R&D Substation Automation - Verification & Validation Engineer - IDC
Core
Verify and validate Substation Automation and Protection products, systems, and engineering tools for Hitachi Energy.
Role type
R&D Verification & Validation Engineer
Builds
Substation Automation and Protection systems compliant with IEC 61850 and industrial protocols
Domain
Power Systems / Industrial Automation
Required skills
IEC 61850 concepts, industrial protocols (IEC 60870-5-101/104, DNP3, OPC UA, Modbus, SNMP), Ethernet networking, TCP/IP, VLANs, time synchronization, system testing, integration testing, Wireshark, Python scripting
Preferred skills
Cybersecurity validation, test automation, defect tracking
Technologies
IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-101/104, DNP3, OPC UA, Modbus, SNMP, Wireshark, Python
Responsibilities
Design and execute functional, integration, interoperability, regression, performance, and system-level test cases; Validate IEC 61850 services and system engineering; Test communication interfaces and protocols; Analyze network communication and troubleshoot system-level issues; Validate integration between IEDs, protection devices, SCADA systems, and networks; Identify, reproduce, document, and track defects; Contribute to test automation using Python; Prepare test specifications, reports, and technical documentation.
Seniority
Mid-level IC