Senior Substation Automation Engineer

Hitachi; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Systems LLC in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Service Engineer to execute SLA programs, retrofit upgrades and modifications of Substation automation, control and protection systems.

You will manage site activities, ensure safety, quality and contract compliance, interact with customers, prepare documentation, and coach colleagues while driving project plans and risk management.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree or masters degree in a relevant field is preferred.
• Minimum 6 to 10 years of experience as SCMS engineer with design and commissioning experience of related systems and products.
• Thorough knowledge of Substation Automation Systems and different communication protocols (i.e. IEC101 IEC104 IEC61850 LON SPA Modbus etc.).
• In-depth product knowledge of Hitachi Energy MicroSCADA and RTU systems and IEDs of various makes.
• Experience in MS Office Visio IET ITT PCM MiCOM Digsi etc.
• Thorough knowledge of control and interlocking logics in substations.
• Intermediate knowledge of OT cybersecurity requirements.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

Responsibilities

• Represent the Service Engineering function at project and customer meetings and contribute to the project execution philosophy and plan.
• Support continuous improvement of project processes and product design.
• Support tendering team to estimate efforts for service engineering activities and create work plans.
• Conduct risk and opportunity assessments during project execution and report issues with recommendations.
• Interface with customers and external providers for acceptance criteria and tests.
• Develop and coach colleagues and foster an engineering network across units.

Skills

English proficiency

Project execution

Stakeholder management

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree in relevant field

Tools

MS Office

Visio

MiCOM

Digsi

Job description

Hitachi Energy Systems LLC in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Service Engineer to execute SLA programs, retrofit upgrades and modifications of Substation automation, control and protection systems.

You will manage site activities, ensure safety, quality and contract compliance, interact with customers, prepare documentation, and coach colleagues while driving project plans and risk management.