Associate R&D HMI SCADA Application Engineer-India Development centre

Hitachi, Ltd.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in India is seeking an experienced Electrical Substation Automation Engineer to design and verify HMI/SCADA applications for FACTS PQ control and protection systems. You will contribute to RTU gateways and substation automation projects, working on Micro SCADA-based solutions at substation level.

The role requires 4+ years in substation automation, with knowledge of IEC 61850, DNP3, IEC101/104 and OPC UA. Strong skills in IET600, SCIL and RTUtil500 are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with at least 4 years of substation automation experience.
• Experience with Micro SCADA X, Hitachi RTU gateways and substation automation products.
• Knowledge of IEC 61850, DNP3, IEC101/104, and OPC UA is required.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and verify the HMI application for FACTS PQ Control and Protection System.
• Develop substation level Micro SCADA based solutions and RTU gateway projects.
• Document network architecture and support related engineering tools configuration.
• Set up and test FACTS applications and base solution testing.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations and company standards.
• Contribute to KPI ownership such as OTD and COPQ.

Skills

HMI/SCADA development

IEC 61850

DNP3

OPC UA

IET600

SCIL

RTUtil500

Multiprong PLC tools

RTU gateways

Substation Automation

JavaScript

HTML/CSS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Tools

IET600

SCIL

RTUtil500

Multiprong PLC tools

Job description

The opportunity:

The FACTS technology uses a very high-end system for its control, protection and monitoring. This system is called MACH. This computerized system is built with state-of-the-art electronics, microprocessors and digital signal processors, connected by high performance industry standard buses and fiber optic communication
links. They operate on very high standard application software developed by Hitachi Energy.
As the system is continuously evolving, the Station Operating and Monitoring System (SOM) is becoming
more complex and customized. It requires a great deal of design, testing & verification of HMI, SCADA, Gateway
and network areas.
We are looking for a skilled and motivated engineer to join our team of R&D Engineers.
A person interested in the field HMI/SCADA application development and contribute towards global R&D projects.

How you’ll make an impact:

• You will design, develop and verify the HMI application for FACTS PQ Control and Protection System on

• Substation level based on Micro SCADA.

• You will design and verify Hitachi RTU based Gateway solution for various FACTS applications.

• To support the design of communication network by preparing related documentation to support the network

• architecture.

• You will need good knowledge of configuration and mappings databases on the IET600 Engineering tool and on the quality process connected with the project execution, continuous improvement program.

• You will be contributing to Configuration of Engineering workstations, Network switches, GPS, KVM, GOOSE.

• To set up and test the various FACTs application for developed base solution involving the overall system

• testing.

• To take ownership of T&SD KPIs such as OTD, COPQ etc.

• You will be responsible for ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background:

• Required bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering with atleast 4years of experience in substation Automation engineering for station control system based on Micro SCADA X, Hitachi RTU communication gateways and substation automation products.

• Knowledge with industrial data transfer protocols such as IEC 61850, DNP3, IEC101/104, and OPC UA.

• Knowledge of Engineering tool IET600, SCIL coding.

• Good working knowledge on HMI database configuration, animation concepts and logics.

• Knowledge of RTUtil500 and Multiprong PLC tools will be an added advantage.

• Configuration of IEC61850 in different vendor relays (SEL, HITACHI, GE).

• Knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML would be an advantage.

• Ability to work independently with a sense of ownership and responsibility.

• A self-motivated, structured and results-oriented approach, with good time management skills and a drive to succeed.

• Dynamic and Proactive, willing to grow in the organization.

• Communication and interpersonal skills and intercultural sensitivity

• Fluency in written and spoken as well as technical writing English.