Project Engineer

Location:

Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan

Job ID:

R0133756

Date Posted:

2026-07-24

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY JAPAN, LTD.

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

The opportunity

Through our innovative and diverse Transformers team and pioneering technology, we transform energy to add social, environmental and economic value – enabling a sustainable energy future for today's generations and those to come. Hitachi Energy offers a complete range of power transformers, traction transformers, insulation and components, digital sensors and transformer services.

Our transformers have a global sales network of about 100 countries spanning applications for power generation, transmission and distribution, metals and mining, oil and gas, commercial and infrastructure projects, and mobility. With increasing complexity in the grid, our transformers are also increasingly used for improving power quality and network management. We introduced our TXpert™ Ecosystem launching the next level for digitalization of transformers.

 

 How you’ll make an impact

1. You will be responsible for project execution from the viewpoint of engineering after receipt order with good communication with project managers and engineers in factory. 

2. You will manage technical aspects of project such as design review, correspondence to Japanese specific request, so on to meet project specification and engineering requirements 

3. You will collaborate with Hitachi Ltd expert if needed to evaluate HE product correctly. 

4. As front-end activity, discussion with customer as application engineering to be covered with good discussion inside HE such as HUB application engineering group and GPG, if needed. 

5. You will be responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

6. Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

 

Your background

1. Educational Background: at minimum, bachelor’s degree of engineering or science  

2. Required years of experience: minimum 5 years of experiences in power transformer products 

3. Time management, presentation and planning skills 

4. Ability to learn and work in new environment 

5. Use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PPT) 

6. Strong in collaborative and communication skills 

7. Language: Strong Japanese and advanced English communication 

More about us
Working Conditions and benefits:
Working hours: 900-1730 (1hr break). Flex time is applicable.
Hybrid working style applicable.

Benefits:
1. Employment insurance, industrial injury insurance, health insurance, pension insurance
2. Paid leave
3. Bereavement leave
4. Wedding leave
5. Maternity leave
6. Spousal maternity leave
7. Parental leave
8. Nursing care leave

Are you ready for an exciting new challenge? Does the above description sound like you? Welcome to appl Our selection process is continuous, and the position may be closed before the advertisement expires. So, if you are interested – don’t delay, apply today!  All other questions can be directed to Talent Acquisition Partner: Yini Cai, LinkedIn - 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/yini-cai/

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