Business R&D Senior Professional

Hitachi Energy; Chennai District; On-site; INR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Chennai is seeking a skilled engineer to join their R&D team focused on power quality solutions. The role involves researching and developing control philosophies for novel technologies, validating control logic, and performing simulations. Ideal candidates should hold an ME in Power Systems or Power Electronics with 0-3 years of relevant experience.

Applicants should possess a strong understanding of power system concepts and have familiarity with simulation tools like MATLAB and PSCAD. Hitachi Energy values commitment to safety and integrity, making it essential for all employees to take responsibility for their actions.

Qualifications

• 0-3 years of experience in power systems or electronics.
• Familiarity with voltage sourced converters for HVDC/FACTS is preferred.
• Comprehension of control design and applications in power systems.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop control philosophy for power quality technologies.
• Implement and validate control and protection logic in MACH system.
• Perform simulations and validation testing for FACTS systems.

Skills

Modelling of voltage sourced converters (VSC)

Simulation tools (MATLAB, PSCAD)

Power system concepts

Control design concepts

Education

ME Power Systems / ME Power Electronics

Tools

MATLAB Scripts

PSCAD

RTDS

Job description

The Opportunity

Hitachi Energy India Development Centre (IDC) is a research and development facility with around 500 R&D engineers, specialists, and experts who focus on creating and sustaining digital solutions, new products and technology. This includes product integration, testing, cybersecurity, and certification. The India Development Centre is situated in Chennai and Bangalore. IDC collaborates with the R&D and Research centres of Hitachi Energy, which are spread across more than 15 locations throughout 12 countries. In the past 20 years, IDC has secured more than 200 international papers and 150+ patents.

Hitachi Energy is the world leader in Power Quality Solutions (PQS). Hitachi Energy was the first to introduce Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) technology to the power industry and has delivered solutions for more than 50 years now. Hitachi Energy has several solutions that enhance the security, capacity, and flexibility of power transmission systems. These solutions enable power grid owners to increase existing transmission network capacity while maintaining or improving the operating margins necessary for grid stability. Hitachi Energy has the full FACTS portfolio and in-house manufacturing of key components. Our PQS R&D group in Chennai is focusing on developing and evaluating functionalities for STATCOM, STATICVAR Compensator (SVC), Series Compensator and Synchronous Condensers for utilities and industries. Hitachi Energy uses a very high-end system for its control, protection and monitoring of FACTS solution called MACH (Modular Advanced Control for HVDC and FACTS). This is a system of computers built with state-of-the-art electronics, microprocessors and digital signal processors.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Research and develop the control philosophy for new and evolving technologies or improve the control performance of existing technologies in power quality domain.
• Implement, verify, and validate the developed control and protection logic in the MACH control system, creating a rigorously tested, stable baseline solution that can later be tailored to meet specific customer requirements.
• Perform simulation of control logics and verification in software-in-loop environment using tools such as MATLAB scripts, MATLAB Simulink and PSCAD.
• Perform validation testing of the whole FACTS system in a hardware-in-loop environment with a real-time digital simulator setup (e.g., RTDS interfaced with MACH system).
• Travel to sites to support various R&D activities or troubleshoot ongoing FACTS projects.
• Be responsible for deliverables assigned in terms of quality, on-time delivery, and proactive communication of progress to R&D project management, work-stream lead and other stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Live with Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for colleagues and the business.

Your Background

• Required: ME Power Systems / ME Power Electronics with 0‑3 years of experience.
• Experience or expertise in modelling of voltage sourced converters (VSC) for HVDC/FACTS, or simulation tools such as EMTDC, PSCAD, PSS/E, RTDS and MATLAB is an added advantage.
• Strong understanding of various power system concepts, including performing load flow, short circuit, transient stability, and switching transients studies for utility/industrial systems.
• Good understanding of control design concepts, various controllers, and power electronics applications in power system (HV/EHV levels).
• Good knowledge of power systems equipment and their purpose, e.g., power transformers, capacitors, reactors, instrument transformers, measuring equipment, circuit breakers, disconnectors, and surge arrestors.