Power Component Design Engineer

General Information

Hitachi Energy is seeking a

for its Alamo, TN location.

- Perform various engineering tasks involving such functions as analysis, design, development, test, installation, and service while working from instructions, drawings, proposals, specifications, Bill of Materials, and other pertinent information.

- Prepare specifications and related documents according to requirements, established formats, and general instructions. Review and analyze various engineering data, documents, and reports.

- Consult with other engineering groups to ensure that specified engineering criteria are suitable for the proposed application and recommend revisions as appropriate.

- Investigate technical problems and establish procedures and corrective actions to avoid recurrences.

- General concentration of activities by allocating close to 40% of the time to customer focus and commercial orders, about 30% to product care, and 30% to operational troubleshooting and field support.

- Assist senior Engineers in preparing drawings/specifications, material and design selection, quotations, licensing and safety documents, and obtaining required approvals.

- Using state-of-the-art CAD, develop 2-D and 3-D models of components and assemblies for prototype, production, and retrofit builds as required.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve product design and performance.

- Ability to learn basic numerical tolerance calculations and stack-up analysis.

- 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.

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

Your Background

- Bachelor’s degree in electrical, electromechanical, or mechanical engineering or related field and 5 to 7 or more years of experience; alternatively, a special combination of education and experience and/or demonstrated accomplishments.

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

- Working experience with Pro-E or any 3D CAD modeling software is highly desired but not required.

- Working experience with Windchill data management or any PLM software is highly desired but not required.

- Preferably, they have some experience developing electromechanical products (preferably with power transformer components), which is highly desired but not required.

- Knowledge of industry standards, regulations, engineering principles, and best practices.

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.