System Design Engineer - Power Quality Solutions

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; India; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED in Chennai, India is seeking an experienced Power Systems engineer to define topology for FACTS, specify transformers and protection equipment, and coordinate with suppliers for optimal component design.

The role requires a Master's in Power Systems with 5-8 years of relevant experience, knowledge of PSCAD/MATLAB, and familiarity with IEEE/IEC/GIGRE standards.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Power Systems with 5-8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in substation design and studies: protection, insulation coordination and lightning.
• Experience in specifying power system components and evaluating vendor documents.
• Solid understanding of steady state, dynamic and transient behavior of power systems.
• Power electronic-based plant design knowledge (solar/wind) is a plus.
• Proficiency with PSCAD and MATLAB.
• Familiarity with IEEE/IEC/GIGRE standards for power systems.

Responsibilities

• Define topology and single line diagrams for FACTS solutions per customer requirements.
• Specify main components (transformers, valves, reactors, capacitors, CT/VT, breakers) per specs and standards.
• Coordinate with suppliers for optimal component design and evaluate test records.
• Conduct design studies including harmonic performance, protection coordination, insulation coordination, loss and reliability studies.
• Collaborate with other disciplines on projects and tenders to ensure timely delivery.
• Assist in customer discussions and support project and product management during acquisition.

Skills

Power systems

Substation design

Protection

Insulation coordination

Lightning study

Vendor documents

English proficiency

Dynamic and transient analysis

Education

Master's degree in Power Systems

Tools

PSCAD

MATLAB

Job description

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Job ID: R0115827 Date Posted: 2026-01-20 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 Indian Operations Center (INOPC) is a competence center with around 2300 skilled engineers who focus on tendering, engineering, planning, procurement, project Management, functional system testing, installation supervision, documentation and commissioning. However, over the last decade, it has evolved to become the largest Operations hub. The India Operations Centre team at Chennai, Bangalore and Gurugram supports Hitachi Energy’s units in more than 40 countries across a wide portfolio of all the four business units in Hitachi Energy To date, the team has executed engineering and commissioning for projects in more than 80 countries.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Define topology and single line diagram for FACTS solution based on customer requirement.
• Specify main circuit components such as Power Transformer, Power Electronics Valves, Reactors, Capacitors, CT, VT, Breaker etc. based on customer specification and international standards.
• Co-ordinate with suppliers for the optimal design of components mentioned in the point above.
• Evaluate their design and test record documents.
• Perform design studies such as harmonic performance, protection design, insulation coordination including TOV/ TRV/ lighting studies, loss evaluation and Reliability study.
• Coordinate and communicate with other disciplines involved in project and tender deliveries.
• Participate in customer discussions and Support Project Management/ Product Management/ Application Engineering team in customer acquisition and consultation.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• 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:

• Master's degree in Power Systems and with relevant work experience of 5-8 years.
• Experience with substation design and design studies such as protection, insulation coordination and lightning study.
• Experience with specifying power system components and evaluation of vendor documents.
• In-depth understanding of basics of power system steady state, dynamic and transient behavior.
• Design experience in power electronic based plants such as solar and wind will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge of PSCAD and MATLAB.
• In-depth understanding of international standards (i.e., IEEE/IEC/GIGRE) for specifying power system components and design studies.
• Good team player with ability to work effectively in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams.
• Good communication skills and well-organized individuals.
• Good focus on attention to details.
• Ambitious, creative thinker and problem solver.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast paced and highly fluctuating workload environment.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

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