System Design Engineer - Power Quality Solutions

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.