Job Posting Title Senior Data Management Project Engineer

Hitachi - San Jose, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Jose, CA

Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

About the position

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Senior Data Management Engineer to analyze customer engineering and software requirements, propose solutions, and develop Data Management applications for electricity markets. The role involves designing, testing, and documenting applications while ensuring adherence to best practices. The engineer will also support software releases, troubleshoot issues, and represent the company in discussions with stakeholders. This position emphasizes safety and integrity, requiring a commitment to responsible actions and care for colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and understand customer engineering, business, and software requirements.
• Propose technically feasible solutions and estimate required effort.
• Identify risks and formulate implementation approaches and assumptions.
• Design, develop, test, integrate, and document Data Management applications for electricity markets.
• Support software releases and assist onsite/support teams with expert knowledge.
• Research and enhance knowledge in data management skills for market operation and power system analysis.
• Provide expertise in internal and external discussions with stakeholders and customers.
• Travel for short periods to support customers around the world.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with a minimum of 2 years of experience in electricity markets.
• Ph.D. or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in electricity markets is preferred.
• Formal education in Electrical Power Systems Optimization, Data Structures, and Databases.
• Experience with Electrical Power Systems Network Modeling and related analyses.
• Minimum 1 year of experience using high-performance programming languages such as FORTRAN or C/C++.
• Minimum 1 year of experience using Linux or AIX operating systems.
• Minimum 1 year of experience developing power system application software for Electricity Market.
• Proficient English written and oral communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with multi-threading and high-performance analytical applications.