Senior R&D Engineer - Substation Automation - IDC

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Senior R&D Engineer for Substation Automation in Bengaluru. The role involves verification and validation of automation products, developing test cases, and collaborating with various stakeholders. Ideal candidates should have a degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering and 3-8 years of experience in substation automation, with skills in programming and knowledge of communication protocols. The position offers a full-time schedule with opportunities to contribute to innovative solutions in power systems.

Qualifications

• 3-8 years of experience in Substation Automation.
• Technically sound in protection and communication protocols.
• Proficient in programming languages like Python, Java or C#.
• Knowledge of OSI Layers and protocols is a plus.
• Effective communication skills in English are required.

Responsibilities

• Verification & validation of substation automation products.
• Participate in test team workshops to understand test requirements.
• Develop new test cases and report defect logs.
• Ensure efficient integration of software subsystems.
• Practice the core values of safety and integrity.

Skills

Substation Automation

Verification & Validation

Programming in Python/Java/C#

Communication protocols

Computer Networks

Agile Development

Education

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

Job description

.Senior R&D Engineer - Substation Automation - IDC page is loaded## Senior R&D Engineer - Substation Automation - IDClocations: Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R0112338**Location:**Bengaluru, Karnataka, India**Job ID:**R0112338**Date Posted:**2025-12-10**Company Name:**HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED**Profession (Job Category):**Engineering & Science**Job Schedule:**Full time**Remote:**No**Job Description:****Business Information:****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.**Mission Statement:**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 Relion 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 of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.**Your Background:*** 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.## Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.## This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. 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