RandD Engineer - Electrical

The Opportunity

Hitachi Energy is currently looking for an R & D Engineer for the Instrument Transformer product line within the R&D organization in our business unit High Voltage Products in Maneja Vadodara Gujarat, India. This team seeks a skilled and motivated individual.

Hitachi Energy is a leader in high-voltage technology, offering a wide range of high-voltage products up to 1,200-kilovolt (kV) helping enhance the safety, reliability and efficiency of power networks while minimizing environmental impact. Our technology leadership continues to facilitate innovations in power transmission, enabling smart grids and enhancing eco-efficiency.

The ideal candidate must enjoy working in a dynamic, fast-paced business environment. He or she must be flexible to accommodate business requirements and experience in working with diverse groups and cultures. The ability to multitask & delivers within timelines is essential. The candidate will have excellent communications skills.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• You will assume a R&D engineering role in the design & development of high voltage Instrument Transformer products. You shall be able to demonstrate a strong electro-mechanical design & development background combined with excellent analytical and project management skills and hands-on experience with state-of-the art design techniques.
• On the personal side, we are looking for someone with a technical background and knowledge of High Voltage products (Instrument Transformer), someone that can lead with a positive mindset, analytical capabilities, and a strong drive for collaboration with teams and stakeholders to build the best possible product.
• Design of CTs and CVTs for high voltage applications. Plan, perform and review dielectric and mechanical calculation/simulations and type or development tests.
• Participate constructively in working teams, share own technical/scientific knowledge in own projects and supports colleagues in applying processes and tools to ensure timely and high-quality results.
• Shows solid documentation skills and writes technical reports, project, and product documents independently, including doing feasibility studies as baseline for decision making.
• Provide technical support for quality case, root cause analysis with solid electro-mechanical knowledge.
• Product harmonization, upgrades, and maintenance of HV switchgear products and solutions with high reliability and cost efficiency.
• Conduct design reviews, including DFMEA/DFM/DFA, and take lead to perform prototyping & testing of Instrument Transformers. Prepare design documentation (Development report, analysis report, assembly & test instruction, test specification, etc.).
• Design & development of high voltage switchgear equipment like Oil Instrument transformers. Design of CTs and CVTs for high voltage applications.
• Electrical design and creation of 3D CAD design models and drawings using latest Creo software. Working with 3D model/PLM tools like Creo, Windchill, and SAP.
• Perform electrical simulations in FEA tools and perform design reviews. Make use of different design software like GD&T, tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Effectively managing the change management process for better life cycle management. Must be able to lead the given task with activity planning and management.
• Make strong communication within teams and relevant stakeholders by utilizing skills to work with global and diverse environment. Make use of available standards like IEC / IEEE / ANSI / IS / ISO / DIN / IP / NEMA for product development.
• Innovative & creative thinking ability. Problem solving ability. Conduct RCA (Root cause analyses) on product failures and to provide feedback to higher Management.
• 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

• Degree (B. Tech. / M. Tech.) in Electrical engineering
• Around 8-10 years+ of experience in high voltage switchgear design and development.
• Product knowledge of HV Instrument Transformer (Preferably)
• Experience in the manufacturing industry.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required
  
  

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.

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