System Development Specialist

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System Development Specialist

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The opportunity

Do you have a background as a software engineer? Join us! We are now hiring two System Development Specialists to join our team in Västerås (Finnslätten), Sweden.

The team is responsible for developing and maintaining Hitachi Energy’s Manufacturing Execution System (MES), as well as modernizing the tech stack with REST APIs, Blazor, improved access control and governance, and fully implemented CI/CD pipelines. As part of our team, you’ll contribute across infrastructure, deployment, testing, and full-stack development, and play a key role in rebuilding a high-impact system used daily across our manufacturing environment.

You’ll be part of a skilled, collaborative, and forward-thinking team that owns and evolves one of the most important systems in Hitachi Energy’s manufacturing landscape. Here, your work directly impacts real operations, and you’ll have the freedom to influence architecture, introduce new technologies, and drive meaningful improvements. We offer strong development opportunities, a supportive culture, and the chance to contribute to products that keep factories running efficiently and safely.

Ready to help shape the future of our MES? Apply today and make a real impact.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business and technical requirements to design and implement software solutions
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle from design to deployment and maintenance
• Develop and maintain.NET applications (desktop and web) using C#
• Design, build, and document RESTful Web APIs
• Collaborate with team members and cross-functional stakeholders, driving initiatives end-to-end
• Support operators, factory staff, and warehouse personnel using the MES
• Work with Git repositories and CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps
• Write and maintain unit tests and contribute to automation initiatives
• Participate in migrating the MES to a new generation tech stack, and bring ideas to shape its future evolution

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience in software development with C# and .NET
• Minimum 3 years of experience with hands-on experience building REST Web APIs and working with modern HTML/CSS-based front-end frameworks
• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Visual Studio and SQL Server Management Studio is advantageous
• Solid understanding of relational database design, SQL schemas, querying, and performance optimization
• Experience developing and maintaining web applications (desktop application experience is a plus)
• Experience with service-oriented architecture and basic DevOps or deployment automation (preferred)
• Interest in cyber and information security, including access control
• Experience with unit testing and contributing to automation initiatives

Nice to Have

• Experience with unit testing and contributing to automation initiatives

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity for professional growth
• Supportive and collaborative work environment
• Impactful work that directly affects real operations

About the Company

Hitachi Energy

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.

Location: Västerås, Västmanland County, Sweden

Job type: Full time

Work arrangement: On-Site

Experience: Experienced

Job function: Engineering & Science

Contract: Regular

Publication date: 2026-07-06

Reference number: R0122145

Union representatives – Sveriges Ingenjörer: Klas Koppari +46 107- 38 13 45. Unionen: Fredrik W Nordin +46 107-38 15 12. All other questions can be directed to Lead Recruiter, Christian Falevik, [email protected]