Control Application Engineer Power Quality & FACTS

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The opportunity

Are you ready to shape the future of energy

At Hitachi Energy we are building and expanding our ES Regional Office (ESOPC) in Madrid Spain within the Grid & Power Quality Solutions business in Europe (HBUEU).

We are looking for a Control Application Engineer to join our team! In this role you will be responsible for the control and protection software in our customer projects across the globe.

As part of Hitachi Energys Global Center of Competence for FACTS engineering you will work closely with other engineering teams sub suppliers project managers customers and other Hitachi units in an international environment.

You will follow a project from start to finish from tender design implementation testing and verification all the way to the final energization at site.

How youll make an impact

• Design implement test and debug control logic and power control algorithms for FACTS devices.

• Perform combined testing of the control system software and hardware using realtime simulators.

• Understand customer needs by reading customer specifications participating in customer meetings and verifying compliance with customer requirements in factory acceptance test.

• Maintain extensive contact with other engineering groups lead engineers local Hitachi Energy offices and customers throughout the project.

• Travel to site to assist with energization working closely with local teams ensuring the system starts up safely and performs as expected.

• Demonstrate strong responsibility and ownership with the ability to plan and organize daily work effectively.

Your background

• Hold Engineering with a specialization in Power Systems Control System power electronics automatic control theory software engineering or similar technical field.

• Experience in software development programming and testing.

• Engineering experience in control theory power systems including plants converter stations automation FACTS or HVDC is beneficial.

• Knowledge and previous experience of power quality applications active/reactive power concepts and MACH control system will be an added advantage.

• Since you will be working in an international environment it is essential that you communicate fluently in English Spanish language skills are considered as an advantage.

More about us

Our flexible working practices help you optimize personal and business performance while creating an environment where all employees can develop their skills and our Madrid office we follow a hybrid working model that combines onsite collaboration with remote flexibility.

Our employee benefit programs are tailored to each country depending on location of employment and job grade. We will provide more details about it during the interview process.

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