Location:

Krakow, Lesser Poland, Poland

Job ID:

R0086657

Date Posted:

2025-04-07

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY POLAND SP. Z O.O.

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

The opportunity

For our research center in Kraków, Poland we are looking for a Researcher with expertise in mathematical modeling and low-level linear algebra routines for the development of the future power grids applications. 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.

How you’ll make an impact

• 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 software applications for 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 from mathematical optimization.

• 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

Your background

• Strong academic qualification with an internationally recognized degree at master’s or doctorate level in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering or any related field.

• Interest in and willingness to learn about Power Systems Engineering, Energy Transition and Operations Research

• Experience with designing, implementing and running numerical simulation.

• Willingness to take an interdisciplinary approach, working with experts from domains away from own area of expertise.

• 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 mathematical modeling languages for optimization problems.

• Experience in the following topics is highly valued: Numerical Methods for Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, Convex and Nonconvex Optimization, Fourier Analysis.

• Experience using automatic differentiation.

• Experience using algorithmic performance optimization for running large scale mathematical solvers.

• Programming experience (e.g. C++, CUDA, Python, Fortran)

More about us 

We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us, in work and out.

We can provide more information during the recruitment process.

We are committed to full transparency and compliance with all legal requirements, ensuring that every candidate knows exactly what to expect at each stage of the recruitment process. Once the process is successfully completed, we will share detailed information about financial conditions and benefits with the selected candidate. Before signing the employment contract, you will receive all remaining details of the offer, giving you the time and space to review everything carefully.

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