DESIGN ENGINEER -LP STATCOM SENIOR

Company: Hitachi ABB Power Grids
Location: Stamford
Posted on: October 19, 2024

Job Description:

Mission statement:

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You will be involved in the design process for STATCOM converters and other electronics converters, starting from idea generation through simulation, circuit design, and prototyping all the way to verification.Your responsibilities:

• As a project engineer for power quality solutions, you will conduct thorough and structured work with a high technical interest and strive for good solutions within set time limits.
• You will be responsible for STATCOM (SVG) related project engineering execution, assisting with tendering, and supporting site commissioning.
• You will take responsibility for the specification, selection, qualification, and verification of converters, passive components, and protection concepts.
• Build up and maintain measurement and test setups to verify performance, efficiency, and robustness.
• Specify and calculate main component parameters of the power quality system equipment, establishing equipment requirement specifications for sub-suppliers based on input from system design studies.
• Verify supplier technical documents and equipment testing requirements.
• Conduct insulation coordination studies and specify the design basis of the main components for the STATCOM system.
• Perform short-circuit current studies for different fault locations for the STATCOM system and develop the protection coordination report.
• Specify the STATCOM Control Strategy and Operation Modes for specified projects, establishing the station main circuit single line diagram and protection block diagrams.
• Develop the acceptance performance test procedure as per contract requirements and guide the commissioning team to conduct acceptance performance testing.
• As a STATCOM design engineer, take the lead engineer role on low to medium complexity STATCOM projects, efficiently cooperating with every cross-functional interface to ensure mutual understanding of needs.
• Live Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, taking responsibility for your actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.Your background:
• Bachelor's degree or above in a relevant area of Engineering in Power System and Power Electronics.
• Minimum 5 to 10 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with power system simulation tools such as PSSE, EMTDC/PSCAD, and calculations in MATLAB / Mathcad.
• Good knowledge about the application of Power Electronics on STATCOM (SVG) / Power Quality Solution projects and familiarity with Power Systems equipment such as Power Transformers, Capacitors, Reactors, Instrument Transformers, Circuit Breakers, Disconnectors, Surge Arresters, Valves & Cooling.
• Knowledge in selection, sizing, and integration of above equipment based on customer functional specifications.
• Preferably knowledge of GB/IEC/IEEE standards and relay configuration.
• Knowledge of Low Voltage switchgear selection, configuration, and circuit breaker selective coordination.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and fluent English.Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry, and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future.We employ around 45,000 people in 90 countries who each day work with purpose and use their diverse backgrounds to challenge the status quo. We welcome you to apply today and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.
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