Service Engineering Tech

As a Service Engineer within Hitachi Energy's Grid Integration Service organization, you will support installation, commissioning, and service activities for power quality and grid integration systems across North America. This is an officebased role focused on providing administrative and phone support to field service teams and customers, with an emphasis on responsive troubleshooting and coordination in timesensitive situations. You will work across hardware, software, networking, and control systems to support services tied to technologies such as Series Capacitors, Static VAR Compensators, STATCOM, substations, synchronous condensers, and HVDC converter stations. The role involves close coordination with commissioning teams, engineers, project managers, suppliers, and customers to help keep critical grid assets operating reliably. You will also contribute to system knowledge transfer by supporting internal training efforts and helping evolve service processes through continuous improvement initiatives. Your work supports the safe, stable, and efficient operation of grid infrastructure that underpins power quality and system reliability.
Support service activities to meet customer requirements related to power quality systems, including hardware, software, networking, and control
Serve as primary support for service teams and customers, including phone triage and coordinated intake of service needs
Provide remote troubleshooting using system documentation and technical references
Support local functional acceptance testing and general service coordination activities
Assist with systemfocused training for internal junior engineers and customers
Collaborate with peers, engineering teams, project managers, suppliers, and customers to support service delivery
Contribute to internal process improvement and service execution enhancements
Support Grid Integration service coordination for FACTS and HVDC applications
Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
Bachelor's degree in engineering preferred (Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, automatic control theory, software engineering, or similar), or a combination of education and experience working with electrical systems in the utility industry
Knowledge of substation products, equipment, and engineering practices
Knowledge of electrical safety measures, safety regulations, compliance, and electrical standards such as ANSI, CSA, and IEC
Familiarity with power electronics technologies such as SVC, Series Capacitors, or HVDC is a plus
Precise, organized, flexible, and able to work autonomously in timecritical and highpressure scenarios, with clear communication and availability for occasional travel
In this role, you'll gain exposure to complex grid integration service work while collaborating with experienced professionals across engineering, project delivery, and customer operations.

Opportunities to work on innovative technologies that shape the future of energy, including power quality and grid integration systems
A collaborative environment with experienced professionals across commissioning, service, engineering, project management, and suppliers
Exposure to largescale grid infrastructure projects supporting reliability and modernization
A role that supports professional growth through handson technical service experience and crossfunctional collaboration