🚀 Traction and Auxiliary Control Engineer

Description

Hitachi Rail is looking for an enthusiastic self-motivated Traction and auxiliary control Engineer who thrives in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate is comfortable performing a wide range of tasks from administrative to strategic. The position is based in Napoli, Italy.

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Accountabilities

• Requirements Analysis & System Design : Analyze input requirements to define control architecture and detailed specifications.
• Model and simulate propulsion systems and power converters to optimize component sizing and topology selection.
• Control Algorithms & Software Development : Design and develop control functions and algorithms to meet technical specifications.
• Develop and maintain embedded software and firmware libraries.
• Implement harmonic emission control strategies to ensure EMI compliance.
• Design diagnostic algorithms for Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) in propulsion systems.
• Testing & Validation : Develop Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) test environments.
• Conduct control system validation in SIL / HIL and real-world integration testing.
• Perform system integration tests and on-board validation.
• Support commissioning, field testing, and service operations.
• Compliance & Documentation : Ensure software documentation complies with railway standards (EN 50128, EN 50657).
• Participate in Design Reviews (DR) and support routine testing of control electronics and power converters.

Required Skills / Knowledge

• Control Systems & Signal Processing : Advanced knowledge of automation control theory and real-time signal processing.
• Expertise in vector control theory (FOC, DTC) for electric machines.
• Dynamic system modeling and simulation using Simulink / Simscape.
• Embedded & Real-Time Systems : Proficient in C / C++, Python, and Linux for embedded systems development.
• Experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS) and Eclipse-based toolchains.
• Firmware development: microcontroller register programming, peripheral drivers, and interfaces (UART, SPI, I2C, PWM, ADC).
• FPGA programming using VHDL for high-speed control applications.
• Power Electronics & Electric Propulsion : Strong understanding of power converter topologies (DC / DC, AC / DC, inverters).
• Knowledge of electric / hybrid propulsion systems and electric machine control (PMSM, induction motors).
• Experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing (dSPACE, Speedgoat, OPAL-RT).
• Communication Protocols & Standards : Hands-on experience with CAN, Ethernet, MVB buses and protocols (J1939, TRDP, TCN).
• Knowledge of functional safety standards (EN50128, EN 50657, IEEE1558).
• Software & Systems Engineering : Model-Based Design (MBD) for control systems using Simulink / Stateflow.
• Requirements management with IBM Rational DOORS.
• Experience with automated code generation for embedded targets.
• Additional Competencies : Electric Machines : Deep understanding of PMSM, induction motors, and BLDC control techniques.
• Testing & Validation : Familiarity with HIL / SIL / MIL environments for system verification.
• Industrial Standards : Compliance with IEC 61508, ISO 26262, and automotive / railway safety norms.

Education & Qualifications

Degree in(Ph.D. preferred in Automation Engineering).

Languages

Fluent in English (professional proficiency).

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At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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