Jobs at Hitachi Energy

Job Description:

• At Hitachi Energy our purpose is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals, and factories.  Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation   
• You will be part of Network Control that provides leading network management and control systems for planned and unplanned outage management, generation,
• transmission and distribution management systems, SCADA and process control solutions, and commercial energy portfolio management tools for planning, forecasting and running your day-to-day operations. Offerings comprise a broad range of solutions to address the most critical needs of utility and power companies.  
• We are looking for a service engineer with a broad profile that can manage several of the support tasks that is received from customers. The work consists of providing first line support to Hitachi Energy customers using Network Manager. Network Manager is the Hitachi Energy SCADA/EMS/GMS system.
• You will be part of a skilled and engaged team responsible for supporting the Network Manager customers when the systems are in production. Work is carried out in Johannesburg, South Africa, with remote connections to the customers.
• Enjoy working in a global team that works together and support each other with the goal of supporting the Network Manager customers. When working in a first line support team no day is the same as the last one.

Your responsibilities 

• Solve customer tickets/support cases with support and bug fixes to customers
• Use your personal expertise to support team members in their case work
• Provide service packs with corrections to customers
• Report product defects
• Cooperate with customer to solve their problems
• Live 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 

• Master or bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer engineering, power engineering or equivalent acquired experience
• Experience of working with Hitachi Energy Network Manager SCADA system is a strong advantage
• Fluency in English, both written and oral is a must
• Knowledge of hardware (Linux/Windows servers) and network equipment is an advantage
• Knowledge of databases (Oracle/PostgreSQL) is an advantage
• A service minded attitude with a creative mindset, combined with ability to seek information, knowledge of how to solve technical problems
• Comfortable in working with many small tasks in parallel (support ticket work)
• Enjoy being part of a team but also being able to work alone with finding solutions to problems

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Job Description:

The opportunity

• You as a Senior Project Engineer will be part of Hitachi Energy business based in Modernities, South Africa. A Specialist Professional is a recognized subject matter expert in job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience.

How you’ll make an impact         

• You will be hands on experience with high voltage protection and control system engineering design including schematics preparation, review of engineering documents, protection relay configuration, testing commissioning or troubleshooting.
• You will be power system, substation and MV/HV switchgear knowledge is an advantage.
• Familiarity with substation automation systems, Remote Terminal Unit (RTU), Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Gateways will be a key differentiator. Conversant with design tools like AutoCAD or equivalent for substation layouts, cable schedules, wiring and termination charts.
• You will be good verbal and written communication skills are essential, proven ability to handle customer comments and approval responses to support project manager in project engineering is a must.
• Acting as the champion for Hitachi Energy processes and policies, contributes to development of standard processes and work instructions by adopting Hitachi internal as well as industry best practices. Ensures lessons learned from all execution are analyzed and conclusions are incorporated as continuous improvement actions.
• You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living 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 bachelor’s degree in engineering Major in Electrical or Automation Control or similar field is required.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in SAS/SCADA domain.
• Knowledge of substation primary equipment & basic protection functions is desirable.
• Behavioral & Leadership Competencies: Deliver Results - Prioritize, Act, Achieve.
• Results orientation - drive to exceed goals & improve business practices for higher performance levels.
• Teamwork & collaboration - actively demonstrate teamwork & facilitate collaboration.
• Act responsibly with safety, Integrity & transparency.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English and Arabic language is required.