R&D Senior Engineer 1 - India Development Centre

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. in Bangalore seeks a Senior Application Specialist to own the main application technology for protection and control of power systems.

You will research, build and standardize customer solutions across configurations, review technical docs, and participate in CCB. You will drive standards with Corporate Research Centre, lead a small team and ensure regulatory compliance while upholding Hitachi Energy’s safety values.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in electrical engineering with 5–10 years in R&D or product development.
• Ability to work in international teams and bridge different interests.
• Experience with agile/lean project management.
• Proficiency in both spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Own the main application technology for protection and control of the entire power system field.
• Research, build and standardize end-customer solutions for different system configurations.
• Review technical descriptions and user documentation to ensure quality.
• Participate in Change Control Board (CCB) for application issues and assess projects for quality.
• Contribute to requirements development (RDT) and process development; ensure requirements are analyzed.
• Breakdown requirements, participate in System Implementation Proposals, and update roadmaps.
• Monitor technological trends and drive research with Corporate Research Centre.
• Lead a small team to resolve customer issues and prototype solutions.
• Ensure compliance with external and internal regulations and guidelines.
• Uphold Hitachi Energy’s values of safety and integrity.

Skills

Team player

Agile methods

Lean practices

Education

Master's/PhD in electrical engineering

Job description

The Opportunity

You as a Senior application specialist will be part of Hitachi Energy, Automation and Communication business in Bangalore. We are responsible for the development of protection and control products for power generation, transmission and sub-transmission network applications.

The Opportunity

You as a Senior application specialist will be part of Hitachi Energy, Automation and Communication business in Bangalore. We are responsible for the development of protection and control products for power generation, transmission and sub-transmission network applications.

How You Will Make An Impact

• Ownership of the main application technology to cover protection and control of the entire power system filed.
• You will be responsible for researching, building and standardizing the end customer solutions for different system configurations involved and driving toward a solution for application issues or customer related issues.
• You will be responsible for reviewing technical descriptions, user documentation and making sure that the quality is granted.
• You will participate in the Change Control Board (CCB) for Application related issues and in quality assessment for project & process and make sure that implemented technology fulfills acceptable requirement criterion for application protection & control area.
• Take active part in requirement development team (RDT) and Team process development. Ensure that requirements are analyzed.
• Ensure breakdown of requirements and participate in, or delegate, work for System Implementation Proposals and that new requirements are created based on input from Technology Roadmap, also responsible for keeping up with standards relevant for application development and verification.
• You will follow technological trends within power system protection and control application area by monitoring/attending workshops/seminars.
• Drive/participate in research activities with Corporate Research Centre, create document/presentation on Application technology roadmap, find and investigate technology solutions for new application technologies.
• Be active to drive and lead a small team to resolve customer issues or ensure that technological solutions are prototyped and tested.
• Responsible to 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

• Candidate should hold Master´s degree or PhD in electrical engineering with minimum 5 - 10 years of experience in R&D, or product development.
• Strong Team player, with the ability to bridge different interests and ideas.
• Knowledge and experience in project management tools, preferably in an agile and lean organization.
• Ability to analyze complex challenges, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• You are flexible, well organized, a driven problem solver, solutions-oriented, who willingly takes the initiative and delivers according to expectations.
• Used to teamwork in international teams with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

Publication date : 2026-04-14