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About this R&D Senior Engineer role at ABB

ABB · Onsite · Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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This Position reports to:

R&D Team Lead


 

Your role and responsibilities:

In this role, you will have the opportunity o contributes to the development, integration and verification of core protection products for electrical power systems, combining protection algorithms, power-system analysis, embedded product development, simulation, testing and release activities with strong technical ownership.


The work model for the role is:#LI-Hybrid


This role is contributing to the Electrification Business Distribution Solutions Division in Bangalore, India



You will be mainly accountable for:

  • Perform simulation-based validation using power-system models and test scenarios; RTDS experience is mandatory and translate protection requirements and power-system use cases into technical specifications, algorithms, settings and implementation concepts.
  • Analyze fault behavior, relay operating characteristics, selectivity, sensitivity, stability and coordination under normal, abnormal and transient conditions
  • Own activities across the product lifecycle from requirements and design through implementation, verification, issue resolution and release.
  • Develop and enhance protection functions for MV/HV applications, including overcurrent, earth-fault, voltage/frequency, directional and other relevant protection elements.
  • Develop and execute tests covering nominal operation, fault conditions, boundary cases, failure scenarios and protection-logic interactions. Support integration of protection functions with embedded software, I/O, communication interfaces and product hardware.
  • Contribute to design reviews, verification reports, technical documentation and release readiness.



Qualifications for the role :

  • B.E./B. Tech or M.E./M. Tech in Electrical Engineering from NITs, IITs, Power Systems, Power Electronics or a closely related discipline with 3–6 years of relevant experience in power-system protection, protection relays, numerical relays, power electronics or related product development.
  • RTDS / Real-Time Digital Simulation and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing experience is a strong advantage
  • Hands-on understanding of protection functions, relay characteristics, coordination/selectivity and protection application concepts.
  • Experience with MATLAB/Simulink, PSCAD, ETAP, Power Factory, PSSE, or equivalent simulation/analysis tools is desirable.
  • Strong knowledge of power-system fundamentals, fault analysis, symmetrical components and protection principles.
  • Understanding of embedded product architecture; exposure to embedded C/C++ and debugging is desirable. Knowledge of IEC 61850, GOOSE and Sampled Values is an advantage.
  • Ability to interpret electrical schematics, single-line diagrams, protection settings and disturbance/waveform records.




More about us :


ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium-voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.

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