Service Engineer (m/w/d)

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Mannheim; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

IG Metall wage agreement

Flexible working hours

35 hour week

30 days vacation

Fitness studio access

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. invites you to join the GI Service team in Germany (GI Service) to maintain and service automation, communication and safety systems on HVDC converter stations and offshore platforms.

You will operate in Germany and internationally, participate in 24/7 on-call service, and travel for extended periods. A proactive, safety‑driven mindset and the ability to manage contractors are essential.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship as electronics technician in related fields.
• Willingness to travel home and abroad for several weeks.
• Fluent German is not required but German language level at least B1; English beneficial.
• Valid driving license class B.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance and repair of HVDC platforms and converter stations.
• Short-term troubleshooting of the plant.
• Documentation of activities with maintenance software.
• Supervise contracted service providers and inspect work performed.

Skills

Self-directed

Initiative

Assertiveness

Customer orientation

Willing to learn

Education

Apprenticeship as electronics technician (industrial engineering, energy & building services, automation) or mechatronics

Job description

By joining the GI Service team in Germany (GI Service) you are responsible for carrying out the planned maintenance and servicing work of the automation, communication and safety systems as well as all other electrotechnical systems on converter stations as well as offshore platforms.

The opportunity

High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC)is a key enabler for a carbon-neutral energy system. It is highly efficient for transmitting large amounts of electricity over long distances, integration of renewables and interconnecting grids, opening for new sustainable transmission solutions.

In the field of service for high-voltage direct current transmission systems (HVDC), you will be part of our HVDC service team (DEHVDC) and responsible for carrying out the planned maintenance and servicing work of the automation, communication and safety systems as well as all other electrotechnical systems on converter stations as well as offshore platforms.

The fascinating and challenging projects are in Germany and several other countries e.g. Democratic Republic of Congo and in the North- and Baltic Sea.

We and our motivated hearty international team are very happy to pass on our knowledge and experience to you, and are also looking forward to learning from you! We want to win you as a new colleague, because you also want to tackle the next big high-voltage projects with us and drive the energy transition forward with us.

Our flexible work practices help you optimize personal and business performance while creating an environment where all employees can develop their skills and grow.

How you'll make an impact

Maintenance and repair of the high and low voltage equipment as well as other components of the HVDC platforms and converter stations

Short-term troubleshooting of the plant

Documentation of the activities carried out by means of maintenance software

Without exception, you will take into account our internal safety specifications as well as the relevant statutory safety regulations and those of the respective customer

You supervise contracted service providers within the scope of maintenance and inspect the work and services performed

Your background

You have successfully completed an apprenticeship as an electronics technician for industrial engineering, energy & building services engineering, automation technology of mechatronics.

Ideally, you have deepened your expertise through further training as a technician or master craftsman

You see yourself as a self-directed and motivated expert who is used to tackling the necessary activities within the scope of maintenance and commissioning and repair on site with a high degree of initiative, assertiveness, willingness to learn and a high level of customer orientation

Due to the work in multinational teams the command of the German and English language in the level B1 is necessary; French would be welcome

Highest degree of flexibility and willingness to travel at home and abroad with a travel duration of several weeks e.g. Democratic Republic of Congo

Participation in 24/7 on-call service

Driving license class B

A multicultural attitude is a prerequisite for this interesting and varied job

More about us

• Collective wage agreement from IG Metall (Baden-Württemberg) including special payments
• Flexible working hours (working time accounts)
• Motivated, warm team with young and very experienced colleagues
• 35 hour week plus overtime pay for extra work
• 30 days vacation
• Use of many fitness studios throughout Germany for your workout

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. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.