System Design Engineer

Are you ready to shape the future of energy? 

Our company is a pioneering technological leader supporting the energy transition and electrification, advancing a sustainable energy future for our generation and those to come.

At Hitachi Energy we are investing to establish and develop an Operation Center of Excellence in Madrid, Spain (ESOPC) within Grid & Power Quality Solutions business in Europe (HBUEU). Therefore, we are seeking highly qualified engineers in the fields of Power Electronics, Grid Integration, and Research and Development (R&D) to join us in this exciting opportunity.

We leverage our long-standing technology leadership, vast integration expertise, extensive installed base, and global footprint to provide our customers with life-cycle value solutions at the lowest risk. Our customers are in the utility, renewables, industry, transportation, data centers, and infrastructure sectors.

In this context, with a pioneering technology-leading offering, Hitachi Energy’s Power Electronics Solutions Team supports the green energy transition with technologies that bring resilience, stability, and increased capacity to the power grid.

Hitachi Energy provides solutions to electrify and power networks and systems, including power electronic systems for power conversion and quality.

As part of the Spanish Operation Centre, you will be part of a team to support the design, manufacturing and delivery of such technologies all over Europe.

How you'll make an impact

• As a System Design Engineer, your mission will be to define the overall technical solutions and cover several technical areas, which provide great opportunities for varied and developing work.

• Your tasks will include main circuit design of STATCOM plants including energy storage and related design studies as well as possibilities to later also perform power system studies to verify the plants’ performances in our customers’ networks.

• You will be in close contact with the other engineering disciplines, sub-suppliers, project managers, customers, and other Hitachi Energy units globally.

• You will also have close connection to research and development activities for our complete product portfolio.

• You will have the opportunity to be responsible for the entire System Design’s scope in delivery projects and to coordinate all related tasks to ensure we deliver on time and within budget.

Your Background

• You hold an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, or Energy Systems Engineering with a focus on electrical power engineering, control systems or similar, preferably having relevant experience.

• You have an interest in Electrical Power Systems.

• It is meritorious if you have previous experience working with energy storage for power systems.

• You have ability to work independently as well as in a team.

• You are used to and are comfortable taking responsibility for your deliverables, internally as well as externally towards customers and sub-suppliers.

• You have good communication skills and the wish to work in a dynamic and multicultural environment.

• You are a curious person with the drive to challenge yourself for continuous development in both short and long term.

• As you will be part of a company that operates on a global arena, fluency in English is required.

Willingness to travel: Required up to 10%. Type of trips: FAT supplier test witnessing, customer/site visits, conferences

More about us

A holistic range of competitive benefit program to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us – in work and out.

For this role, depending on grade and experience we offer the following employee benefits (subject to the respective plan rules):  Annual Incentive Plan, Flexible Working, Meal Allowance, Life Insurance, Medical Check-up, Psychological assistance, Language trainings, Coaching & Assessments.