Hitachi
Project Technical Engineering Specialist Professional
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Aug 5, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum of 8+ years in electromechanical engineering.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
About the job
Leads secondary control and protection engineering for high-voltage AIS and GIS substation projects from design through construction and commissioning.
What you'll do
- Manage secondary engineering activities and coordinate multidisciplinary teams and external partners across project lifecycles.
- Develop protection and control scopes, design packages, and detailed engineering documents; serve as the primary technical contact for this work.
- Support installation and commissioning, assess project risks, and contribute to compliance and continuous improvement.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 8+ years of experience in electromechanical engineering.
- Substation engineering experience developing protection single-line diagrams, protection philosophies, communication architectures, and AC/DC schematic designs; knowledge of relays, studies, settings, CT/VT sizing, substation automation, and relevant standards.
- Experience with relay setting and configuration software and engineering drawing tools such as E3 or AutoCAD; PE license or ability to obtain one; willingness to travel up to 20%.
Tools
E3, AutoCAD, NERC, NEC, ANSI/IEEE
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