Hitachi
Field Service Engineer
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States of America · Full-time · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Experience
- No specific number of years stated; equivalent experience may include work with complex mechanical, electrical, electromechanical, aerospace, military, industrial, manufacturing, power generation, or transportation systems.
- Education
- Minimum Associate degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Equivalent experience will be considered. Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or related technical discipline is strongly preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Current Hitachi Energy employees with visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers. The position is not eligible for OPT sponsorship.
About the job
Installs, commissions, troubleshoots, repairs, and modernizes high-voltage circuit breakers and related equipment at customer sites across the United States and other locations.
What you'll do
- Perform field service work, testing, and corrective repairs on high-voltage equipment up to 800kV.
- Evaluate test data, diagnose electrical and mechanical problems, and document service findings in reports.
- Coordinate with customers, field teams, and engineering support while following safety and regulatory requirements.
What they ask for
- Associate degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent experience may be considered.
- Mechanical and electrical aptitude with ability to diagnose complex issues using hand tools, voltage multimeters, and specialized test equipment.
- Ability to work independently in a field-based role, travel extensively, work outdoors in substations, and meet strict safety and quality standards.
- Fluency in spoken and written English; valid US driver’s license and passport, or ability to obtain them upon hire.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with high-voltage circuit breakers or electrical substations.
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or related technical discipline.
Tools
High Voltage circuit breakers, voltage multimeters, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
AI focus
The role involves no AI work; the posting states that AI-supported tools are used in recruitment for application screening, job matching, and interview scheduling.
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative