Software Engineering Researcher

The opportunity

For our research center in Krakow/Poland we are looking for a Researcher with expertise in the field of experimental software engineering. You will join a dynamic, motivated, and creative team with a broad range of experience and competences. As part of our team, you will combine theory with practice, creating, testing and validating new technologies to enable the energy transition.

How You Will Make an Impact:               

• Propose, contribute to and lead research projects related to creating, deploying, and assessing new software development methodologies, processes and tools to increase SW development productivity.

• Through software engineering research, improve software development practices in both product development and research tool development, including development of AI/ML solutions.

• Select and assess commercial tools or develop custom SW engineering tooling specific for Hitachi Energy needs.

• Collaborate with a global team of researchers and engineers in Hitachi Energy Research and Hitachi Energy business units to identify and solve real-world challenges  

• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of state-of-the-art software development methods and tools.

• Network in the company and actively distribute your knowledge and expertise

• Collaborate with local and global external partners including universities, startups and vendors

• Disseminate your results in scientific publications, patent applications, and technical reports

Your background:

• PhD degree in software engineering or related field.

• Deep familiarity with modern SW development methodologies.

• Deep familiarity with several programming languages and paradigms.

• Experience with different variants of modern SW development lifecycle tooling.  

• SW engineering research and publication track record and experience with design of experiments and their statistical analysis

• Some SW development experience, ideally in a product development environment.

• Experience with formal methods and other advanced SW development practices is beneficial.  

• Experience with AI and generative AI for SW engineering is beneficial.

• Experience that demonstrates your team-oriented, innovative, and strategic working styles

More about us 

We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us, in work and out.

We can provide more information during the recruitment process.

We are committed to full transparency and compliance with all legal requirements, ensuring that every candidate knows exactly what to expect at each stage of the recruitment process. Once the process is successfully completed, we will share detailed information about financial conditions and benefits with the selected candidate. Before signing the employment contract, you will receive all remaining details of the offer, giving you the time and space to review everything carefully.

*Applicable  only for Poland location align with local law regulations.