The opportunity Join Hitachi Energy's Service Business to support grid customers with maintenance, upgrades, and lifecycle care for highvoltage equipment and grid automation systems. In this role, you'll diagnose complex issues in substations and industrial power systems, commission and test protection and control schemes, and implement reliability improvements that keep critical infrastructure running. You'll work across planned outages and fastmoving service calls, collaborate with engineering and vendors, and apply digital tools for asset health and condition monitoring-helping customers increase uptime, reduce risk, and advance innovation on the power grid. How you'll make an impact
- Perform field commissioning, acceptance testing, and troubleshooting of transformers, breakers, relay/protection systems, and associated substation equipment
- Lead preventive and corrective maintenance activities, including test plans, work execution, and customer signoff
- Analyze oscillography, event records, and SCADA/RTU data to identify root causes and recommend corrective actions
- Configure, test, and document protection settings (e.g., line, transformer, bus, and feeder) and IEC61850/GOOSE communications
- Execute retrofit and modernization scopes (relay upgrades, breaker replacements, digital substation integrations) with minimal downtime
- Prepare highquality service reports, asfound/asleft documentation, and redlines for drawings and settings files
- Partner with project managers, applications engineers, and suppliers to plan outages, parts, tooling, and site readiness
- Provide onsite and remote technical guidance to customer operators and maintenance teams
- Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
Your background
- Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems focus preferred) or equivalent military/industry experience
- 3-8 years in field service, commissioning, testing, or maintenance of highvoltage equipment or grid automation systems
- Handson experience with protection & control (relay testing, settings, secondary injection) and substation apparatus testing
- Working knowledge of SCADA/RTU, networking, and common protocols (DNP3, Modbus, IEC61850); cybersecurity awareness for OT environments
- Strong safety mindset with familiarity in LOTO, arcflash boundaries, and energized work practices; OSHA 10/70E or ability to obtain
- Willingness to travel regionally with periods of night/weekend work during outages; valid driver's license
More about us At Hitachi Energy, you'll gain exposure to cuttingedge grid technologies, collaborate with experienced experts, and have clear pathways for continuous learning and professional growth.
- Opportunities to work on innovative technologies that shape the future of energy
- A collaborative environment with experienced professionals across the power industry
- Access to learning platforms and career development programs
- Competitive health and retirement benefits
- Paid leave and flexible work arrangements
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Hitachi Energy
Oct 30, 2025