Senior QA group Lead | Houston, United States of America

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Quality Assurance Group Lead to lead a team across different global locations, so come join us to be part of a global quality organization with offices in Bangalore (India), Houston (TX, USA), San Jose (CA, USA), Vasteras (Sweden) and Krakow (Poland). Under limited direction, you will lead the quality group, perform complex quality assurance assignments requiring diversified knowledge of power system applications, engineering and quality assurance practices to cost effectively accomplish the organization's goals and objectives. Proactively seek and implement initiatives to improve quality and increase customer satisfaction. Responsibilities Lead and manage the quality group and its testing efforts for software applications like Energy Management Systems (EMS) and Generation Management systems (GMS) for electrical utilities. Use business requirements, solution designs and functional specifications to plan the testing approach and data creation activities required to ensure high quality deliveries to customer projects. Design and develop functional and non-functional use cases and test cases required to verify that business objectives and functional requirements are satisfied according to the test plan. Effectively use test management tools to maintain and execute test scripts while also reporting testing progress and status. Create test plans and strategies for SCADA systems, and Energy/Generation Management systems (EMS/GMS) applications. Effectively identify, track and investigate issues found during testing. Collaborate with PD team to replicate, fix and verify corrections while also providing testing verification progress. Provide feedback related to key challenges/product limitations uncovered during testing. Gain domain and solution knowledge to take responsibility for the full product life cycle development. Use Agile development methodologies that require active participation in all team’s duties. Create automated test scripts, including developing in Application Programming Interface and User Interface code in addition to creating manual test scripts. Live Hitachi’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues, and the business. Train and mentor others on how to test software and how to apply proven testing methodologies, improve software quality and reduce quality risks. Preferred Experience Experience in Energy, Generation Management Systems (EMS/GMS) & SCADA systems with proper understanding of network power applications like State Estimation, Network Modeling, Short Circuit Analysis, Fault location etc., will be preferred. Experience in Test Management tools like Zephyr Scale/Jira, Azure DevOps to maintain and execute test procedures is a must. Knowledge of QA testing principles and experience in building automated tests (using tools such as Visual Studio, NUnit, TestNG, Playwright) and using programming languages like C#, Java. Knowledge and Certification in AI tools like CoPilot will be preferred. Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field and 10+ years of experience. Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy. Ability to develop innovative solutions to problems and make decisions regarding quality matters that may significantly impact contracts. Possess a diversified knowledge of engineering, electric utilities and related functions. In-depth knowledge of quality assurance programs, procedures, and regulatory agency guidelines. Location: Houston, Texas, United States of America Job Type: Full time Experience Level: Experienced Job Function: Engineering & Science Contract Type: Regular Publication Date: 2026-07-14 Reference Number: R0133478 About Hitachi Energy We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission‑critical technologies to power their daily lives. With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next. With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. 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