R&D Substation automation engineer - IDC

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy India Development Centre seeks a skilled professional in Substation Automation and SCADA to lead system integration and testing. You will work on IEC61850 based concepts, IED configuration tools, and network control centers within a modern R&D environment.

Candidates should have a degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering and 4–8 years’ experience in power systems, with strong knowledge of SDLC, agile testing, and Azure DevOps/JD tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering is required.
• Experience in Substation Automation, SCADA and related power systems domains.
• Knowledge of SA/SCADA concepts, IEC standards and network control center operations.
• Experience with SDLC, agile testing and test management tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy and maintain SCADA systems for substation automation projects.
• Contribute to product integration, verification and quality assurance in power systems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure regulatory and internal compliance.
• Coordinate on technical fronts with multi-disciplinary teams and customers.

Skills

Substation Automation

SCADA Systems

Network control center concepts

Power system knowledge

SDLC

Agile testing

Azure DevOps

TFS/MTM

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering

Tools

TFS/MTM

Azure DevOps

Job description

Job Details

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job ID: R0125406 Date Posted: 2026-04-15 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science Job Schedule: Full time Remote: No

Job Description

The opportunity: The Hitachi Energy India Development Centre (IDC) is the Research and Development centre with around 500 R&D engineers, specialists and experts who focus on developing, maintaining - Technology, Products, Digital solutions including product integration, testing, cybersecurity and certification. The India Development Centre is in Chennai and Bangalore which includes various product test labs spread over 20000 sq.ft. As a Business R&D Experienced Professional, you will be involved in Product integration and system testing, Experience in all phases of Software development life cycle (SDLC), Agile testing, Experience in usage of test management tools like TFS/MTM, Azure DevOps.

How you’ll make an impact: You will be responsible for Substation Automation & SCADA Domain Consultant. To Substation Automation and Network control engineering concepts and solutions Power system knowledge. To have knowledge on Substation automation, SCADA systems & Network control center concepts. To Develop, deploy and maintain a SCADA system. You will be contributing on IEC61850 based engineering concepts and solutions to be applied in IED Configuration Tools. To have knowledge on testing for SA Communication protocols like IET600, ITT600, IEC60870-5-103, IEC 61850, DNP3, IEC60870-5-101, IEC60870-5-104, Substation Automation tool, Substation configuration tools. You will be contributing to functional documentation and review. You will be responsible for coordination on technical front with stakeholders. Responsible for ensuring 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.

Responsibilities & Requirements

• Required bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering with 4-8 years of experience in system integration, verification, or quality assurance in power systems.
• Required knowledge in Engineering or development of products/components for substation Automation/SCADA System/Numerical Protection/Process Automation/Power Management Systems/ Energy Management Systems.
• Required Knowledge in Implementing or Engineering with Communication protocols: IEC61850.
• Knowledge of product integration and system testing and experience in all phases of Software Development cycle, agile testing also test management tools like TFS/MTM, Azure DevOps.
• Should be a team player. understand and optimize the architecture and design aspects from Domain perspective.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

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