Control Lead Engineer

The Opportunity

At Hitachi Energy, we’re not just shaping the future of power—we’re engineering it. As a Control Systems Engineer in our Grid Integration team, you’ll be at the forefront of transforming how electricity flows across vast networks, ensuring stability, flexibility, and resilience in an increasingly complex energy landscape.

This is your chance to work with MACH™, our cutting-edge control, protection, and monitoring system that powers some of the most advanced Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) in the world. You’ll collaborate with global experts, dive deep into control theory, and help deliver high-performance solutions that make a real impact—from simulation and design to commissioning and optimization.

Whether you're a seasoned engineer in power electronics or a control systems specialist looking to expand your influence in the energy sector, this role offers a unique blend of technical challenge, innovation, and purpose. Join us and help build a smarter, more sustainable grid—one algorithm at a time.

How You’ll Make An Impact

- Design and implement control systems for FACTS and grid integration projects

- Develop and test control algorithms for power converters

- Simulate system behavior using MATLAB and real-time tools

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet project goals

- Lead design reviews and ensure technical alignment

- Support commissioning activities at customer sites

- Analyze system performance and optimize control strategies

- Communicate with internal and external stakeholders throughout project lifecycle

- Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines

Your Background

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (default if not specified)

- M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Power Systems, Power Electronics, or Control Theory

- Minimum 4 years of experience in control systems engineering

- Strong understanding of FACTS applications and control theory

- Experience with MATLAB, PI/PID algorithms, and real-time simulation

- Knowledge of DSP, VHDL, and signal processing is a plus

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

More About Us

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.

For this role, depending on grade and experience, we offer the following employee benefits (subject to the respective plan rules):

- 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 (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 world leader in Power Quality Solutions (PQS), pioneering FACTS technology for over 50 years. Our MACH™ system is a high-performance control platform built with state-of-the-art electronics and software, enabling smarter, more secure power transmission. Join us and be part of a legacy of innovation.

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.

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