever for Hitachi Energy’s growth globally.

The opportunity:

Engineering authority in design studies and performance evaluation studies for projects/tenders for Flexible A.C. Transmission Systems (FACTS) technology aligned with Power Quality Solutions (PQS) Business.   

How you’ll make an impact:

• 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 optimal design of components mentioned in the point above. Evaluate their design and test record documents.   

• Perform design studies such as harmonic performance, protection design, insulation coordinaiton including TOV/ TRV/ lighting studies, loss evaluation and Reliability study. 

• Create and validate power system equivalents in RMS (PSSE/ DIgSILENT) and EMT (PSCAD/EMTP) software packages.   Develop understanding of control algorithms and keep one-self updated with new control methodologies for FACTS application. 

• Develop FACTS solution models in multiple RMS and EMT software packages.  

• Coordinate and communicate with other disciplines involved in project and tender deliveries. 

• Close coordination and involvement into research and development activities as per business requirement. 

• Perform dynamic performance studies, in RMS and EMT software packages, with FACTS devices integrated in power system networks.  

• Participate in customer discussions and Support Project Management/ Product Management/ Application Engineering team in customer acquisition and consultation.  

• 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:

• Should be an PhD in Power Systems and with relevant work Experience of 1-3 years. 

• Should be an M. Tech, Power Systems and with relevant work Experience of 2-5 years. 

• Should be an B.E/B. Tech, Electrical Engineering and with relevant work Experience of 5-10 years. 

• In-depth understanding of basics of power system steady state, dynamic and transient behavior.  

• Experience with specifying power system components and evaluation vendor documents and/or 

• Experience with grid integration studies for power electronics converter-based applications such as FACTS, HVDC, wind, solar and battery energy storage plants.  

• Knowledge on Simulation tools like PSCAD/PSSE /DIgSILENT/EMTP/RTDS/MATLAB.  and/ or 

• Knowledge on in depth understanding of international standards (i.e., IEEE/IEC/GIGRE) for specifying power system components/ solutions.  

• Good team player with ability to work effectively in multi-disciplinary and multi- cultural teams.  

• Good communication skills and well-organized individual.  

• Good focus on attention to details. 

• Ambitious, creative thinker and problem solver

• Ability to work effectively in fast paced and highly fluctuating workload environment.  

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality digital solutions