R&D Senior Engineer

ABB; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB in Bengaluru, India, seeks an Electrical Engineer to contribute to protection product development for MV/HV power systems. You will work on protection algorithms, simulations, and embedded integration, with emphasis on RTDS/HIL testing and accurate verification.

The role involves owning lifecycle activities from requirements to release, and collaborating across teams to ensure robust protection solutions in industrial electrical networks.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of experience in power-system protection or related development.
• Hands-on protection knowledge and relay coordination concepts.
• Experience with real-time simulation or HIL testing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development, integration and verification of core protection products.
• Translate requirements into technical specifications and implementation concepts.
• Develop protection functions for MV/HV applications and perform validation tests.
• Support integration with embedded software, I/O, and hardware.
• Contribute to design reviews, verification reports and release readiness.

Skills

RTDS/HIL testing,

Protection functions

Relay characteristics

Coordination/Selectivity

Power-system fundamentals

Embedded C/C++

Electrical schematics interpretation

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Electrical Engineering

M.E./M.Tech in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

PSCAD

ETAP

Power Factory

PSSE

Job description

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You'll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This Position reports to:

R&D Team Lead

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity o contributes to the development, integration and verification of core protection products for electrical power systems, combining protection algorithms, power-system analysis, embedded product development, simulation, testing and release activities with strong technical ownership.

The work model for the role is

This role is contributing to the Electrification Business Distribution Solutions Division in Bangalore, India

You will be mainly accountable for

• Perform simulation-based validation using power-system models and test scenarios; RTDS experience is mandatory and translate protection requirements and power-system use cases into technical specifications, algorithms, settings and implementation concepts.
• Analyze fault behavior, relay operating characteristics, selectivity, sensitivity, stability and coordination under normal, abnormal and transient conditions
• Own activities across the product lifecycle from requirements and design through implementation, verification, issue resolution and release.
• Develop and enhance protection functions for MV/HV applications, including overcurrent, earth-fault, voltage/frequency, directional and other relevant protection elements.
• Develop and execute tests covering nominal operation, fault conditions, boundary cases, failure scenarios and protection-logic interactions. Support integration of protection functions with embedded software, I/O, communication interfaces and product hardware.
• Contribute to design reviews, verification reports, technical documentation and release readiness.

Qualifications for the role

• B.E./B. Tech or M.E./M. Tech in Electrical Engineering from NITs, IITs, Power Systems, Power Electronics or a closely related discipline with 3-6 years of relevant experience in power-system protection, protection relays, numerical relays, power electronics or related product development.
• RTDS / Real-Time Digital Simulation and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing experience is a strong advantage
• Hands-on understanding of protection functions, relay characteristics, coordination/selectivity and protection application concepts.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink, PSCAD, ETAP, Power Factory, PSSE, or equivalent simulation/analysis tools is desirable.
• Strong knowledge of power-system fundamentals, fault analysis, symmetrical components and protection principles.
• Understanding of embedded product architecture; exposure to embedded C/C++ and debugging is desirable. Knowledge of IEC 61850, GOOSE and Sampled Values is an advantage.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics, single-line diagrams, protection settings and disturbance/waveform records.

More about us

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium-voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.

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