Empower the Future with Hitachi Energy: Join us as
Industrial Researcher in Systems Engineering

We are looking for a passionate and proficient industrial senior researcher with expertise in system engineering at our research center in Mannheim/Germany. In an inter-disciplinary environment, you will drive cutting-edge innovation for different complex systems in power grid applications. Join our dynamic and motivated team to contribute to a sustainable energy future for all.

Your Responsibilites

• You make impact: Utilize your systems engineering expertise to systematically analyze, understand, and decompose complex hardware and software systems within power grids. Conduct industrial research to enhance their techno-economic performance and ecological footprint over the entire lifecycle.
• You investigate: Develop a holistic understanding of diverse and interdependent aspects (e.g. technical, economical, ecological, regulatory) of complex systems and their operating ecosystems. Clearly understand and scope the problem within system boundaries that are immutable.
• You take initiative: Collaborate with a global and inter-disciplinary team of researchers and engineers in Hitachi Energy Research and Business Units to break down complex problems, identify stakeholders, and determine the correct approach and expertise needed for each subproblem. Identify and solve real-world problems and realize opportunities for further improvements.
• You connect: Build relationships within the company and actively share your knowledge and expertise. Interact with local and global external partners including universities, start-ups, and vendors to integrate diverse perspectives and stakeholder inputs.
• You communicate: Disseminate your results in scientific publications, patent applications, and technical reports.

• PhD in Systems Engineering or related technical field
• Proven expertise in applying systems engineering principles to complex systems, including requirements engineering, interdisciplinary collaboration, and managing projects with diverse stakeholders. Skilled in identifying stakeholders, scoping problems, and breaking them into solvable subproblems.
• Strong skills in developing and applying methods to drive structured and informed decisions, including ROI/NPV analysis, dependency graphs, and matrices.
• Excellent communication skills in English, team player attitude, initiative and creativity