Application Engineer - APAC

Hitachi, Ltd.; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking an Application Engineer to provide specialized protection and control engineering support across utility, transportation and industrial customers in Malaysia and APAC. The role spans design, testing, commissioning and lifecycle services for protection relay systems and teleprotection solutions.

You will collaborate with regional teams, perform protection studies, and ensure integration with RTU/SCADA platforms, IEC 61850 and related protocols while traveling ~20% for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in protection and control engineering or related area.
• Strong knowledge of protection relays and schemes for transmission and distribution.
• Hands-on testing, commissioning and troubleshooting experience.
• Experience with relay settings and fault analysis desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical focal point for protection and control solutions across projects.
• Design, configure, test and commission protection relay systems and schemes.
• Perform protection coordination studies and fault analysis.
• Support FAT, SAT, commissioning and lifecycle service activities.
• Collaborate with RTU, SCADA and substation automation teams.
• Lead homologation and product approval activities with documentation.

Skills

Protection & control engineering

Relay protection systems

Power system applications

Testing & commissioning

Teleprotection knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering or related discipline

Tools

RTU/SCADA integration

IEC 61850

DNP3 / IEC 60870-5-104

Job description

The Opportunity

At Hitachi Energy, we are advancing a sustainable energy future for all. As an Application Engineer, you will serve as a key technical specialist supporting protection, control, teleprotection and substation automation solutions across utility, transportation and industrial customers. You will play a critical role in delivering technical excellence throughout the project lifecycle, from application engineering and homologation activities to testing, commissioning and lifecycle support.

This role is ideal for a protection engineering professional who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, working closely with customers and contributing to the adoption of advanced protection technologies across the region. You will collaborate with local and regional teams while supporting projects and customers throughout Malaysia and selected APAC markets.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Act as the technical focal point for protection and control solutions, providing application engineering support for transmission and distribution projects.
• Design, configure, test and commission protection relay systems and associated protection schemes for power system applications.
• Perform protection coordination studies, relay settings calculations, fault analysis and technical evaluations in accordance with customer and utility requirements.
• Support factory acceptance tests (FAT), site acceptance tests (SAT), commissioning, troubleshooting, maintenance and lifecycle service activities.
• Engineer and support protection applications including line differential, distance, transformer, busbar, generator and feeder protection schemes.
• Provide technical expertise for teleprotection systems and communication-assisted protection solutions.
• Support integration of protection systems with RTU, SCADA and substation automation platforms, including IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-104 and DNP3 communication protocols.
• Lead and coordinate relay homologation and product approval activities, including compliance assessments, testing coordination, technical documentation and customer submissions.
• Support product lifecycle management activities and advise customers on upgrades, migrations, obsolescence management and end-of-life strategies.
• Monitor developments in protection and automation technologies, evaluate new solutions and share technical knowledge across the organization.
• Identify opportunities for engineering process improvements, automation initiatives and innovative ways of working.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, project management, commissioning, service and sales teams to ensure successful project execution and customer satisfaction.
• Support regional projects and technical activities across APAC when required, including travel for commissioning, troubleshooting and customer meetings.
• Live Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity by taking responsibility for your actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your Background

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in protection and control engineering, power system automation or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of protection relays, protection schemes and power system applications within transmission and distribution networks.
• Hands-on experience in testing, commissioning, troubleshooting and technical support activities.
• Experience performing relay settings, protection coordination studies and fault analysis.
• Familiarity with teleprotection systems and communication-assisted protection schemes is highly desirable.
• Working knowledge of RTU, SCADA and substation automation systems.
• Exposure to IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-104, DNP3 or related communication protocols.
• Experience supporting utilities, substations, rail, renewable energy or industrial power projects is preferred.
• Strong customer-facing, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies, share technical knowledge and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Willingness to travel approximately 20% for site support, commissioning and regional project activities.

More About Us

At Hitachi Energy, we believe diversity and collaboration drive innovation. We offer opportunities to work on industry-leading technologies, solve complex energy challenges and contribute to the world's transition towards a more sustainable and resilient energy future.

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