Control Application Engineer - Power Quality & FACTS

Hitachi Energy; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. in Madrid, Spain, is seeking a Control Application Engineer to drive control and protection software across global projects within the ES Regional Office.

You will coordinate with engineering teams, sub-suppliers, project managers and customers from tender to energization, ensuring compliance and timely delivery. The role requires MSc in engineering and hands-on software development experience, with fluency in English and willingness to travel to sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Hold an MSc in Engineering with a specialization in Power Systems, Control System, power electronics, automatic control theory, software engineering or similar.
• Experience in software development, programming and testing.
• Engineering experience in control theory, power systems, including plants, converter stations, automation, FACTS, or HVDC is beneficial.
• Knowledge and previous experience of power quality applications, active/reactive power concepts and MACH™ control system will be an added advantage.
• Fluent English; Spanish language skills considered an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test and debug control logic and power control algorithms for FACTS devices.
• Perform combined testing of the control system software and hardware using realtime simulators.
• Understand customer needs by reading customer specifications, participating in customer meetings and verifying compliance with customer requirements in factory acceptance test.
• Maintain extensive contact with other engineering groups, lead engineers, local Hitachi Energy offices, and customers throughout the project.
• Travel to site to assist with energization, working closely with local teams ensuring the system starts up safely and performs as expected.
• Demonstrate strong responsibility and ownership, with the ability to plan and organize daily work effectively.

Job description

The opportunity

Are you ready to shape the future of energy?

The opportunity

Are you ready to shape the future of energy?

At Hitachi Energy, we are building and expanding our ES Regional Office (ESOPC) in Madrid, Spain, within the Grid & Power Quality Solutions business in Europe (HBUEU).

We are looking for a Control Application Engineer to join our team! In this role, you will be responsible for the control and protection software in our customer projects across the globe.

As part of Hitachi Energy’s Global Center of Competence for FACTS engineering, you will work closely with other engineering teams, sub suppliers, project managers, customers, and other Hitachi units in an international environment.

You will follow a project from start to finish — from tender, design, implementation, testing and verification, all the way to the final energization at site.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Design, implement, test and debug control logic and power control algorithms for FACTS devices.
• Perform combined testing of the control system software and hardware using realtime simulators.
• Understand customer needs by reading customer specifications, participating in customer meetings and verifying compliance with customer requirements in factory acceptance test.
• Maintain extensive contact with other engineering groups, lead engineers, local Hitachi Energy offices, and customers throughout the project.
• Travel to site to assist with energization, working closely with local teams ensuring the system starts up safely and performs as expected.
• Demonstrate strong responsibility and ownership, with the ability to plan and organize daily work effectively.

Your background

• Hold an M.Sc. in Engineering, with a specialization in Power Systems, Control System, power electronics, automatic control theory, software engineering or similar technical field.
• Experience in software development, programming and testing.
• Engineering experience in control theory, power systems, including plants, converter stations, automation, FACTS, or HVDC is beneficial.
• Knowledge and previous experience of power quality applications, active/reactive power concepts and MACH™ control system will be an added advantage.
• Since you will be working in an international environment it is essential that you communicate fluently in English, Spanish language skills are considered as an advantage.

More About Us

Our flexible working practices help you optimize personal and business performance while creating an environment where all employees can develop their skills and grow. In our Madrid office, we follow a hybrid working model that combines on‑site collaboration with remote flexibility.

Our employee benefit programs are tailored to each country, depending on location of employment and job grade. We will provide more details about it during the interview process.

Publication date : 2026-11-03