HVDC Field Service Engineer

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Ireland; Remote; EUR 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ireland Limited is seeking a Service Engineer HVDC to support the East West Interconnector, a critical HVDC link between Ireland and Great Britain. The role is based primarily at Portan HVDC Converter Station, Red Road, Batterstown, Co.

Meath, with travel across Ireland, the UK, and occasionally internationally. The successful candidate will join a team of engineers and technicians, performing inspections, maintenance, commissioning, and on-call duties, to ensure reliability and

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified electrician, electrical technician, or engineering graduate.
• Experience with electrical power systems or industrial electrical equipment.
• Ability to read electrical drawings and use testing equipment.

Responsibilities

• Support safe and reliable operation of the East West Interconnector.
• Perform inspections, testing and preventative maintenance.
• Support commissioning, upgrades, outages.
• Provide technical support to customers and site teams.
• Complete maintenance records and technical reports.
• Contribute to root-cause investigations and continuous improvement.
• Support knowledge sharing and technical development.

Skills

Electrical power systems

Troubleshooting

Reading electrical drawings

Driving licence

Education

Electrical qualification or engineering degree

Tools

Electrical testing equipment

Diagnostic equipment

Job description

Hitachi Energy Ireland Limited is seeking a Service Engineer HVDC to support the East West Interconnector, a critical HVDC link between Ireland and Great Britain. The role is based primarily at Portan HVDC Converter Station, Red Road, Batterstown, Co.

Meath, with travel across Ireland, the UK, and occasionally internationally. The successful candidate will join a team of engineers and technicians, performing inspections, maintenance, commissioning, and on-call duties, to ensure reliability and