FACTS Controls Engineer — Power Systems Expert

hitachi; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Cary, North Carolina, seeks a FACTS Controls Engineer to join our Power Quality Solutions team. You will design, program, test, verify, and commission advanced control applications that support utility customers and the evolving energy landscape.

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and global colleagues to deliver innovative FACTS solutions using MACH control systems, model-based design with MATLAB, and real-time simulators.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Power Systems, Power Electronics, Control Theory, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of controls engineering experience, preferably within power systems applications.
• 2+ years of programming across multiple environments and languages.
• Experience designing and testing PI, PID, or similar control algorithms.
• Strong knowledge of power systems, control theory, and power electronics applications.
• Experience with MATLAB, real-time simulators, or similar modeling and simulation tools; FACTS/HVDC experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain control algorithms for FACTS applications.
• Program and configure the MACH control system to meet customer and project requirements.
• Perform control logic development, debugging, testing, and deployment activities.
• Conduct Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing using real-time simulators.
• Create models and simulations for power electronics and power system applications.
• Support factory acceptance testing, commissioning activities, and site startup efforts.
• Prepare technical documentation, customer submittals, test procedures, and test records.
• Collaborate with project teams, customers, and global engineering groups to deliver successful project outcomes.

Skills

Controls engineering

Programming

PI/PID control

MATLAB

Power systems

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Power Systems, Power Electronics, Control Theory, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

MATLAB

Real-time simulators

HIL testing

Job description

Hitachi Energy in Cary, North Carolina, seeks a FACTS Controls Engineer to join our Power Quality Solutions team. You will design, program, test, verify, and commission advanced control applications that support utility customers and the evolving energy landscape.

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and global colleagues to deliver innovative FACTS solutions using MACH control systems, model-based design with MATLAB, and real-time simulators.