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

hitachi; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED in Chennai invites an experienced electrical engineer to join R&D for HMI/SCADA applications. You will design, test and verify HMI/SCADA for FACTS PQ control and MTU gateway solutions, contributing to global R&D projects and ensuring high-quality engineering work.

You will work with IEC 61850, DNP3, and OPC UA protocols, using IET600 and SCIL tools, while maintaining strong ownership and timely delivery of system tests and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical & electronics with at least 4 years in substation automation.
• Experience with IEC 61850, DNP3, IEC101/104, and OPC UA protocols.
• Experience with IET600, SCIL coding, and HMI databases.
• Knowledge of RTU gateways and substation automation products.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and verify HMI/SCADA applications for FACTS PQ control.
• Develop Micro SCADA based substation solutions and RTU gateway designs.
• Support network architecture documentation and configuration tasks.
• Ensure compliance with project processes and KPIs like OTD and COPQ.

Skills

HMI development

SCADA

Micro SCADA

IEC 61850

DNP3

OPC UA

JavaScript

HTML/CSS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Tools

IET600

SCIL coding

RTUtil500

Multiprong PLC tools

Job description

Location:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Job ID:

R0092296

Date Posted:

2025-09-09

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule:

Full time

Remote:

No

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.

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