Senior Technical Application Engineer- Power Conversion Solutions

The Opportunity

Step into a high-impact role with Hitachi Energy’s Power Conversion Solutions team as a Technical Sales Engineer for North America. You’ll be at the forefront of innovation, working with cutting-edge converter technology and collaborating with customers, sales teams, and partners to drive energy transformation. This is your chance to shape the future of power conversion while growing your career in a global, purpose-driven organization.

- Act as a trusted technical advisor to system integrators, developers, and EPCs

- Lead compelling technical presentations that showcase the value of PCS Converters and MV solutions

- Collaborate with sales and tender teams to craft winning technical proposals

- Guide new leads through the PCS partner program to become successful channel partners

- Represent our technology at industry events and trade shows across North America

- Provide valuable insights to Business Development and Product Management for future innovation

- Deploy technical tools that empower partners and build trust in our converter technology

- Define and verify solution designs in close coordination with tendering teams

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

Your background

- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience, preferably with a focus on Power or Energy Systems

- Three years of experience in power system operations at both utility and industrial levels.

- Five years of experience working with utility-scale power converters, battery energy storage systems (BESS), or renewable energy technologies.

- Proven track record in technical engineering and sales, ideally in converters or energy storage

- Strong communication and leadership skills to influence and align stakeholders

- Ability to deliver consistent, high-quality technical support in a fast-paced environment

- 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 (PPO, CDHP with HSA, HMO), dental, and vision

- 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

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.