We are currently looking for talented candidates with electrical engineering background to join Hitachi Energy R&D HVDC department in Grid Integration business unit in Beijing. You will be involved in product and technology development for Hitachi Energy's Business Units globally.
Your responsibilities:
* You will perform semiconductor calculations and simulations to determine voltage stresses and losses in the semiconductors and valve electronics and verify your calculations with hands-on high-power testing in our test laboratories.
* You handle conceptualize, simulate, develop and test power electronics circuits for high power transmission applications.
* You will be involved in design and specify components, collaborate with suppliers, and plan and run tests on prototypes.
* Take responsibility for the design of electrical subsystems of our converter stations from ideation phase through concept and detail design to final test and verification.
* You will modify and upgrade power electronics control board’s hardware and software.
* Cooperate with system input, support mechanical development from insulation, voltage and current stress evaluation.
* You will provide technical support for tendering and delivery projects.
* Since working with cutting edge technology, you will need to address many kinds of technical challenges.
* Your effort to work agile, in Teams, hands-on, taking technology and personal development ownership.
* Living in Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
Your background:
* A Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics or equivalent.
* Work experience from similar industries is preferable.
* Experience with working with laboratory equipment and converter prototyping and testing is a plus. If you have experience of power electronics in high voltage products even better.
* Experience with software like LTspice, MATLAB or PSCAD, is valuable.
* You are a natural team player and enjoy collaborating with others, find clever solutions and solve problems together. You enjoy working agile and hands-on, and you are ready to take ownership of both the technology you’re working with, and your own personal development.
* It will be a part of your job to communicate with other departments, team members, projects leaders and suppliers. It is therefore important that you are open-minded and straightforward in your communication.
* Good written and spoken communication skills in English.