Senior R&D Engineer - Substation Automation

Hitachi India Pvt Ltd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Technology Services Private Limited in Bengaluru invites a Senior R&D engineer focused on verification and validation of substation automation products. You will contribute to protection and control solutions for power networks within the IDC Bangalore team.

Responsibilities include verifying and validating products, developing test cases, reporting defects, and collaborating with managers, analysts and developers to ensure seamless integration and high quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical/electronic engineering with 3–8 years of experience in Substation Automation.
• Technical knowledge of protection and communication protocols used in substations.
• Knowledge of computer networks; OSI layers and related protocols is a plus.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or C#.
• Familiarity with Agile SDLC and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Verify and validate substation automation products.
• Participate in test core team workshops to define product test requirements and perform software testing.
• Develop new and adaptive test cases for system and product requirements.
• Report and verify test defects logged during testing.
• Collaborate with managers, analysts and developers to ensure integration and quality.

Skills

Python

Java

C#

Networking basics

Education

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

Job description

R&D substation automation verification and validation engineer - IDC Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job ID: R0117603 Date Posted: 2026-01-30 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science Job Schedule: Full time Remote: No 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 centers 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 You will be part of Hitachi Energy, Automation and Communication business in Bangalore. We are responsible for development of protection and control products for power generation, transmission and sub-transmission network applications. Our product offer includes IEDs in the Region 670/650 series as well as the COMBIFLEX family. 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.

Your Responsibilities:

• Verification & validation of substation automation products.
• 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.
• 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.
• Should have knowledge on computer networks. OSI Layers, and different protocols in each layer is a plus.
• Should be proficient in programming languages 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.

Accessibility and reasonable accommodation

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Use of Al and automated tools in recruitment

As part of our recruitment process, Hitachi Energy uses digital and automated tools, including Al-supported solutions, to assist with activities such as application screening, job matching, and interview scheduling. These tools are designed to support our recruiters and do not replace human decision-making. Candidate data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection and employment laws as well as Hitachi's Global Data Privacy Notice.

Background Screening and Security Checks

As part of the hiring process, Hitachi Energy conducts pre-employment background checks that may include verification of employment history, education, criminal records, and other relevant information, in accordance with applicable laws. 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.

Experience Level

Senior Level