Power Systems Engineer

Location:

Santa Clara, California, United States

Job ID:

R0084567

Date Posted:

2025-03-25

Company Name:

HITACHI AMERICA, LTD.

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

Power System Engineer

Division: Energy Solutions Division

Location: Santa Clara, CA or remote

Status: Regular, Full Time

The Company

Hitachi drives Social Innovation Business, creating a sustainable society through the use of data and technology. We solve customers' and society's challenges with Lumada solutions leveraging IT, OT (Operational Technology) and products. Hitachi operates under the business structure of “Digital Systems & Services” - supporting our customers’ digital transformation; “Green Energy & Mobility” - contributing to a decarbonized society through energy and railway systems, and “Connective Industries” - connecting products through digital technology to provide solutions in various industries. Driven by Digital, Green, and Innovation, we aim for growth through co-creation with our customers. The company’s consolidated revenues for fiscal year 2022 (ended March 31, 2023) totaled 10,881.1 billion yen, with 696 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 320,000 employees worldwide. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at https://www.hitachi.com.

Summary

Hitachi America, Ltd. (http://www.hitachi-america.us/ ) has openings for postdoc position in the Energy Solution Laboratory located in Silicon Valley. The laboratory focuses on research, technology innovation, proof-of-concept activities, technical marketing and business development for novel energy solutions, leveraging Hitachi’s technologies, reinforcing Hitachi’s messaging around IoT technologies, and establishing Hitachi as a leader in big data.

More information about the research done at the Big Data Laboratory can be found at: http://www.hitachi-america.us/rd/about_us/bdl/

More information about Hitachi IoT technology in Smart Industry can be found at:

https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/solutions/iot-insights/industrial-iot.html

Skills and Qualifications

We’re looking for a team player, who is motivated by delivering great work and the Hitachi vision. The role will be a remote work.

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and background:

• PhD with 1-3 years of experiences in power system, power electronics, edge device, cyber security, communication and hardware implementations.

  • Degree in Electrical Engineering or any other related degree

  • Previous research related to communication and data protocols such as modbus, DNP3, RS485, CAN, MQTT, Kafka, IEEE 61850, WIFI, Cellular, WAN/LAN, AWS, cloud-edge communication, etc

  • Expert knowledge of distribution power flow analytics, nature of electrical loads is preferred.

  • Proficiency in Python is a must.

  • Familiar with popular database software, i.e. Postgres etc. is preferred.

Our Values

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to any factor that doesn’t impact your ability to do the job, including race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.  We are proud of Japanese heritage, with our values expressed through the Hitachi Spirit:

Wa – Harmony, Trust, Respect

Makoto – Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity

Kaitakusha-Seishin – Pioneering Spirit, Challenge  

For California only (as required by California’s Pay Transparency for Pay Equity Act (SB 1162): The expected salary for this position in our California office is $110 – 120 K.   Pay is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of experience in the practice area. Employees are eligible to participate in Hitachi America’s variable pay program, subject to the program’s conditions and restrictions.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at Hitachi, please send the nature of request and contact information to accommodation@hal.hitachi.com. Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.