Senior Electrical Engineer (Bushing Design)

Hitachi Energy is inviting experienced professionals to join the North American Engineering Design Center as a Sr. Electrical Engineer specializing in bushing design. This position offers tremendous growth opportunity to talented engineers to support in-demand engineering activities

Your Skills and Responsibilities

• To analyze bushing design for problem-solving, process design, and product application support.
• Ability to work with marketing and engineering team to understand solutions to meet customer needs.
• Robust understanding of the IEEE & IEC Standards, as well as NAM market requirements.
• Experience in the construction techniques, configuration, and technology theory of finely graded condenser bushings.
• Deep understanding of materials including but not limited to porcelain, aluminum, both conductor grade and structural, brass, bronze, epoxy, glass, paper (other cellulose materials), epoxies and oils.
• Able to analyze Mechanical and structural requirements for condenser bushings (including seismic analysis)
• Analyze and evaluate good bolting practices (ID threads, OD threads, torque values, etc.)
• Proficient in good sealing practices with a variety of sealing systems that utilize FKM, NBR and CR materials in differing shapes.
• Understanding manufacturing drawings, specifications, manufacturing techniques of components used in condenser bushings, including metal casting (sand, permanent, and die), plastics thermoset and epoxy (poured, injected, cast), plastics injection molded, metal forming (cast, drawn, forged), porcelain (extruded or thrown).
• To be a liaison in NAM with our Global Technical Center in new developments and R&D Projects.
• Coach and train entry level engineers/Interns
• Perform FEA, electrical & electromagnetic field stress and thermal stress as it relates to finely graded condenser bushings and support SCM in Cost Out initiatives.
• Understand and interpret oil analysis, general chemistry, and DGA.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your Background

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electromechanical or other relevant engineering field from an Accredited University with 5+ years of industry experience.
• Working experience with epoxy and chemical processing is highly desired. As well as PTC products, including Creo 4.0, Windchill, mechanical simulations or any 3D CAD modeling software is highly desired.
• Work experience with Windchill data management or any PLM software is highly desired. Additional experience with developing electromechanical products (preferably with medium to high voltage power transformer bushings), is highly desired and an added advantage.
• Travel & Location: Position may be in Alamo, TN area or Raleigh, NC. Regular travel to Alamo, TN will be required to support the product development process. Travel also possible to: Zurich, Switzerland; Ludvika, Sweden; Turkey etc
• Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States