Senior Energy Market Optimization Engineer

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

On-demand learning platforms

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

HITACHI ENERGY USA INC. is seeking a Senior Energy Market Optimization Engineer in Santa Clara, CA to tackle complex optimization for electricity markets and grid operations.

You will design and implement optimization solutions, integrate software components, and collaborate with global teams to improve market efficiency and real-time reliability. Ideal candidates have a strong background in electrical engineering, extensive experience with optimization tools, programming in high-level

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on electricity markets or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with optimization modeling tools and solvers such as AMPL, AIMMS, CPLEX, or Gurobi.
• Minimum 3 years of experience programming with high-level languages.
• Minimum 3 years of experience working in Linux or AIX environments.
• Minimum 2 years of experience developing power system applications for electricity markets.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and authorization to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer requirements and recommend effective technical solutions.
• Design, develop, test, and enhance optimization applications for power systems and electricity markets.
• Build and integrate software components using industry best practices.
• Research and implement advanced mathematical models and numerical optimization methods.
• Support software releases and resolve complex technical challenges.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on global customer projects.
• Participate in customer discussions and provide technical expertise.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of software development processes and documentation.

Skills

Optimization modeling

Linux/AIX

Electrical Engineering

English communication

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AMPL

AIMMS

CPLEX

Gurobi

Job description

HITACHI ENERGY USA INC. is seeking a Senior Energy Market Optimization Engineer in Santa Clara, CA to tackle complex optimization for electricity markets and grid operations.

You will design and implement optimization solutions, integrate software components, and collaborate with global teams to improve market efficiency and real-time reliability. Ideal candidates have a strong background in electrical engineering, extensive experience with optimization tools, programming in high-level