HVDC- Control & Protection Engineer

The opportunity:

Technical Project Engineering focuses on a range of engineering disciplines e.g. electrical, mechanical, chemical, civil, structural, automation and software engineering. The activities associated with project engineering include discipline engineering and design; planning, risk assessments; coordination of resources (personnel and equipment).

Key areas of responsibility:

• Engineering development: Ensuring that engineering is developed with complete information and/or that all multidisciplinary information has been included.
• Leading development of new solutions for complex projects and challenges.
• Driving completion of all engineering activities on the project.
• Coordinating engineering discipline across several projects.
• Providing technical support for testing, installation and commissioning activities.
• Designing and conducting experiments, analyzing and interpreting the data.
• Preparing complete project documents in area of responsibility.
• May act as a design authority for a particular engineering discipline and completes engineering assignments for that discipline.
• Providing cost effective quality solutions and delivery within budget and contract.
• Ensuring adherence to safety standards and mitigation of potential risks.
• Creating work plans and cost estimates.
• Reviewing and approving scope, budget and schedule for assignments.
• Interacts directly with customers, officials, contractors and supply chain.

Responsibilities typically include:

• Managing large projects or processes with limited oversight from manager.
• Coaching, reviewing and delegating work to lower-level professionals.
• Problems faced are difficult and often complex.

How you'll make an impact:

• Work at high level strategic initiatives across Control and Protection Software deliveries
• Work on improving Control & Protection
• Participate in customer meetings & technical forums.
• Work along with Product Owners & TSOs for technical development.
• You will be 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.
• Support Global Projects by adapting HVDC Control & Protection Software (MACH)
• Develop Control and Protection Functions / Solutions for future HVDC technologies.
• Support projects in resolving the issues related to Control and Protection Functions.
• Coordinate with different stakeholders across the business units to get inputs to optimize the HVDC solutions.
• Be part of Factory system test Environment

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Client-provided location(s): Chennai, India

Job ID: Hitachi_Energy-JID3-208862

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-08-03T23:43:56