Career opportunities in Europe

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Hitachi Energy's Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service global product group is a world-leading provider of grid connections and power quality solutions that enable our customers to build a more sustainable, flexible and secure energy system. We leverage our long-standing technology leadership, vast integration expertise, huge installed base and global footprint to provide our customers with life-cycle value solutions at the lowest risk. Our customers are in the utility, renewables, industry, transportation, data centers and infrastructure sectors.

• Focusing on the electromechanical design of high-voltage switchgear and grid stabilization systems, using both outdoor and GIS technology.
• Independently creating 3D system documentation with Revit, adhering to technical drawing standards and customer/local regulations.
• Incorporating lightning protection, short-circuit force calculations, earthing, and cable route design into your electromechanical designs.
• Developing design solutions that balance customer requirements, economic considerations, and compliance with norms.
• Evaluating system concepts for feasibility, risks, opportunities, costs, and deadlines during both the quotation and order stages.
• Managing interfaces with adjacent trades, such as construction and secondary design, and specifying design requirements for external suppliers including the necessary clarifications regarding components/supplies/services
• Managing external suppliers
• Determining quantities and dimensioning materials, you will also create purchase requisitions and support the purchasing department with technical clarifications

• A degree in electrical power engineering or a related field with a minimum of 3 years experience.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken; proficiency in Dutch is highly desirable.
• Strong communication skills for discussing technical concepts with a variety of stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, and colleagues.
• Experience working in international project teams, demonstrating your capability to contribute effectively in diverse team settings.
• The initiative and ability to work independently.
• Experience in primary deign in the field of high-voltage switchgear systems.
• Knowledge of high-voltage technology, technical mechanics, and electrotechnical processes.
• Proficiency in MS Office, Outlook, 3D design in Revit, and AutoCAD.
• Openness to new and innovative ways of working and methods such as BIM.
• Willingness to occasionally visit construction sites or customers.