System Test Engineer

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology leader in electrification is seeking a Systems Test Engineer to join the Grid Automation team. This full-time role involves developing test plans, coordinating testing activities, and providing engineering solutions in Power Systems. Candidates should have relevant educational background, strong design capabilities, and excellent communication skills. Benefits include competitive salary, comprehensive pension scheme, and 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Company bonus scheme

Outstanding pension scheme with up to 10% employer-matched contribution

Personal development and career progression

25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in conceptual and detailed design engineering.
• Ability to coordinate integrated testing activities.
• High technical experience required with 2nd injection test set.

Responsibilities

• Prepare documentation including technical specifications and test plans.
• Drive engineering timescales and maintain high-quality standards.
• Provide technical support to the protection team and customers.

Skills

Power Systems engineering-related education

Strong design and coordination capability

Excellent communication skills

Experience within the Electricity Supply Industry

Proven Teamwork and Collaboration skills

Education

HNC or BTEC minimum qualification

Tools

Omicron

Sverker

Megger sustainable energy testing equipment

Job description

Hitachi Energy has an exciting opportunity to join our Grid Automation team as a Systems Test Engineer. You will report to our Test Manager full-time in our Testing unit in Stone, Staffordshire.

As a power systems engineer, experienced in conceptual and detailed design engineering, you'll provide engineering solutions to the end customer. You will develop and direct the preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans. In addition to managing procedures and schedules for completing systems.

You will coordinate integrated testing activities and both review and evaluate test requirements to ensure the test program is completed. Importantly, you will be familiar with Omicron or Sverker, or Megger sustainable energy testing equipment. You will be expected to perform technical analysis of complete systems and prepare comprehensive system-level evaluations.

How you'll make an impact:

Represent PSAC on matters associated with protection engineering.

Provide technical support to other protection team members as required, as well as our sales and tendering team.

To act as a focal point for customer approval activities such as Type Registration and project-specific design freezes.

Provide technical support in evaluating customer requirements and answering associated technical queries during project deliveries.

To comply with the protection systems design and business processes/procedures.

Prepare documentation as required: technical specifications, reports, diagrams, test specifications, IED configurations, and design drawings, etc.

Participate in Internal kick-off meetings to impart experience and knowledge into projects from the start.

Conceptual and detailed design engineering - providing engineering solutions to the end customer.

Drive Engineering timescales to a minimum, eliminate the cost of, and operate to high-quality standards throughout the project delivery phase.

Your Background:

Power Systems engineering-related education or the equivalent (HNC or BTEC minimum qualification)

Strong design and coordination capability, and experience in the engineering discipline of Power Systems.

High Technical experience required - with an awareness of 2nd injection test set.

Excellent communication skills with both internal and external teams and customers.

Experience within the Electricity Supply Industry

Proven Teamwork and Collaboration skills

Competitive salary package - plus company bonus scheme

A suite of Hitachi employee company benefits, including an outstanding Pension scheme with up to 10% employer-matched contribution

25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (33 days in total)

Personal development and career progression within Hitachi Energy. Be part of our amazing future.

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.