Job Description
Location: Remote - North Carolina, United States Job ID: R0123406 Date Posted: 2026-04-09 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY USA INC Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science Job Schedule: Full time Remote: Yes Job Description: The Opportunity Hitachi Energy is shaping the future of data center infrastructure—and you can be part of it. As a Data Center Mechanical Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in designing and optimizing the mechanical systems that power the world’s most advanced digital environments. From hyperscale cloud campuses to high‑density colocation sites, you’ll engineer transformer solutions that deliver reliability, efficiency, sustainability, and rapid deployment at a global scale. In this senior expert role, you will guide the development of next‑generation transformer designs—tanks, radiators, cooling systems, structural components, and more—ensuring they integrate seamlessly into evolving data center architectures. You’ll collaborate closely with electrical engineers, system architects, factories, and major global customers, bringing innovation, clarity, and engineering excellence to each stage of the lifecycle. If you’re driven by the challenge of pushing mechanical design boundaries and want to influence a fast‑growing, technology‑critical industry, this is your chance to make a measurable impact on a global scale. How You’ll Make an Impact Lead the mechanical design and optimization of transformers built for high‑power‑density data center environments. Develop cooling concepts and validate thermal performance for forced‑air, oil‑natural, oil‑forced, and hybrid systems. Perform mechanical and thermal analyses, including stress, pressure drop, and serviceability evaluations. Collaborate with global engineering teams to integrate mechanical systems into complete transformer and substation solutions. Participate in customer design reviews and present mechanical concepts and trade‑offs. Support issue resolution throughout design, manufacturi