Assistant Project Engineer Jobs in Springfield, MO

Hitachi Energy is a leader in high-voltage technology, offering a wide range of high-voltage products up to 1,200-kilovolt (kV) for AC and 1,100-kilovolt for DC. We help to enhance the safety, reliability and efficiency of power networks while minimizing environmental impact with following primary offerings for switchgears, circuit-breakers, generator circuit breakers, power quality products, surge arresters, disconnectors, instrument transformers and high-voltage service.

Join Hitachi Energy and work in a team that is dedicated to creating a future where innovative digital technologies allow greater access to cleaner energy. Hitachi Energy offers an interesting role within a highly motivated team, together with open communication structures. On the basis of a personal, practice-oriented introduction program, you will be given the opportunity to acquire the confidence needed to work independently as well as be a constructive member of an inclusive team within your assigned area. Hitachi Energy can provide a wealth of opportunity for personal development once you have completed your introduction period, the aim being to assist you in developing and attaining your career goals.

How you’ll make an impact

Project Management

• Lead the execution of High Voltage Products projects from order hand-over through project completion.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, milestone tracking, progress reports, and project documentation.
• Monitor project scope, cost, schedule, and delivery performance.
• Coordinate engineering, manufacturing, quality, logistics, and service teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Act as the key contact for customers regarding project execution, technical clarifications, and project status updates.
• Monitor project scope, schedule, cost, and quality performance and support risk mitigation activities.
• Communicate effectively with customers, suppliers, and global stakeholders in fluent Korean and business-level English, both written and spoken.
• Identify project risks and implement mitigation actions to ensure successful project execution.
• Coordinate FAT, inspections, factory coordination, delivery planning, and commissioning activities.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, quality standards, and HSE guidelines.
• You will be responsible for ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Supply Chain & Procurement Management

• Coordinate procurement activities for project-related equipment, materials, and services.
• Monitor purchase order status, supplier performance, and manufacturing progress.
• Follow up material deliveries and proactively expedite critical components to support project schedules.
• Coordinate with local and global suppliers, factories, and freight forwarders to ensure on-time delivery.
• Support logistics planning, shipment tracking, customs-related coordination, and delivery issue resolution.
• Identify supply chain risks and implement recovery plans to minimize project impacts.
• Collaborate with SCM, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to improve delivery performance and customer satisfaction.

Your background

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical engineering, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Over 7 years of experience in Project Management, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Project Engineering.
• Experience in electrical equipment, power systems, EPC projects, industrial projects, or energy industries is preferred.
• Knowledge of project execution, procurement processes, supplier management, logistics coordination, and inventory planning.
• Experience working with international suppliers, factories, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment.
• No VISA problem for overseas travel

More about us

At Hitachi Energy, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment where you can grow and develop. We value safety and integrity, taking responsibility for our actions while caring for our colleagues and the business. Join us and be part of a team that is powering good for a sustainable energy future.

If you have any inquiries about our job openings in Taiwan, please feel free to email us at tw-recruiting@hitachienergy.com.

Location Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea

Job type Full time

Work arrangement Hybrid

Experience Experienced

Job function Project | Program Management

Contract Regular

Publication date 2026-09-04

Reference number R0142609

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.