Platform Research Engineer

Description

Platform Research Engineer

Company: Hitachi America, Ltd.
Division: Research and Development
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Status: Regular, Full Time

Summary:

Hitachi's R&D Center, located in Santa Clara, CA, serves as a pivotal technology hub to support Hitachi's global Social Innovation business. Our focus spans original and applied research, technology innovation, intellectual property creation, and solving real-world challenges. We collaborate closely with Hitachi's product and business divisions, contributing to Hitachi's IoT and AI business across a variety of industries, with a special focus on optimized manufacturing.

We are currently seeking a Software Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will contribute to the development and testing of our Industrial Metaverse solutions, which encompass both development of product and process digital twins, AR based applications and so on. You will have the opportunity to participate in large-scale, real-world deployments in manufacturing facilities. This position is ideal for a motivated software developer who is passionate about leveraging the transformative potential of Industrial Metavserse to benefit society.

For additional information about Hitachi America's R&D in IoT/ML/AI for industrial applications, please visit Hitachi R&D Blog.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the ongoing development and testing of a resilient, efficient Industrial Metaverse platform which includes Digital Twin and AR applications for optimized manufacturing.
• Collaborate within a cross-disciplinary team that includes software, network, sensing, and domain experts, building upon existing designs and architectures to add unique features and differentiators.

Qualifications:

• An MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, accompanied by at least 2 years of industry experience in software development.
• Excellent coding skills in Python, C#, and JavaScript are required.
• Experience with IoT application development and network administration for IoT is required.
• Experience with simulation modeling is a required. Familiarity with industry standard modeling tools such as Visual Components or Anylogic is a plus.
• Experience with AR application development is a plus. Familiarity with industry standard solutions such as Unity, Hololens SDK, PTC Vuforia is a strong plus.
• Experience with web application development is a plus.
• Experience with Git and adherence to agile software development methodologies are required.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

EOE-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

For California only (as required by California's Pay Transparency for Pay Equity Act (SB 1162): The expected salary for this position in our California office is $104,000. Pay is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of experience in the practice area. Employees are eligible to participate in Hitachi America's variable pay program, subject to the program's conditions and restrictions.

Qualified Applicants with arrest or Conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at Hitachi, please send the nature of request and contact information to accommodation@hal.hitachi.com. Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.