Job Overview

Our system engineer and system architects are responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the systems and products for our Hitachi Energy Grid eMotion offering across the entire lifecycle. This interdisciplinary field involves multiple engineering domains from electrical, mechanical, protection, manufacturing, control software, safety and security engineering. The roles combines an engineering expert with an engineering management role.

Roles and Responsibilities

Technical Management

• Design, develop and create system products & system architectures to meet business and technical requirements.
• Manage and maintain system architecture, including subcomponents and standalone products integrated in our systems.
• Monitor system performance, identify potential issues in terms of performance, safety, security and quality.
• Technically oversee systems and products incl. alignment with all involved internal and external stakeholders.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies, industry trends, and best practices.
• Collaborate cross-functional with different teams for Software & Hardware components, on system product as well as sub-component level.

• Create and maintain system documentation for reference purposes.
• Ensure that documentation is up to date and follows industry standards and practices.

• Create, maintain and enhance safety and security concepts for our systems and products.
• Implement and manage monitoring and alerting systems to ensure high availability and performance.

• Monitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions, and work with development teams to implement those fixes.
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, technologies, and processes to improve system performance, reliability, and efficiency.

• understands and can draft intellectual property
• knows how to build ap an IP strategy
• can guide team members to draft innovate proposals and embed them in our IP strategy

• Conduct regular system checks such as DFMEAs to ensure optimal performance.
• Optimize system configurations and performance for efficiency, scalability, and reliability.

• Educational Background: MS or higher degree in an Engineering domain
• Experience: Proven working experience over several years in designing systems and technically managing them
• Problem-Solving: Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills to align with team members, internal & external stakeholders incl. vendors.
• Very structured person in terms of communication, documentation and problem-solving
• Leadership: Strong team player who likes to lead technical discussions towards a meaningful result.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks and projects effectively.
• Advanced knowledge about programming languages for application & system software.
• Knows & has experienced the product, software & hardware development lifecycle.