R&D Scientist in Power Systems Modeling

At Hitachi Energy our purpose is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We bring power to homes, schools, hospitals and factories. Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation

Innovation is at the heart of Hitachi Energy. Join us at Hitachi Energy Research if you have outstanding scientific or technical expertise as well as drive and passion. Through your research projects you will become part of company-wide community that will shape and help you to develop your career into a technical or managerial leader. Prior knowledge about power systems is welcome, but it is not a requirement.

For our research center in Kraków, Poland we are looking for a Researcher with expertise in Power Systems Modeling willing to apply Machine Learning techniques to the development of the future power grids. You will join a dynamic, motivated and creative team with a broad range of experience and competences. As part of our team, you will combine theory with practice, creating, testing and validating new technologies to enable the energy transition.

Your Responsibilities

• Propose, contribute to and lead research and development projects creating mathematical models and numerical simulations to analyze and design power systems for the energy transition and grids with a high percentage of distributed, variable renewable generators.
• Collaborate with a global team of researchers and engineers in Hitachi Energy business units to identify and solve real-world challenges for our customers through expertise in numerical simulations and mathematical modeling of Power systems
• Propose and work on ideas and concepts of new approaches to creating, running and exploiting numerical simulations with business impact, turn them into prototypes and verify them 
• Develop concepts for combining mathematical/physical models of power systems with new and emerging technologies such as mathematical optimization, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.
• Take a multidisciplinary approach to numerical simulation, working with different simulation software tools and implementing novel simulation algorithms yourself
• Network in the company and actively distribute your knowledge and expertise
• Collaborate with local and global external partners including universities, open-source communities, startups and vendors
• Disseminate your results in scientific publications, patent applications, and technical reports

Requirements

• Strong academic qualification with an internationally recognized degree at master’s or doctorate level in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Control and Automation, Physics, or any related field.
• Experience in developing mathematical models of electric power systems
• Experience with designing and running numerical simulation algorithms for power systems and analyzing results
• Practical knowledge of modeling and numerical simulation software e.g. PSCAD, PowerFactory, ATP, MATLAB/Simulink or similar
• Experience that demonstrates your team-oriented, innovative, and strategic working styles
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

In addition, the following skills would be beneficial for the role:

• Experience with machine learning, artificial intelligence technologies, in conjunction with numerical simulations
• Experience using High Performance Computing and algorithmic performance optimization for running large scale simulations
• Experience in usage of mathematical models of electric power systems to solve control and/or optimization problems
• Programming experience (e.g. C#, C++, Java, Python)
• Software engineering expertise beyond programming

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future. We are advancing the world’s energy system to become more sustainable, flexible and secure whilst balancing social, environmental and economic value. Hitachi Energy has a proven track record and unparalleled installed base in more than 140 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ around 38,000 people in 90 countries and generate business volumes of approximately $10 billion USD. www.hitachienergy.com