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The Opportunity

Hitachi Energy is currently looking for an R & D Engineer for the Instrument Transformer & Disconnector product lines within the R&D organization in our business unit High Voltage Products in Maneja Vadodara Gujarat, India. This team seeks a skilled and motivated individual.

Hitachi Energy is a leader in high-voltage technology, offering a wide range of high-voltage products up to 1,200-kilovolt (kV) helping enhance the safety, reliability and efficiency of power networks while minimizing environmental impact. Our technology leadership continues to facilitate innovations in power transmission, enabling smart grids and enhancing eco-efficiency.

The ideal candidate must enjoy working in a dynamic, fast-paced business environment. He or she must be flexible to accommodate business requirements and experience in working with diverse groups and cultures. The ability to multitask & delivers within timelines is essential. The candidate will have excellent communications skills.

How you’ll make an impact

• You will assume a design engineer role in the design & development of high voltage Instrument Transformer & Disconnector products. You shall be able to demonstrate a strong electro-mechanical design & development background combined with excellent analytical and project management skills and hands-on experience with state-of-the-art design techniques.
• On the personal side, we are looking for someone with a technical background and knowledge of High Voltage products, someone that can lead with a positive mindset, analytical capabilities, and a strong drive for collaboration with teams and stakeholders to build the best possible product.
• Design of high voltage products. Plan, perform and review dielectric and mechanical calculation/simulations and type or development tests.
• Participate constructively in working teams, share own technical/scientific knowledge in own projects and supports colleagues in applying processes and tools to ensure timely and high-quality results.
• Shows solid documentation skills and writes technical reports, project, and product documents independently, including doing feasibility studies as baseline for decision making.
• Conduct quality case root cause analysis with solid electro-mechanical knowledge.
• Product harmonization, upgrades, and maintenance of HV switchgear products and solutions with high reliability and cost efficiency.
• Conduct design reviews, including DFMEA/DFM/DFA, perform prototyping & testing of disconnectors. Prepare design documentation (Development report, analysis report, assembly & test instruction, test specification, etc.).
• 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

• Candidate should hold a Degree (B. Tech. / M. Tech.) in Mechanical Engineering with 5-10 years of experience in high voltage switchgear design and development.
• Product knowledge of HV Instrument Transformer / Disconnector is preferable.
• Hands-on experience with 3D model/PLM tools like Creo, Windchill, and SAP.
• Hands-on experience in FEA tools – electrical & mechanical simulation tools like Ansys, COMSOL, Adams, Abaqus, etc.
• Background and experience in the manufacturing industry.
• Excellent hands-on experience in drawing, BOM, GD&T, tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Knowledge of product change management process.
• Design & development of high voltage switchgear
• Leadership skills with a proven track-record of Management or Project management.
• Confidence to conduct Root-Cause-Analyses on product failures and to provide feedback to higher Management.
• Knowledge and understanding of various IEC / IEEE / ANSI / IS / ISO / DIN / IP / NEMA standards.
• Ability to work in a global environment and Innovative & creative thinking ability. Problem solving ability
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required

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