System Design Engineer

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The opportunity:

Engineering authority in design and design studies for projects/tenders for Flexible A.C. Transmission Systems (FACTS) technology aligned with Power Quality Solutions (PQS) Business.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Define topology and single line diagram for FACTS solution based on customer requirement.  

• Specify main circuit components such as Power Transformer, Power Electronics Valves, Reactors, Capacitors, CT, VT, Breaker etc. based on customer specification and international standards. 

• Co-ordinate with suppliers for the optimal design of components mentioned in the point above. Evaluate their design and test record documents.   

• Perform design studies such as harmonic performance, protection design, insulation coordinaiton including lighting studies, loss evaluation and Reliability study.  

• Coordinate and communicate with other disciplines involved in project and tender deliveries. 

• Participate in customer discussions and Support Project Management/ Product Management/ Application Engineering team in customer acquisition and consultation.  

• 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:

• Master's degree in Power Systems and with relevant work experience of 2-5 years or bachelors degree electrical engineering and with relevant work experience of 5-10 years.

• In-depth understanding of basics of power system steady state, dynamic and transient behavior.  Experience with substation design and design studies such as protection, insulation 
  coordination and lightning study.  

• Design experience in power electronic based plants such as solar and wind will be an added advantage. Experience with specifying power system components and evaluation of vendor 
  documents.      

• Knowledge of PSCAD and MATLAB. In-depth understanding of international standards (i.e., IEEE/IEC/GIGRE) for specifying power system components and design studies.

• Good team player with ability to work effectively in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams.  Good communication skills and well-organized individuals. 

• Good focus on attention to details. Ambitious, creative thinker and problem solver. Ability to work effectively in a fast paced and highly fluctuating workload environment. 

• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.