Senior Project Engineer - Auxiliary Power Systems and Equipment (Birmingham/Glasgow)

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

Senior Project Engineer - Auxiliary Power Systems and Equipment (Birmingham/Glasgow)

Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Job ID: R0064916

Date Posted: 2025-03-11

Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY UK LIMITED

Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: Full time

Remote: No

Job Description:

The HVDC - High Voltage Direct Current technology has been on the market for the past 60 years and is used, among other things, to transmit power over long distances and integrate renewables into the grid with minimal losses, using overhead lines, underground and submarine cable systems.

The department HVDC Engineering Plant Electrical Design manages the delivery of auxiliary power systems for the HVDC stations. Design of this system is complex and depends on information from both internal and external stakeholders. System design, selectivity studies, equipment specification, cable and cable transit systems are part of the scope. The system we manage includes equipment such as: Auxiliary Transformers, Medium & Low voltage switchgear, Diesel Generator Systems, Batteries, UPS and cables. Due to our continuous growth, we are looking to expand the team with a Senior Project Engineer.

This role is a hybrid working role, based in either our Glasgow or Birmingham offices and your home-office. Some (inter)national travelling is required for customer and supplier meetings as well as site supervision.

Your responsibilities:

• Be part of a global engineering team with overall responsibility for the department’s scope of delivery regarding auxiliary power equipment for an HVDC station, ensuring that our deliveries are time and cost efficient with expected quality.
• Coordinate your team’s work tasks, manage contacts with other departments, customers, and external suppliers.
• Accountable for Auxiliary Power SLD, List of Load and load calculations, dimensioning of equipment, requirement specification for auxiliary power equipment, review supplier drawings, FAT, cable way and cable design, installation supervision, and commissioning.
• Provide knowledge on how to align HVDC Base Design concepts with grid code and customer requirements.

Your background:

• Expected to have a couple of years of technical competence and leadership experience, including planning, delegation, guidance, and follow-up.
• Experience within auxiliary power or selectivity studies or leading installation/commissioning of low voltage equipment.
• Good knowledge of Grid Code, National Grid, and SSE customers and their requirements.
• High proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Experienced in working in international teams and/or companies.

We value your potential and personal commitment equal to experience, so do not hesitate to send your application even if you don’t meet all the requirements. A team with fantastic collaboration and different backgrounds is waiting for you to join!

Location of the posting will be Glasgow/Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Please note we are unable to provide visa support for this position.