AI Software Engineer — Hybrid, AI for Engineering

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Västerås kommun; Hybrid; SEK 750,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Group life insurance

Flexible hours

Hybrid work

Health care

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Sweden is seeking an AI Software Engineer to join the newly established AI Center of Competence. You will work with engineers to translate real engineering challenges into practical AI-powered solutions, from rapid prototyping to production-ready applications.

The role focuses on developing software and AI solutions that improve efficiency, quality, and scalability across HVDC engineering, applying Generative AI and RAG techniques, and collaborating closely with internal teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Engineering, or similar.
• Experience with APIs, system integrations, databases, structured data, and modern software architectures.
• Experience or practical knowledge of modern AI technologies, including Large Language Models, Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), or AI agent frameworks.
• Programming skills in Python and experience with C#, TypeScript, or JavaScript.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate ambiguous challenges into practical and scalable technical solutions.
• Ability to collaborate closely with internal engineers and learn unfamiliar technical domains.

Responsibilities

• Develop software and AI solutions that improve engineering efficiency, quality, and scalability.
• Work directly with engineers and domain experts to automate workflows and reduce manual effort.
• Transform information from engineering systems, documents, models, and databases into connected and actionable data.
• Develop applications, integrations, and services that improve how engineering information is accessed and used.
• Apply AI technologies, including Large Language Models, to solve practical engineering challenges.
• Translate complex engineering problems into scalable software solutions and production-ready applications.
• Help drive the adoption of AI, automation, and modern software technologies across HVDC Engineering.

Skills

APIs & system integrations

Databases & data modeling

Modern software architectures

Analytical thinking

Collaborative work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Python

C#

TypeScript

JavaScript

Job description

Hitachi Energy Sweden is seeking an AI Software Engineer to join the newly established AI Center of Competence. You will work with engineers to translate real engineering challenges into practical AI-powered solutions, from rapid prototyping to production-ready applications.

The role focuses on developing software and AI solutions that improve efficiency, quality, and scalability across HVDC engineering, applying Generative AI and RAG techniques, and collaborating closely with internal teams.