Senior Bridge Engineer

The opportunity

Hitachi Energy's Grid Automation business unit has a comprehensive portfolio of solutions. These range from substation automation, communication networks, grid automation services, grid edge solutions to enterprise software solutions. These solutions address all key segments connected to the energy system including generation, transmission distribution, industries, transportation and infrastructure sectors.

Hitachi Energy's Grid Automation business unit supports 50% of the top 250 global electric utilities. Our Grid Automation hardware, software and services portfolio unites deep domain knowledge and innovative technologies that enable customers across the globe to optimize the critical systems that power, move and connect us. Together, we’re building a more productive and sustainable world.

How you’ll make an impact

• You will be responsible through breadth and depth of technical knowledge, especially power system analysis, control, and opitimization, providing application and system subject matter expertise for EMS/GMS/MMS and related systems.

• You will be responsible for contributing to regional and related best practices/templates for implementation and support in alignment with your manager and the Technical Manager.

• You will be responsible for performing architecture, design, and implementation tasks.

• You will be responsible for working with customers to understand their requirements and provide or develop technical solutions for meeting their short-term and long-term business goals.

• You will be responsible to act as the communication bridge between Japanese speaking / Japanese business culture customer / end-client and Hitachi energy internal technology teams. This is not limited to translation, although some may be required, rather the focus is on facilitation of collaboration and understanding at the technology layer.

• A key responsibility is maintaining an end-to-end understanding of the project solutions to be delivered and consult with internal and customer stakeholders and facilitating connections and communications between relevant experts internally and with customers and end-clients. This necessitates a strong ability to understand who our key experts are, create solid relationships with them and be able to know which person is the right person for a customer / end-client to interact with.

• You will work with the lead center and other relevant stakeholders to execute design and implementation tasks to proper closure, will comply with policies, practices, and procedures about technical tasks, customers, and stakeholders.

• You will be responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity means taking responsibility for your actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

• You hold a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, Power Systems Engineering or similar.

• Minimum 5 years of systems engineering related experience in the implementation and maintenance of complex software and or engineering projects.

• Ability to learn Market Management Systems design, implementation and support.

• Ability to learn EMS modeling tools (SCADA, Network, Generation) and display building tools is plus.

• Proficiency with server hardware, virtualization, and networking.

• Experience with Factory and Site Acceptance Testing and integrating complex software systems.

• Experience within asset-intensive industries; specifically, utilities, transportation, and public infrastructure preferable.

• Native level Japanese and 5+ years working in Japanese companies dealing directly with customers and or end-users.

• Proficiency in both spoken and written English language is required.

More about us

Working Conditions and benefits:
Working hours: 900-1730 (1hr break). Flex time is applicable.
Hybrid working style applicable.

Benefits:

• Employment insurance, industrial injury insurance, health insurance, pension insurance

• Paid leave

• Bereavement leave

• Wedding leave

• Maternity leave

• Spousal maternity leave

• Parental leave

• Nursing care leave

Are you ready for an exciting new challenge? Does the above description sound like you? Welcome to apply! Our selection process is continuous, and the position may be closed before the advertisement expires. So, if you are interested – don’t delay, apply today!  All other questions can be directed to Talent Acquisition Partner: Ken-Isarin Furutani, LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/isarin-furutani-2036b8b5/.