Senior Domain Engineer / Senior Domain Engineeress

Hitachi Energy AG - March 16, 2026

The Opportunity

Our Grid Automation business unit boasts a comprehensive portfolio of solutions. These solutions encompass substation automation, communication networks, grid automation services, grid edge solutions, and enterprise software solutions. They effectively address all key segments of the energy system, including generation, transmission, distribution, industries, transportation, and infrastructure sectors.

How You’ll Make an Impact

  • Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems).
  • Deep knowledge of power system protection, emphasizing busbar protection (fault studies, CT behavior incl. CT saturation, settings coordination, selectivity).
  • Hands-on experience configuring, testing, and validating protection IEDs using engineering tools and IEC 61850 engineering artifacts (ICD/CID/SCL).
  • Proficiency in C++ and ADA for protection/embedded application development, with a strong emphasis on debugging, code review, and unit/integration testing discipline.
  • Practical experience with Adwin Pro test systems and OMICRON-based automated testing (test plan design, automation, and regression execution).
  • Proven track record in delivering complex features to release milestones—from architecture to implementation and integration.
  • Experience in triaging and resolving product feedback from end to end, including root cause analysis, implementation proposals, and validation.
  • Direct customer support/interaction to elicit true requirements and propose solutions that minimize unnecessary firmware changes when feasible.
  • Collaboration with support, Product Management, and cross-functional teams to create clear operational documentation for engineering and test teams.
  • Working knowledge of Azure DevOps (Boards/Repos/Pipelines) or equivalent for backlog management, CI/CD, branching, and version control.

Your Background

  • Familiarity with IEC standards for protection systems (IEC 61850, IEC 60255); experience in analyzing and closing conformance test findings.
  • Experience with test automation at scale, data-driven validation, and integration with automated test system toolchains.
  • A strong systems engineering mindset throughout the product lifecycle, with the ability to produce concise implementation proposals for complex features.
  • Experience crafting customer-specific adaptations to reduce rework and future changes.
  • Proficient in scripting to accelerate workflows and test harnesses using languages such as Ruby, with a comfort for learning new languages/tools quickly.
  • Effective communication skills when working with distributed teams; ability to take ownership of ambiguous, cross-domain tasks outside your comfort zone.
  • Support for type tests and factory/acceptance testing, with the ability to produce step-by-step operation guides for stable system operation.

More About Us

  • Engaging and varied tasks with great creative freedom.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Attractive training and development opportunities.
  • Diverse activities and projects.
  • A well-established and dynamic team.
  • An open corporate culture.

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Location : Baden
Country : Switzerland

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