Senior Project Engineer-Electrical

At Hitachi Energy, you’ll help modernize and decarbonize the world’s power systems—making electricity more reliable, resilient, and accessible. As a Project Engineer focused on auxiliary power systems for HVDC converter stations, you’ll own the technical backbone that keeps stations safe, energized, and ready for real‑world demand. From auxiliary transformers and MV/LV switch gear to UPS, batteries, diesel generation, cable systems, and grounding/EMC, you’ll shape designs that move from schematics to energized assets with precision.

You’ll collaborate across disciplines—civil, mechanical, electrical, controls—and partner closely with customers, suppliers, and construction teams to deliver fit‑for‑purpose solutions. Every day brings variety: developing specs and sizing calculations, creating single‑line diagrams and cable schedules, reviewing vendor data, guiding installation and commissioning, and using structured problem‑solving to drive quality improvements.

• Design auxiliary power systems for HVDC converter stations end‑to‑end.
• Specify and size auxiliary transformers, MV/LV switch gear, UPS, batteries, diesel gensets, and cables.
• Produce single‑line diagrams, cable schedules, equipment layouts, and grounding/EMC instructions.
• Lead technical discussions with customers, suppliers, and multi‑disciplinary internal teams.
• Review and integrate vendor documentation with civil, mechanical, and system designs.
• Perform load flow, short‑circuit, and selectivity studies for auxiliary networks.
• Support site engineering, FAT, installation supervision, and commissioning with strong HSE focus.
• Identify risks and opportunities; drive structured corrective actions using Lean and Six Sigma tools.
• Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and minimum of 8 years of related experience with 5 years’ experience within auxiliary power system design, installation, and commissioning.
• Experience in design, preparation, and review of indoor/outdoor electrical equipment layouts and cable routing for substations and utilities.
• Experience in design, preparation, and review of sizing calculations and design documents for auxiliary equipment.
• Professional engineering competence; P.Eng. designation is much preferred.
• Strong team collaboration skills.
• Willingness to travel as needed, 20% and more.
• Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.

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.

• Health Care (medical, dental, vision, etc.)
• Financial Wellbeing: employer‑sponsored pension 401(k) program with generous company match and contribution, life/AD&D insurance, disability insurance.
• Family Care: life and family insurance (legal, pet, auto, home, identity theft, etc.), special needs support, and adoption assistance.
• Work‑Life: enhanced leave programs (FMLA, military service leave, maternal, paternal, adoption, vacation, and holiday).
• Employee Engagement and Development: employee resource groups (depending on location), tuition reimbursement program, on‑demand learning platforms.

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.

Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer committed to encouraging inclusion in the workplace.…