Hitachi

Senior Type Testing Engineer - HVDC Control & Protection

In short

Senior Type Testing Engineer role at Hitachi Energy in Ludvika, Sweden, within the Control & Protection for HVDC hardware design department, focused on type testing and type approvals for electrical equipment. The role covers requirements development, test setup, fault tracing, test report review, and working with international customers and standards (IEC, IEEE). Requires 5-7 years of type testing/approval experience, knowledge of EMC, climatic, mechanical and safety testing, a relevant engineering degree, and fluent English; Swedish is a merit.

Job Description
In this role you will be part of a new expanding department that will focus on type testing and type approvals within HVDC for Electrical Environment. We are part of Control & Protection for hardware design. We are designing the automation system layout with placement of circuit boards and cable channeling and more, at our sites. Our cubicles have control cabinet layout, consisting of hundreds of circuit boards for measurements, control and calculations. Our system also includes user interfaces such as HMI (Human Machine Interface), diagnostic tools and IT infrastructure and IT security. For this we utilize our in-house developed real-time platform MACH to meet the power industry's standards.
In this position you will have a bigger scope than the actual testing. You will be part of requirements, standards, test setups, evaluating test results and be included in the actual testing. We offer an exciting and stimulating work environment in a growing business where you will be part of delivering technologies in world class. Now we need to strengthen our team with senior engineers with focus on type testing. We value your experience and your potential to develop and would like to get to know you.
How you'll make an impact
•Arrange type testing for cubicles by using third party test institutions but could also be in-house testing.
•Ensure that test plans have the relevant content in alignment with the business need.
•Be involved in the test setup and interact with the testing, such as fault tracing.
•Review test reports.
•Be part of developing the requirements according to international standards, customer needs and internal needs.
•Working with international customers.
•Contribute to process implementation for type testing.
Your background
•Minimum 5-7 years of experience from type testing and type approval. It is highly valued if you have tested equipment based on requirements and standards, especially within electrical hardware.
•Experience of working with standards and requirements in business environment, such as IEC and IEEE.
•Knowledge within EMC, climatic tests, mechanical tests and safety.
•Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant engineering field such as technical, electrical or mechanical or equivalent work experience.
•Experience of using measurement devices and testing tools.
•You are a natural problem solver who enjoys meeting new challenges with a strong ability to work independently and take ownership of complex technical challenges.
•Excellent communication and networking skills, with a collaborative mindset. As you will be part of a company that operates on the global arena, it is important that you are fluent in English. Swedish is a merit.
•It's a merit if you are used to working globally with people from different cultures and countries.
Benefits
•Collective agreement, occupational pension & possibility of salary exchange to pension (for ITP1 and ITP2)
•Group life insurance and additional insurances.
•Flex-time and shortening of working hours in time bank
•Hybrid work & allowances for setting up a workplace at home (in agreement with line manager)
•Health care and wellness allowance
•Health insurance incl. dental, spectacles & contact lenses allowance (employee pay 140 sek/month via salary deduction)
•Psychological support program
•Supplementary compensation for parental leave
•Various trainings and education supporting employee development
•Internal career possibilities both within Sweden and globally
•Employee Benefit Portal with thousands of discounts and perks
The benefits listed above are an excerpt only and may vary depending on job grade, location and contract type. Eligibility is subject to local regulations.
This role might be subject to a background check.

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