The opportunity
Join us at Hitachi Energy as a
Senior AC Protection and Control Lead Engineer
and be part of a team dedicated to revolutionizing energy transmission with HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) technology and will be technical responsible for definition, costing and delivery of AC Protection and Control solutions in tender work as well as in execution projects. Detailed design and manufacturing will be sourced to sub-suppliers.
How You'll Make An Impact
* Translate customer specifications and protection schemes into conceptual design, and formulating clear requirements to our sub-suppliers.
* Evaluate sub-supplier quotes based on the specified requirements and future design.
* Continuously monitor the design and manufacturing process, as well as leading the design team in the dialogue with our customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
* Review of detailed protection panel design, including interfaces to main components as and intercommunication links.
* Ensure compatibility between functional requirements, panel design, relay configuration and settings prior to Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT).
* Review suppliers test program and supervise Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT).
* Remotely assist installation and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) as needed.
Your background
* A wide experience in protection and control systems for MV/HV AC substations
* Bachelor in Electrical Engineering or similar
* Good understanding of relay protection schemes - including protection, control, measurement, and supervision functionalities.
* Knowledge in various brands of protective relays and application of the same.
* General knowhow in protection and control panel design, including typical business requirements and best practices.
* Experience from power systems studies and grid codes, have the ability to evaluate correctness of protection coordination and setting calculations.
* Good understanding of configurations and testing requirements for protection systems.
* Experience from reading technical specifications and managing sub-suppliers.
More About Us
We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefit programs to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us – in work and out
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.