Senior R&D Electrical Engineer, High Voltage Fuses

The Opportunity

Hitachi Energy is excited to welcome a

Senior R&D Engineer – HV Components

to our newly established North America Regional Technology Center in Alamo, TN. This is a unique opportunity to drive innovation in high-voltage transformer components, contributing to the development of new products and enhancing existing ones to meet IEEE standards.

As part of a dynamic and collaborative team, you’ll work on cutting-edge technologies, lead impactful projects, and shape the future of energy infrastructure. If you're passionate about engineering excellence and eager to make a global impact, this is your chance to grow with a company that values creativity, integrity, and continuous learning.

How You’ll Make An Impact

- Lead development projects from concept to completion, ensuring quality, budget, and timeline goals.

- Design and simulate new high-voltage products and technologies.

- Coordinate prototyping and testing to validate performance and reliability.

- Share R&D insights with production teams locally and globally.

- Provide technical expertise across departments including product management and sales.

- Participate in international standardization efforts and stay ahead of market trends.

- Support cost reduction initiatives using lean and six-sigma methodologies.

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

Your Background

- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field; Master’s/PhD preferred.

- 5+ years of engineering experience, ideally in HV insulation or protection equipment.

- Strong project leadership and problem-solving skills.

- Proficiency in CAD (e.g., Creo), simulation tools (e.g., Ansys, COMSOL), and PLM systems.

- Authorized to work in the U.S.

- Willingness to travel up to 50% to Alamo, TN if not local.

More About Us

- Hitachi Energy fosters a culture of innovation, inclusion, and global collaboration.

- We offer opportunities to work on transformative projects and grow your career through continuous learning and international exposure.

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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