Research Intern – Human Computer Interaction in Power Grids

Hitachi Energy has an opening for the position of Research Intern at the intersection of Human Computer Interaction (HCI), User Experience (UX), and user interface development in power grids. The hired intern will work under the supervision of Research Scientist(s) in the North America Hitachi Energy Research center (Montreal, Canada). As of now, this position will be held in a hybrid-format or remotely in Canada.   

Duration of internship: 3-6 months

Start and end dates are negotiable

Mode of work: Flexible for hybrid or Remote

Paid internship

 Responsibilities:

• Programmatically implement medium-fidelity working prototypes of novel user interfaces informed by user research findings, focusing on front-end programming. 

• Contribute to UX projects by synthesizing results from the user experience team such as by performing data analysis, evaluation of work support tools, and prototyping at varying levels of fidelity.  

• Explore, gather, clean, and preprocess unstructured data from various sources to ensure it is ready for analysis / parsing  

• Assist in technical report writing & present research findings to multi-disciplinary design teams 

 Qualifications and requirements:

• Masters or PhD student in Human Computer Interaction, Computer Science, Data Visualization, or a related discipline required (e.g., Cognitive Science)  

• Knowledge of at least one programming language suitable for frontend development required (e.g., JavaScript, Python). 

• Knowledge of at least one frontend library and/or framework required (e.g., React, QT, jQuery). 

• Ability to do critical and innovative thinking. Ability to take lead in realizing ideas. 

• Prior experience of working in groups. 

• Excellent communication skills (both written and spoken). 

• Prior software development experience is preferred. 

• Prior experience in writing scientific articles and technical reports preferred. 

• Familiarity with human centered design research methodologies, including qualitative and quantitative methods would be beneficial 

• Familiarity with power grids would be beneficial. 

More about us:

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future. We are advancing the world’s energy system to become more sustainable, flexible and secure whilst balancing social, environmental and economic value. Hitachi Energy has a proven track record and unparalleled installed base in more than 140 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ around 38,000 people in 90 countries. In fiscal year 2020 we generated business volumes of around $10 billion USD as reported by Hitachi. www.hitachienergy.com

Only selected applicants will be contacted.