Location:
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Job ID:
R0136084
Date Posted:
2026-07-08
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 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.
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, and insulation coordination 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 for design, time schedule, budget, and quality of deliverables during the entire project execution process for system design scope
- Responsible for ensuring 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:
- 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 substation design and design studies such as protection, insulation coordination and lightning study.
- Design experience in power electronic based plants such as solar and wind will be an added advantage.
- Experience with specifying power system components and evaluation of vendor documents.
- Knowledge of PSCAD and MATLAB.
- In-depth understanding of international standards (i.e., IEEE/IEC/GIGRE) for specifying power system components and design studies.
Essential Traits:
- 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.
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.
