Test Engineer

The Opportunity

Bring your technical expertise to the forefront of innovation at Hitachi Energy. As a Test Engineer focused on liquid-filled transformers, you will play a vital role in ensuring our products meet the highest standards of performance, quality, and reliability. This is an opportunity to work on complex engineering challenges, apply advanced testing methods, and directly influence customer satisfaction and operational excellence.

In this role, you will collaborate across disciplines, lead investigations into test issues, and help shape continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen our testing capabilities. Your work will support safety-first operations, data-driven decision-making, and quality-at-source practices—while contributing to products that power communities and industries around the world. If you enjoy solving complex problems, mentoring others, and seeing your technical impact translate into real-world results, this role offers meaningful and visible contribution.

How You’ll Make An Impact

Execute advanced test protocols to ensure product compliance and performance
Promote a safe, accident-free work environment through proactive safety practices
Improve test methods to increase efficiency, accuracy, and reliability
Collect, analyze, and interpret test data to verify requirements
Support quality-at-source by training operators on basic test routines
Lead investigations into test failures using root cause analysis tools
Develop certified test reports, metrics, and technical recommendations
Collaborate with customers and internal teams to resolve complex technical issues

Your Background

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
2+ years of experience testing liquid-filled distribution or traction transformers
Strong knowledge of ANSI, IEEE, IEC, and related transformer standards
Proven troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
Clear, effective communication with internal and external partners
Experience working in cross-functional engineering environments


More About Us

Hitachi Energy is advancing a sustainable energy future through innovation and collaboration
We offer opportunities to grow technical expertise, lead initiatives, and expand impact
You’ll be part of an inclusive, safety-focused culture that values learning and development

Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.

Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer committed to encouraging inclusion in the workplace.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an HR Representative at 888.504.2007. 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’s career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an HR Representative at 888.504.2007. Resumes and applications will not be accepted through this method.

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