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Project engineer

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Hitachi Energy

Project engineer

Kōfu, Japan

Mission statement:

Lead engineer of projects design (Including primary design, secondary design, and mechanical design) and ensure that all related design is performed in accordance with contractual agreements, quality standards, as well as schedule commitments.

Your responsibilities:

  • You will be involved in preparation of customer submission documents which are created by Japan side, translation work for Submitted deliverable from CNHHS Correction instructions and additional work of the CNHHS created document, replacement from HE frames to Hitachi frame Submit documents to the customer to review/approve.
  • You will explain the submed documents to customer if needed, also response inquiries from customer, conduct internal technical review (Before placed order to CNHHS, after received deliverable from CNHHS, the time of Completion of the engineering), before placed order to CNHHS: Confirmation of product specifications and contents of order from Sales Eng and Sharing design issues and problem and after received deliverable from CNHHS: make sure it will meet the required specification and also the contents of the corrections if needed and get an internal agreement as design review.
  • As a final confirmation of design phase, you will check fully completion of dealing with issues into deliverable, check to see if the problem is leaking, finally, contact the production start of CNHHS through internal verification, arrange processing for external sales and purchase of internal goods, if there is a difference in the specifications, a specification correction document is issued to CNHHS.
  • You will instruct to procurement team for goods which plan to arrange from Japan side, check the quality of Engineering when changing specifications. You will make sure that the changes are reflected properly in the design.
  • You will make sure that the countermeasures for technical issues are reflected properly, and that the product design is considered to affect other products, if there occurred customer specification change, Contact CNHHS accordingly, when cost fluctuations occur by change, submit an estimate to Project Manager and Sales support engineer.
  • You will contact customer if CNHHS feedback some uncontrol change during project execution, e.g., materials replacement due to purchase limit or solution change and you will be working on design examination of the Class 2 pressure vessel in Japan and preparation of Engineering documents at the time of inspection and the inspected vessel in the past submits, the design examination by utilizing the past inspected documents to designated foreign inspection authorities.
  • The new vessels will prepare a new design examination documents and submit them to the designated foreign inspection authorities, arrangement the bursting test to CNHHS. Witness the appearance tests at the arrival on domestic place if needed (customer site, Japan port). You will check the design engineering schedule, plan of the amount of design work time and confirmation of actual performance Sharing of issues and confirming measures to be proposed Check the costs of engineering process, consider cost reduction items if needed
  • You will report engineering progress and cost progress to Project Management. You will conduct seismic and surge analysis in the project process if needed, optimum specification examination for overall power, proposal for improvement of specifications, etc., and analysis result evaluation, finalize the report.
  • 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.

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Your background:

  • You hold an Electrical/Mechanical engineering bachelor or above.
  • More than 5 years of experience of high voltage product GIS design or engineering.
  • Fast study capability, self-motivation under working pressure.
  • Excellent communication and management of customer relations. Highly organized and efficient coordination skills.
  • Fluent writing and oral Japanese and English.

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Client-provided location(s): Kokubo, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-0043, Japan
Job ID: Hitachi_Energy-JID3-86903
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
    • On-Site Gym
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Family Support Resources
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Adoption Assistance Program
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Snacks
    • Some Meals Provided
    • Company Outings
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Summer Fridays
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Internship Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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