System Design & Study Engineer - Power Quality Solutions

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Hitachi Energy is a pioneering technology leader that is helping to increase access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all. We help to power your home, keep the factories running, and our hospitals and schools open. Come as you are and prepare to get better as you learn from others. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and plug into a team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.

Visit us - www.hitachienergy.com.The Hitachi Energy Indian Operations Center (INOPC) is a competence center with around 2600+ 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.

Mission Statement:

Engineering authority in design studies and performance evaluation studies for projects/tenders for Flexible A.C. Transmission Systems (FACTS) technology aligned with Power Quality Solutions (PQS) Business.  

Your responsibilities:

• 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 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 coordinaiton including TOV/ TRV/ lighting studies, loss evaluation and Reliability study.
• Create and validate power system equivalents in RMS (PSSE/ DIgSILENT) and EMT (PSCAD/EMTP) software packages. 
• Develop understanding of control algorithms and keep one-self updated with new control methodologies for FACTS application.
• Perform dynamic performance studies, in RMS and EMT software packages, with FACTS devices integrated in power system networks.
• Develop FACTS solution models in multiple RMS and EMT software packages.
• Coordinate and communicate with other disciplines involved in project and tender deliveries.
• Close coordination and involvement into research and development activities as per business requirement.
• Participate in customer discussions and Support Project Management/ Product Management/ Application Engineering team in customer acquisition and consultation. 
• 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:

• PhD in Power Systems and with relevant work Experience of 1-3 years.
• M. Tech, Power Systems and with relevant work Experience of 2-5 years.
• B.E/B. Tech, Electrical Engineering and with relevant work Experience of 5-10 years.
• In-depth understanding of basics of power system steady state, dynamic and transient behavior.
• Experience with specifying power system components and evaluation vendor documents.    
• Experience with grid integration studies for power electronics converter-based applications such as FACTS, HVDC, wind, solar and battery energy storage plants.Knowledge on Simulation tools like PSCAD/PSSE /DIgSILENT/EMTP/RTDS/MATLAB.
• Knowledge on in depth understanding of international standards (i.e., IEEE/IEC/GIGRE) for specifying power system components/ solutions.
• Good team player with ability to work effectively in multi-disciplinary and multi- cultural teams.
• Good communication skills and well-organized individual.
• Good focus on attention to details.
• Ambitious, creative thinker and problem solver.
• Ability to work effectively in fast paced and highly fluctuating workload environment.