Hitachi ABB Power Grids

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Hitachi Energy is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer for its South Boston, VA location. This role is responsible for creating, modifying and analyzing the design of equipment, systems or installations, including specifications for manufacturing, fabrication or construction on assignments of medium to high complexity using established solutions.

Your responsibilities

• Create customized designs with high priority on safety design aspects and identification and control of hazards
• Optimize designs to meet updated standards, incorporating new products, components and functionalities. Create and review engineering drawings, specifications and plans required by manufacturing, fabrication or construction
• Defines focus areas/priorities for design to ensure technological excellence connected with other disciplines. Supports continuous improvement in design area. Design, analyze, and evaluate systems, products or components, requiring a high degree of technical expertise.
• Design and develop complex models or simulations and apply advanced computer programs, analytical techniques or control strategies to effectively meet requirements and resolve problems.
• Conduct economic studies and prepare or lead the preparation of specifications, proposals for contracts, licensing and safety documents, and obtain required approvals.
• Partner with the customer to shape and deliver design solutions, seeks feedback from customer to drive and deliver improvement.
• Establish and maintains relations with key customer to understand customer’s technical issues/ requirements

Your background

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 or more years of design experience
• Candidate must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
• Master’s degree in Mechanical engineering or related field preferred
• Experience in transformer design highly desired

More about us

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future. We are advancing the world’s energy system to become more sustainable, flexible and secure whilst balancing social, environmental and economic value. Hitachi Energy has a proven track record and unparalleled installed base in more than 140 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ around 38,000 people in 90 countries and generate business volumes of approximately $10 billion USD. www.hitachienergy.com Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. We welcome you to apply and want you to know that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, protected veterans' status or any other legally protected characteristic. For more information regarding your EEO rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.dol.go v/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf and https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/ posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling a Hitachi Energy HR Representative at 1-888-504-2007 or by sending an email to: us-pg-askhr@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. #LI-NAM1

Publication date

2022-02-12

Reference Number

US52712585_E1