Business R&D Senior Professional - Power Electronics - India Development Centre

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Chennai, India is seeking a senior researcher with a PhD in Electrical Engineering (Power Electronics) or an M.Tech/M.E with 4–5 years of relevant experience to drive converter design, control and modulation studies. You will explore opportunities and work in a context where multiple solutions are evaluated, establishing required structures and ownership.

You will collaborate with international teams, demonstrate strong communication, and uphold safety and integrity as core

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering with focus on Power Electronics.
• M.Tech/M.E in Electrical Engineering with 4-5 years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge on converter design, control and modulation.
• Knowledge of HVDC, FACTS & Power Semiconductor devices.
• Proficiency in PSCAD, MATLAB/Simulink.
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

Responsibilities

• Eager to explore white spots of business and technology opportunities.
• Able to work in a fuzzy context where different solutions are evaluated and discussed, establishing structure as needed.
• Sense of responsibility and problem solver.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, target oriented and pro-active.
• Communicative, convincing team-player.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to work in an international team.
• Encourages openness, respect, and builds trust with customers and partners.
• Self-dependent and structured work; creative innovation driver with strong ownership.
• Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity.

Skills

Power electronics

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Self-motivation

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering

M.Tech/M.E in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PSCAD

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Job Description:

Your Responsibilities:

• Eager to explore white spots of business and technology opportunities.
• Able to work in a fuzzy context where different solutions (technical, process, organizational) are being evaluated anddiscussed, establishing structure as needed.
• Sense of responsibility and problem solver
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, Target oriented, pro-acive and self-motivated,
• Communicative, convincing team-player
• Interpersonal skills and able to work in international team.
• Encourages openness & respect, and build trust, confidence & loyalty with customers and partners.
• Self-dependent and structured work, Creative innovation driver with strong ownership
• Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleague and the business

Your background:

• PHD in Electrical Engineering with focus on Power Electronics (or) M.TECH/M.E with 4-5 years of relevant experience
• Knowledge on converter design, control and modulation
• Knowledge of HVDC, FACTS & Power Semiconductor devices
• Proficiency in simulation tools like PSCAD, MATLAB/Simulink.
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail, multi-tasking, and ability to prioritize effectively in a demandingenvironment.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

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