BESS – SCADA Design and Testing Engineer

Growth For Impact; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Chennai is seeking an experienced SCADA engineer to develop and configure HMI/SCADA screens, dashboards, alarms, trends, and reporting solutions using Ignition SCADA, MicroSCADA, and Zenon platforms. The role includes configuring PostgreSQL databases for historian data and implementing key industrial protocols for secure remote monitoring and control.

Collaboration with multiple engineering teams is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics or related discipline.
• 5–10 years of SCADA system design, development, integration, testing, and commissioning.
• Experience with Ignition SCADA, MicroSCADA, Zenon, Siemens WinCC.
• Hands-on PostgreSQL and SQL databases for historian and reporting.
• Industrial protocols: Modbus TCP/IP, Modbus RTU, OPC UA, DNP3, IEC 61850, MQTT, REST.
• SCADA cybersecurity knowledge and secure communication practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and configure HMI/SCADA screens, dashboards, alarm management, trends, and reporting.
• Configure and maintain PostgreSQL databases for historian data, alarm logs, event management, and reporting.
• Implement protocols: Modbus TCP/IP, Modbus RTU, OPC UA, DNP3, IEC 61850, MQTT, REST APIs.
• Design and configure web-based SCADA solutions for secure remote monitoring and control.
• Configure alarms, trends, reports, historian functions, user management, and cybersecurity settings.
• Troubleshoot communication issues, SCADA performance problems, and field device integration.
• Prepare technical documentation: system design, configuration manuals, testing procedures, user guides.
• Collaborate with Electrical Engineering, Control Software Development, Cybersecurity, Project Management, and Commissioning teams.
• Coordinate with customers, vendors, and project stakeholders during execution.
• Adhere to codes, QA/QC policies, performance standards and specifications.
• Ensure compliance with external and internal regulations and Hitachi Energy values.

Skills

SCADA design

System integration

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Communication

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical/Electronics/Instrumentation

Tools

Ignition SCADA

MicroSCADA

Zenon

Siemens WinCC

PostgreSQL

Job description

ROLE

• Develop and configure HMI/SCADA screens, dashboards, alarm management, trends, and reporting solutions using Ignition SCADA, MicroSCADA, and Zenon SCADA platforms.
• Configure and maintain PostgreSQL databases for historian data, alarm logs, event management, and operational reporting.
• Implement communication protocols such as Modbus TCP/IP, Modbus RTU, OPC UA, DNP3, IEC 61850, MQTT, and REST APIs.
• Design and configure web‑based SCADA solutions enabling secure remote monitoring and control.
• Configure alarms, trends, reports, historian functions, user management, and cybersecurity settings.
• Troubleshoot communication issues, SCADA performance problems, and field device integration challenges.
• Prepare technical documentation including system design documents, configuration manuals, testing procedures, and user guides.
• Collaborate effectively with Electrical Engineering, Control Software Development, Cybersecurity, Project Management, and Commissioning teams.
• Coordinate with customers, vendors, and project stakeholders during project execution.
• Adhere to applicable codes, practices, QA/QC policies, performance standards, and specifications.
• Ensure compliance with external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Uphold Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5–10 years of experience in SCADA system design, development, integration, testing, and commissioning.
• Strong experience with Ignition SCADA, MicroSCADA, Zenon, Siemens WinCC, or equivalent SCADA platforms.
• Hands‑on experience with PostgreSQL and other SQL databases for SCADA historian and reporting applications.
• Experience with industrial communication protocols including Modbus TCP/IP, Modbus RTU, OPC UA, DNP3, IEC 61850, MQTT, and REST APIs.
• Familiarity with SCADA cybersecurity, secure communication practices, encryption, and authentication mechanisms.
• Understanding of applicable standards such as IEC, IEEE, ANSI, ISO, and utility communication standards.
• Experience in FAT, SAT, commissioning, troubleshooting, and performance optimization of SCADA systems.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a global engineering environment.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in both spoken and written English.