FACTS Control Engineer - Power Quality & Grid Systems

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; 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

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.