Senior RandD Engineer- Power Quality

Hitachi Energy; Chennai District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy India Development Centre (IDC) in Chennai is seeking a power systems engineer with 0–3 years of experience to contribute to control philosophy for new technologies in the PQS domain. The role involves simulation work with MATLAB/Simulink/PSCAD, hardware-in-the-loop validation with RTDS, and travel to support ongoing FACTS projects.

Join a leading PQS R&D team focused on STATCOM, SVC, and Synchronous Condensers, working within a global Hitachi Energy network in a Chennai-based

Qualifications

• Must have ME Power Systems / ME Power Electronics with 0-3 years of experience.
• Experience or understanding of voltage sourced converters (VSC) for HVDC, FACTS or simulation tools such as EMTDC/PSCAD, PSS/E, RTDS and MATLAB is an added advantage.
• Strong understanding of power system concepts including load flow, short circuit, transient stability and switching transients.
• Good understanding of control design concepts of various controllers and power electronics applications in power systems.
• Knowledge of power system equipment: transformers, capacitors, reactors, instrument transformers, circuit breakers, disconnectors, surge arrestors.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop the control philosophy for new and evolving technologies in the power quality domain.
• Implement, verify and validate the developed control and protection logic in MACH control system to create stable baseline solutions.
• Perform simulation of control logics in software-in-the-loop (MATLAB/Simulink/PSCAD).
• Validate the entire FACTS system in hardware-in-the-loop with real-time digital simulator (RTDS).
• Travel to sites to support R&D activities or troubleshoot FACTS projects.
• Ensure deliverables meet quality, timelines, and stakeholder communication.
• Ensure compliance with external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Education

ME Power Systems / ME Power Electronics

Tools

EMTDC/PSCAD

PSS/E

RTDS

MATLAB

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.

Hitachi Energy is the world leader in Power Quality Solutions (PQS). Hitachi Energy was the first to introduce Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) technology to the power industry and has delivered solutions for more than 50 years now. Hitachi energy has several solutions that enhance the security, capacity, and flexibility of power transmission systems. These solutions enable power grid owners to increase existing transmission network capacity while maintaining or improving the operating margins necessary for grid stability. Hitachi Energy has the full FACTS portfolio and in-house manufacturing of key components. Our PQS R&D group in Chennai is focusing on developing and evaluating functionalities for STATCOM, STATICVAR Compensator (SVC), Series Compensator and Synchronous Condensers for utilities and industries. Hitachi Energy uses a very high-end system for its control, protection and monitoring of FACTS solution called MACH (Modular Advanced Control for HVDC and FACTS). This is a system of computers built with state-of-the-art electronics, microprocessors and digital signal processors.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• To research and develop the control philosophy for new and evolving technologies / to improve the control performance of any existing technologies in power quality domain.
• To implement, verify & validate the developed control and protection logic in MACH control system thereby creating a rigorously tested, stable baseline solution which later can be tailored to meet specific customers’ requirements.
• To perform simulation of control logics and verification on control logics in software in loop environment (with the help of tools including but not limited to MATLAB scripts, MATLAB Simulink and PSCAD).
• To perform validation testing of the whole FACTS system in a hardware in loop environment with real time digital simulator setup. (ex: RTDS interfaced with MACH system).
• Traveling sites to support various R&D activities or troubleshooting ongoing FACTS projects.
• To be responsible for the deliverables assigned in terms of quality, on time delivery and proactive communication of progress to the R&D project management, work-stream lead and other stakeholders.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living with 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 ME Power Systems / ME Power Electronics with 0-3 years of Experience.
• Any experience or expertise in understanding / modelling of voltage sourced converters (VSC) for HVDC, FACTS is an added advantage or in simulation tools such as EMTDC / PSCAD, PSS/E, RTDS and MATLAB are an added advantage.
• Must have strong understanding of various power system concepts including knowledge of performing power system studies like load flow, short circuit, transient stabilityand switching transients for utility / industrial systems.
• Must have good understanding of control design concepts of various controllers and power electronics application in power system (HV/EHV levels).
• Good knowledge of Power Systems equipment and their purpose. Example, Power Transformers,Capacitors, Reactors, Instrument Transformer and measuring equipment, Circuit Breakers, Disconnectorsand Surge Arrestors.

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Publication date : 2026-03-18