R&D Senior Engineer.

Hitachi ABB Power Grids 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

You as R&D Senior Engineer will be part of Hitachi ABB Power Grids business-based Chennai. You will be expected to Contribute R&D projects from the initial concept stage to final product rollout.

Your responsibilities

• Contributing to R&D projects from the initial concept stage to final product rollout
• Responsible for the overall electrical system including selection of appropriate ratings (power, voltage, current) of the equipment
• Selection of on-board battery energy and voltage levels or agreeing these with other partners e.g. bus OEMs
• Designing the overall charging system based on an understanding of the dependence on the above
• Responsible for the control elements of e-mobility charging solutions including overall control architecture, hardware selection, programming, and testing.
• Developing and assess protection concepts for low voltage - low power charger (100kW 600V DC)
• Developing and assess protection concepts for high power chargers (1500kW 1500V DC)
• Developing system simulations for grid code compliance (THDi, THDu, power factor, DC ripple etc.)
• System design, SLD & MLD (single- and multi-lines diagrams), BOM (bill of materials)
• Writing tutorial, guidelines, test procedures, report templates for engineering and commissioning engineers
• Writing technical specifications for internal and external suppliers, Benchmark, and cost evaluation
• Auditing assessment of external partners, including power electronic converter part
• Lab testing (heat-run, EMC, noise, electrical endurance), official type tests certification, factory acceptance tests, site acceptance tests, commissioning, end-user training at a domestic and international level
• Support customer project tendering and execution activities

Your background

• Ph.D/Masters in on Power Electronics and Control
• Experience with low voltage power converters is an advantage
• Experience with control software (PLC programming, SCADA, Codesys, WEB-HMI, remote access) is an advantage
• Proficiency in the use of simulation tools such as MATLAB/Simulink or PSCAD.
• Experience with low voltage and medium voltage network distribution would be an advantage
• Experience with DC network & Energy Storage Systems (battery, supercaps, BMS) would be an advantage
• Experience with fieldbus communication CANbus SAE-J19139 would be an advantage
• Experience with EV charger and CCS2 protocol would be an advantage
• Experience in eRoom, outdoor panel, cooling design, and noise attenuation would be an advantage
• Team spirit with the capacity to work independently, complemented by a quick intellect and well-developed analytical skills
• Experience working in an Agile development team would be preferred
• Experience in working with IEC standard, ANSI etc
• Proficiency in English, speaking and writing

More about us

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is a global technology leader with a combined heritage of almost 250 years, employing around 36,000 people in 90 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, the business serves utility, industry and infrastructure customers across the value chain, and emerging areas like sustainable mobility, smart cities, energy storage and data centres. With a proven track record, global footprint and unparalleled installed base, Hitachi ABB Power Grids balances social, environmental and economic values, and is committed to powering good for a sustainable energy future, with pioneering and digital technologies, as the partner of choice for enabling a stronger, smarter and greener grid. www.hitachiabb-powergrids.com

2021-07-16