Senior Domain Engineer; f​/m​/d

Our 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.

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems)
• Deep knowledge of power system protection with emphasis on busbar protection (fault studies, CT behavior incl. CT saturation, settings coordination, selectivity)
• Hands on experience configuring, testing, and validating protection IEDs using engineering tools and IEC 61850 engineering artifacts (ICD/CID/SCL)
• Proficiency in C++ and ADA for protection/embedded application development; strong debugging, code review, and unit/integration testing discipline
• Practical experience with Adwin Pro test system and OMICRON based automated testing (test plan design, automation, and regression execution)
• Proven track record delivering complex features to release milestones—from architecture to implementation and integration
• Experience triaging and resolving product feedback end to end, including root cause analysis, implementation proposals, and validation
• Direct customer support/interaction to elicit true requirements and propose solutions that avoid unnecessary firmware changes where feasible
• Collaboration with support, Product Management, and cross functional teams; creation of clear operational documentation for engineering and test teams
• Working knowledge of Azure Dev Ops (Boards/Repos/Pipelines) or equivalent for backlog, CI/CD, branching, and version control

• Familiarity with IEC standards for protection systems (IEC 61850, IEC 60255); experience analyzing/closing conformance test findings
• Test automation at scale, data driven validation, and integration with Automated test system tool chains
• Strong systems engineering mindset across the product lifecycle; ability to produce concise implementation proposals for complex features
• Experience crafting customer specific adaptations to reduce rework and future changes
• Scripting to accelerate workflows and test harnesses like Ruby; comfort learning new languages/tools quickly
• Effective communication with distributed teams; ability to take ownership of ambiguous, cross domain tasks outside the comfort zone
• Support for type tests and factory/acceptance testing; ability to produce step by step operation guides for stable system operation

• Exciting and varied tasks with great creative freedom
• Attractive training and development opportunities
• Interesting and varied activities/projects
• Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.
• With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.
• Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.