Field Service Engineer - Transformers

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Excellent pension scheme and comprehensive employee benefits.
• Ongoing technical training and development within one of the world's leading transformer businesses.
• Opportunities to work on critical energy infrastructure supporting grid reliability and the transition to a more sustainable energy future.
• Performance-related bonus opportunities and recognition programmes.
• A diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone is valued, respected and empowered to succeed.

Hitachi Energy has an exciting opportunity for a Field Service Engineer to join our growing Transformers Service team in Ireland. This is an excellent opportunity to work with one of the world's leading transformer manufacturers, supporting critical power infrastructure that helps deliver reliable, sustainable energy to homes, businesses and industries across Ireland and Northern Ireland.

As a Field Service Engineer within Transformers, you will play a key role in delivering installation, commissioning, maintenance, repair and technical support services for power and distribution transformers. Working directly with utility, renewable energy, industrial and data centre customers, you will help maximise asset performance, extend equipment life cycles and support the energy transition.

• Carry out installation, commissioning, testing and energisation activities on power and distribution transformers across customer sites.
• Perform routine and preventative maintenance, inspections and condition assessments to ensure transformer reliability and availability.
• Conduct transformer diagnostics, fault finding and root cause analysis on electrical and mechanical systems.
• Support transformer oil sampling, testing, treatment and monitoring activities to maintain asset health and performance.
• Execute transformer repairs, upgrades and retrofit projects, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and in line with customer requirements.
• Prepare and review service reports, commissioning documentation, technical records and customer handover documentation.
• Provide technical guidance and recommendations to customers regarding transformer operation, maintenance strategies and asset management.
• Collaborate with project managers, service engineers and customers to plan service activities and deliver projects safely and on schedule.

Full time

Location: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

2026-10-16

Engineering & Science

Yes

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