R&D Senior Hardware Developer

Hitachi Energy; Västerås kommun; On-site; SEK 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working time

Health care and wellness allowance

Career development opportunities

Mentorship during onboarding

Employee Benefit Portal with discounts

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Västerås seeks an experienced R&D Hardware Developer who will lead hardware solutions for protective relays. This role involves overseeing the full project lifecycle from concept to delivery, ensuring high-quality standards and innovative solutions.

The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and have over 5 years of experience in hardware development. Key responsibilities include leading technical projects, maintaining products, and defining specifications.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in hardware development with expertise in areas like analog and digital design.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills are required.
• Hands-on experience with lab measurements and hardware verification.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of hardware solutions for protective relays.
• Maintain current products to the latest standards.
• Define specifications for upcoming hardware features.

Skills

Analog and digital design

PCB-A design

Agile methods

Waterfall methods

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field

Tools

Jira

MS Project

DevOps

Job description

Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated R&D Hardware Developer to lead and oversee the development of class‑leading hardware solutions for protective relays. This role involves development within the full project lifecycle, from concept to delivery, ensuring products are developed and maintained to the highest quality standards, according to technical specifications and with competitive and innovative HW solutions.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Technical lead in new hardware development projects out of internal requirements and specifications
• Proactively maintain and keep current products up to the latest standards
• Closely cooperate with our suppliers and development partners
• Actively work on defining the specifications for upcoming HW features.
• Lead problem solving and root cause analysis activities
• Support, as an expert, cross functional topics and represent the HW development team
• Support HW Project leads in defining resource and time plans
• Drive improvement activities to improve processes and best practices
• Lead and mentor junior colleagues

Your background

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Electrical Design or another related field. Master’s degree is a plus.
• 5+ years of experience in applicable hardware development, including one or more of the following areas of expertise: analog and digital (hi-speed) design, PCB‑A design and manufacturing, design for EMC/EMF, power supply design, design of measurement circuitry, design of embedded HW incl. FPGA.
• Experienced in Agile and Waterfall methods and tools such as Jira, MS Project, and DevOps.
• Strong communication and stakeholder‑management abilities.
• Hands on experience from lab measurements and HW verification.
• Detail‑driven problem solver
• Previous experience from power transmission or distribution business is a plus

What We Offer

• Collective agreement
• Flexible working time
• Health care and wellness allowanceFantastic career possibilities within Hitachi Energy both within Sweden and globally
• Mentor to support you throughout onboard phase
• Various trainings and education supporting employee development
• Diversified company with over 70+ nationalities working in Sweden
• Supplementary compensation for parental leave
• Employee Benefit Portal with thousands of discounts and perks