Verified Job
Manufacturing - Operations
Power Systems Application Engineer – Energy Market Data Management
Manufacturing - Operations
#730599
Remote / WFH
Hitachi Careers
Job Description
The opportunity:
As part of the Data Management team, you will be focused on retrieving, validating, processing and storing various data to guarantee the accessibility, reliability, and timeliness of the data to be used by downstream programs.
How you’ll make an impact:
• Analyze and understand customer engineering, business and software requirements, propose effective and efficient data management solutions, estimate required effort, identify risks and formulate implementation approach and assumptions.
• Understand database design concepts, the benefits and limits of various types of databases and ability to recognize how to efficiently store and analyze various types of data.
• Design, develop, test, integrate and document data management applications and related work for customer projects, while following best engineering and software development practices.
• Support software releases and assist onsite/support team with expert knowledge, problem analysis, troubleshoot and resolution of defects as required to bringing issues to closure.
• Actively research and further own knowledge in data management skills and improve software development practices and documentation.
• Must be willing to travel for short periods of time to visit or support customers around the world.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
Your Background:
• Master’s degree or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering with special emphasis on Power System and Data Management skills.
• Should have 5+ years of experience.
• Demonstrated programming skills in high performance, high programming level languages such as C/FORTRAN/C++.
• Should have Power Systems analysis experience.
• Familiarity with operating systems such as Linux or similar.
• Proficient skills in English written and oral communication.
• Formal classroom education in Data Management course.
• Formal classroom education in Data Structures and Databases.
• Experience developing power system application software for Electric Utilities or Electricity Markets.
• Experience with multi-threading, high performance, memory intensive analytical applications.
Accessibility and reasonable accommodation
Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a general inquiry form on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.
This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response.
Use of Al and automated tools in recruitment
As part of our recruitment process, Hitachi Energy uses digital and automated tools, including Al-supported solutions, to assist with activities such as application screening, job matching, and interview scheduling. These tools are designed to support our recruiters and do not replace human decision-making. Candidate data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection and employment laws as well as Hitachi's Global Data Privacy Notice.
Background Screening and Security Checks
As part of the hiring process, Hitachi Energy conducts pre-employment background checks that may include verification of employment history, education, criminal records, and other relevant information, in accordance with applicable laws.
For certain roles—particularly those involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security-sensitive functions—additional or more comprehensive background or security screenings may be required. These may include, but are not limited to, enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews (where legally permissible), sanctions screening, or other due diligence measures aligned with the responsibilities of the position.
The scope and depth of any background or security review will be determined based on the nature of the role and business necessity, and will always be conducted in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Candidates will be notified and, where required, asked to provide consent prior to the initiation of any such checks.
As part of the Data Management team, you will be focused on retrieving, validating, processing and storing various data to guarantee the accessibility, reliability, and timeliness of the data to be used by downstream programs.
How you’ll make an impact:
• Analyze and understand customer engineering, business and software requirements, propose effective and efficient data management solutions, estimate required effort, identify risks and formulate implementation approach and assumptions.
• Understand database design concepts, the benefits and limits of various types of databases and ability to recognize how to efficiently store and analyze various types of data.
• Design, develop, test, integrate and document data management applications and related work for customer projects, while following best engineering and software development practices.
• Support software releases and assist onsite/support team with expert knowledge, problem analysis, troubleshoot and resolution of defects as required to bringing issues to closure.
• Actively research and further own knowledge in data management skills and improve software development practices and documentation.
• Must be willing to travel for short periods of time to visit or support customers around the world.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
Your Background:
• Master’s degree or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering with special emphasis on Power System and Data Management skills.
• Should have 5+ years of experience.
• Demonstrated programming skills in high performance, high programming level languages such as C/FORTRAN/C++.
• Should have Power Systems analysis experience.
• Familiarity with operating systems such as Linux or similar.
• Proficient skills in English written and oral communication.
• Formal classroom education in Data Management course.
• Formal classroom education in Data Structures and Databases.
• Experience developing power system application software for Electric Utilities or Electricity Markets.
• Experience with multi-threading, high performance, memory intensive analytical applications.
Accessibility and reasonable accommodation
Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a general inquiry form on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.
This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response.
Use of Al and automated tools in recruitment
As part of our recruitment process, Hitachi Energy uses digital and automated tools, including Al-supported solutions, to assist with activities such as application screening, job matching, and interview scheduling. These tools are designed to support our recruiters and do not replace human decision-making. Candidate data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection and employment laws as well as Hitachi's Global Data Privacy Notice.
Background Screening and Security Checks
As part of the hiring process, Hitachi Energy conducts pre-employment background checks that may include verification of employment history, education, criminal records, and other relevant information, in accordance with applicable laws.
For certain roles—particularly those involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security-sensitive functions—additional or more comprehensive background or security screenings may be required. These may include, but are not limited to, enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews (where legally permissible), sanctions screening, or other due diligence measures aligned with the responsibilities of the position.
The scope and depth of any background or security review will be determined based on the nature of the role and business necessity, and will always be conducted in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Candidates will be notified and, where required, asked to provide consent prior to the initiation of any such checks.
