Senior R&D Engineer – Switchgear Monitoring & Automation

About the role

Join Hitachi Energy's Technology Center in Zurich to lead the development of a next‑generation monitoring platform for high‑voltage switchgear. You will act as the technical lead for a multidisciplinary product development project, defining requirements and architecture while collaborating with global R&D teams and external partners.

Key responsibilities

• Define system requirements and create product architectures for embedded monitoring platforms.
• Lead technical activities across hardware, firmware, and software teams and drive system integration, validation, and testing.
• Collaborate with external development partners and internal experts across Switzerland, Sweden, and Asia.
• Support cybersecurity and data‑protection requirements and act as the technical counterpart to the Project Manager.

Required profile

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Embedded Engineering or a related field.
• Several years of experience in embedded product development and international R&D environments.
• Strong communication skills and fluent English.

Required skills

• Embedded product development
• Requirements engineering
• System architecture design
• Electronics, firmware and software integration
• Testing and validation
• Cybersecurity and data protection