Business R&D Associate Engineer - IDC

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Job ID: R0051315 Date Posted: 2024-05-27 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science Job Schedule: Full time Remote: No Job Description: Business Information: 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 centers 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. Mission Statement: Our R&D engineers and scientists continuously strive to develop breakthrough technologies in the areas of HVDC & FACTS with the aim to provide our customers with products and services that help make them become more competitive while minimizing environmental impact. Our R&D Center in Chennai is focusing on development of innovative technologies in HVDC and is an integral part of global R&D organization. The R&D center concentrates on development of new technologies in the areas of semiconductors, converter design, main circuit design, converter control strategies, power system studies, etc. for HVDC applications. This center works in close collaboration with R&D teams in Sweden, Switzerland and participates in global R&D projects. The center is also co-located With HVDC & FACTS project engineering groups in Chennai, which gives a unique opportunity to the research engineers to interact and learn about the customer and market needs. Your Responsibilities: Eager to explore white spots of business and technology opportunities. Able to work in a fuzzy context where different solutions (technical, process, organizational) are being evaluated and discussed, establishing structure as needed. Sense of responsibility and problem solver. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, Target oriented, pro-active, and self-motivated. Communicative, convincing team-player. Interpersonal skills and able to work in international team. Encourages openness & respect, and build trust, confidence & loyalty with customers and partners. Self-dependent and structured work, Creative innovation driver with strong ownership. 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 Electrical Engineering with focus on Power Electronics (or) M.TECH/M.E 4-5 years of relevant experience. Knowledge on converter design, control, and modulation. Knowledge of HVDC, FACTS & Power Semiconductors devices. Proficiency in simulation tools like PSCAD, MATLAB/Simulink. Solid organizational skills including attention to detail, multi-tasking, and ability to prioritize effectively in a demanding environment. Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.