Global Product Specialist Grid Connection (FMD)

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The opportunity

Hitachi Energy is looking for a motivated Power Converter Product Specialist to support the development and evolution of power conversion products used in utilityscale PV BESS and hybrid energy systems.

This role is ideal for an earlytomid career professional with a strong technical foundation in power electronics who is looking to grow into a broader product management or technical leadership role. You will act as a bridge between market needs system applications and R&D contributing directly to the definition and successful delivery of competitive power converter solutions.

How Youll Make an Impact:

• Support applicationdriven product development for power converters in PV battery energy storage and hybrid systems

• Translate customer and application needs into clear product requirements and preliminary technical specifications

• Contribute to product roadmaps through analysis of market trends system architectures performance and cost drivers

• Collect structure and benchmark market and customer requirements versus competitor and emerging solutions

• Identify gaps between current products and future application needs

• Prepare preliminary product specifications and provide clear design input to R&D (use cases constraints operating envelopes)

• Contribute to validation industrialization and lifecycle improvements by reviewing tests changes and compliance

• Collaborate crossfunctionally with R&D sales manufacturing and supply chain supporting knowledge sharing and training

Your Background

• Bachelors or masters degree in electrical engineering preferably with a focus on Power Electronics or Power Systems

• 25 years of experience in power electronics converters inverters or system engineering ideally in renewable energy or BESS

• Good understanding of power converter topologies control principles and systemlevel interactions

• Familiarity with gridconnected applications (PV BESS hybrid plants) is a strong advantage

• Basic experience with simulation tools (e.g. PSCAD MATLAB/Simulink PLECS) or test environments is a plus

• Structured mindset with the ability to turn technical information into clear requirements

• Strong communication skills and willingness to collaborate in crossfunctional international teams

• Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus

More about us

We offer you the opportunity to work with fantastic people and develop yourself on projects that present great technical challenges and have a real impact.

Why This Role Is Interesting

• Exposure to end-to-end product development from market need to validated product

• Hands-on involvement in state-of-the-art power conversion technologies

• A clear growth path toward Product Manager Technical Product Owner or System Architect roles

• Opportunity to contribute to solutions enabling the energy transition

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