Application Engineer - FACTS

Description

The opportunity

Hitachi Energy is a pioneering technology leader that is helping to increase access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all. We keep your lights on, the factories running, our hospitals and schools open. What we deliver is used almost universally, with more than three quarters of the world’s population positively impacted by what we do. Founded on 100+ years of engineering heritage and enriched by diversity, we balance social, environmental, and economic values for a sustainable society.

We employ more than 40,000 people in more than 90 countries.

Responsible for providing pre-sales technical support/expertise to assist the sales team in their sales effort. Possesses specialized product knowledge in a single product or product line. Delivers in depth presentations and product demonstrations to clients and sales representatives. May possess some experience in load flow studies in PSS/E or PSLF and time domain studies in PSCAD or EMTP. May have a continuing role in customer support to address clients’ issues.

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Your background

• Master of Electrical Engineering (preferably in Power Systems)

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in tender/project work within FACTS for transmission applications

• Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.

• Experience from building and maintaining relationships with customers for both series- and shunt compensation technology.

• Customer focus and ability to gather information and convey technical conclusions to individuals in engineering, business, and related industry.

• Extensive experience from FACTS projects including system design, calculations, analysis and simulations.

• Experience from new converter technology based on multilevel voltage source converters (VSC)

• Knowledge of related engineering tools and software required to accomplish assigned tasks (PSSE, PSCAD/EMTDC, RTDS, among others)

• Knowledge of MACH systems and experience from testing of control system performance in RTDS

• Experience from commissioning and testing on site.

• Experience from routine and type testing of main components

• Ability to work to deadlines and within budgets.

• Ability to maintain an overview of entire projects/bids while continuing to attend to detailed technicalities.

• Negotiating, supervisory and leadership skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

• Availability to travel within US, Canada, Mexico and outside NAM; up to 40-50% travel.

More about us

• Comprehensive group insurance (medical, dental, life and disability) and access to a telemedicine service.

• Pension plan with attractive employer contribution.

• Bonus program.

• 24/7 employee and family assistance program.

• Fitness and wellness program.

• Work from home policy.

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