R&D Scientist - Power System Protection

Hitachi Energy — Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job ID: R0129124 Date Posted: 2026-06-11 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science Job Schedule: Full time Remote: No Job Description: The opportunity: Innovation is at the core of Hitachi Energy, and our research centers are the backbone of our technology development. For our research center in Bangalore, India, we are looking for an R&D Scientist with expertise in power system protection, with special focus towards new protection philosophy and algorithm development for inverter-based resource rich power systems. In this role, you will work in highly skilled, collaborative teams contributing to technologies that enable a more sustainable and resilient energy system. You will drive impact by executing innovative research in power system protection, fault location, WAMPAC applications and automation, collaborating across global internal and external ecosystems, and knowledge dissemination via publications, patents, and reports Responsibilities Propose, contribute to and lead projects in power systems protection, control, substation automation, and related fields. Formulate research hypothesis to address technology gaps, and prove/disprove them through simulation, lab-prototype, Hardware-in-loop (HIL), etc. Identify technology gaps that address present and future business needs. Collaborate with a global team and network in the company to identify, solve real-world challenges for our customers and actively distribute your knowledge and expertise Collaborate with external partners including universities, startups and vendors Disseminate your results in scientific publications, patent applications, and technical reports Background PhD degree in Electrical Engineering with specialization in Power Systems or power system protection, or in a related field. Sound academic grounding in power system protection, power electronics and converter behaviour, power electro

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