R&D substation automation verification and validation engineer - IDC

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy IDC in Bengaluru seeks a Substation Automation Verification Engineer to join a multi-disciplinary R&D team. You will verify and validate bay-level solutions, focusing on protection and communication protocols, software test activities, and automation tooling.

You will contribute to end-to-end testing, design new test cases, and collaborate with product stakeholders while adhering to agile practices and Hitachi Energy’s safety and integrity values.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's in electrical/electronic engineering required.
• Strong knowledge of substation protection and communication protocols (IEC 61850, DNP3, Sampled Values).
• Familiarity with computer networks (OSI layers and protocols).
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java or C#.
• Awareness of SDLC and agile development is a plus; good written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Verify & validate substation automation products (numerical relays).
• Participate in test core team workshops to understand product test requirements and perform software/domain testing.
• Develop new test cases for system and product requirements; report defects.
• Collaborate with product stakeholders across levels
• Ensure consistent and scalable integration of subsystems to meet specs.
• Adhere to external/internal regulations and Hitachi Energy guidelines.
• Uphold Hitachi Energy's values of safety and integrity.

Skills

Python/Java/C#

Protection protocols

IEC 61850

DNP3 & Time Sync

Networking basics

English communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Job description

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.

This team plays a key role in verifying and validating the products innovatively within bay-level solutions ensuring top-notch product quality which makes the organization one of the market leaders. Come join us in one of the best places to start your technical career and understand the engineering behind the practical realization of theoretical core concepts ranging from power system protection to digital substation solutions. You will be involved in thorough end-to-end R&D testing of bay-level solutions and support software tools. In addition, you will also work on enhancing the Verification and validation processes using innovative automation paradigms and tools.

How will you make an impact:

• To Verify & validate of substation automation product - Numerical Relays.

• To Participate in test core team workshop to understand the product test requirements and performs software/domain test activities on system/product projects, including design, coding, and black box testing of software modules in line with the quality management system

• Developing new and adaptive design of test cases for system and product requirements. Report & verify the test defect logs captured during the testing phase of the assigned product.

• Partnering well with a variety of different product stakeholder groups, including management at different levels, business analysts and developer’s community.

• Technically responsible to ensure the mutual consistency and efficient integration of the several subsystems in modular, easy-to-maintain and extendible software that meets the product specification.

• 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.

Your Background:

• Required bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical / Electronic Engineering with 3-8 years of practical experience in Substation Automation.

• Should be technically sound in the field of protection and communication protocols used in substation (Ex. IEC 61850, DNP3, Sampled Values, Time Synchronization protocols)

• Should have knowledge on computer networks. OSI Layers, and different protocols in each layer is a plus.

• Should be proficient in any programming language such as Python/Java/C#.

• Knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle especially the Agile development method is a plus.

• Should have effective communication skills needed to collaborate with team members.

• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

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Background Screening and Security Checks

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For certain roles—particularly those involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security-sensitive functions—additional or more comprehensive background or security screenings may be required. These may include, but are not limited to, enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews (where legally permissible), sanctions screening, or other due diligence measures aligned with the responsibilities of the position.

The scope and depth of any background or security review will be determined based on the nature of the role and business necessity, and will always be conducted in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Candidates will be notified and, where required, asked to provide consent prior to the initiation of any such checks.