Once a great place to work, now a political hell. - Senior Software Engineer Hitachi Energy Employee Review

1.0
8 July 2022
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Pros

Of late, the only positive is the people you work with day to day, the developers and product ownders attempting to deliver something of value. Everyone is kind, friendly and willing to work together. There is also no expection to work longer hours than a standard day (though sometimes circumstances force otherwise).

Cons

In a few words, management and directions is a mess. in particular one at the top with an agenda but no vision. The teams suffered from a change of direction every few months to fight fires that had long been warned about, seriously crippling the ability for teams to plan and deliver anything useful. Forever tighter timelines with teams forced to cut corners to meet deadlines. No time given to address technical debt that has been built up with the afformented tight timelines. Whole country offices let go with tonnes of valuable knowledge and replaced with overseas hires with no meaningful transition and the knowledge being lost. Good managers let go for rocking the boat and trying to stand up for what the teams needed to deliver. At this point in time I would avoid, and don't see it getting better any time soon.

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5.0
8 June 2026
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Pros

Hitachi Energy - A well known company in Transformer Industry embedded with strong culture of innovation and engineering excellence, especially in transformers and energy solutions. You will find tones of opportunities to lead high-impact, cross-functional programs across Engineering, Quality, SCM, and Operations. We strive on continuous learning and capability development (e.g., TrafoSchool, structured training programs). You will enjoy the collaborative global environment with exposure to diverse teams and international best practices. Hitachi's Clear alignment to sustainability and energy transition goals, providing purpose-driven work fosters the motivation to employees work in synergy.

Cons

IT Processes can sometimes be complex and time-consuming, especially across global teams, and global organizational structure can lead to time taking decision-making in rare cases. If you have a passion to work with AI and Digital Skills then you will find a great spot in the organization since change management and digital adoption are always having an opportunity of improvement to compete in this AI era.

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Hitachi Energy Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with Hitachi Energy. We truly appreciate your thoughtful feedback! We're glad to hear that our culture of innovation, continuous learning, and cross-functional collaboration is resonating with you. It's also great to know that our focus on sustainability and purpose-driven work is contributing to a positive and motivating experience!
4.0
25 June 2026
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Pros

Great company to work for

Cons

None to report at the moment

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