Senior Data Management Engineer - Electricity Market

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The Opportunity

Are you ready to help shape the future of energy through advanced data and software solutions? Hitachi Energy is seeking a Senior Electricity Market Data Engineer to join our team in San Jose, California. In this role, you will combine expertise in software development, power systems, and electricity market operations to deliver innovative solutions that help utilities and market operators make critical business and operational decisions.

Working alongside industry experts and global customers, you will design and develop sophisticated data management applications that support electricity market analysis and power system operations. You will have the opportunity to solve complex technical challenges, contribute to cutting-edge technologies, and play a key role in advancing a more sustainable, reliable, and intelligent energy future.

Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.

If you thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoy solving complex analytical problems, and are passionate about technology's role in transforming the energy industry, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while growing your career with a global technology leader.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Analyze customer business, engineering, and software requirements and develop innovative technical solutions.
• Design, develop, test, integrate, and document data management applications supporting electricity market operations.
• Estimate project effort, identify technical risks, and contribute to successful project execution.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve complex software issues while supporting production releases.
• Apply and expand expertise in electricity markets, power system analysis, and real-time operational systems.
• Drive continuous improvement of software development methodologies, engineering practices, and technical documentation.
• Represent Hitachi Energy in customer engagements, technical reviews, and industry forums.
• Support global projects through occasional travel to customer locations and project sites.

Your Background

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field with experience in software development, data engineering, or electricity market applications; Master's degree preferred.
• Knowledge of electrical power systems and electricity market operations.
• Experience programming with FORTRAN, C/C++, Python, or other high-performance programming languages.
• Experience working with relational databases, data integration, data analysis, and data management technologies.
• Working knowledge of Linux operating systems and software development environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and customer-facing teams.