Research Engineer, Financial Innovation Lab

Location:

Santa Clara, California, United States

Job ID:

R0115526

Date Posted:

2025-12-16

Company Name:

HITACHI AMERICA, LTD.

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

Research Engineer, Financial Innovation Lab

Company: Hitachi America, Ltd.

Division: R&D/Financial Innovation Lab

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Status: Project, Full-Time

The Company

About Hitachi America, Ltd.

Hitachi America, Ltd. is the regional headquarters for Hitachi Group companies in the Americas, overseeing the U.S., Canada, and Latin America markets. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Hitachi Americas has been deeply committed to its Social Innovation Business since its establishment in 1959, addressing society's most pressing challenges through innovative solutions. Leveraging its expertise and resources, Hitachi Americas and its subsidiary companies operate across diverse sectors, including transportation, energy, mobility, industrial manufacturing, healthcare, digital engineering, data analytics and others. Driven by Digital, Green, and Innovation, Hitachi Americas remains at the forefront of pioneering solutions that shape the future. For further details, please visit https://www.hitachi.us/.

Through its Social Innovation Business (SIB) that brings together IT, OT (Operational Technology) and products, Hitachi contributes to a harmonized society where the environment, wellbeing, and economic growth are in balance. Hitachi operates globally in four sectors – Digital Systems & Services, Energy, Mobility, and Connective Industries – and the Strategic SIB Business Unit for new growth businesses. With Lumada at its core, Hitachi generates value from integrating data, technology and domain knowledge to solve customer and social challenges. Revenues for FY2024 (ended March 31, 2025) totaled 9,783.3 billion yen, with 618 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 280,000 employees worldwide. Visit us at www.hitachi.com.

Summary

Hitachi America, Ltd. (http://www.hitachi-america.us/) has openings for a Research Engineer in the Financial Innovation Laboratory (FIL) located in Silicon Valley. FIL is part of a bigger research center. We work on a variety of research problems on the leading edge of innovation in Fintech and Insuretech. Our research is practical, with the goal of addressing customer pain points; however, like academia we do publish as well. IP generation (patents etc.) are highly encouraged.

We are seeking a research engineer to support the creation and implementation of innovative solutions for the financial and insurance industries. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to solve challenging real-world problems, work on large data sets and to build practical solutions. This position is a perfect match for a skilled engineer who is passionate about the unlimited potential of machine learning/AI/data mining/statistics for creating a better human society in an economically viable and environmentally conscious way. Knowledge of the finance and insurance domain is a plus, but lack of such knowledge is not a deal breaker.

More information about the research done at the laboratory can be found at:

http://www.hitachi-america.us/rd/

More information about Hitachi Industrial IoT technology can be found at:

http://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/products/iot.html

Responsibilities:

• Engineer and develop innovative algorithms and solutions for finance, insurance, and the Internet of Things

• Prepare and execute proof-of-concepts of the solutions with customers

• Work with business units to commercialize the successful proof-of-concepts

• Protect Hitachi’s IP through patents and other activities and publish technical results in leading venues to establish Hitachi as a leader in advanced analytics and AI

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in software engineering

• 1-3 years of industry experience

• Full-stack development experience in data science, AI, or an applied field. Some experience with databases and analytics is desired

• Ability to independently solve complex problems that require extensive investigation and analysis

• Good programming skills and knowledge of data science tools and libraries in Python or R or MATLAB - Knowledge of big data platforms and cloud computing is a plus

• Self-motivated and passionate about solving real-world problems and building innovative systems with big data analytics

• Demonstrated ability to effectively create and deliver technical communications which may include patent applications, presentations, papers, and reports

• Ability to collaborate successfully with R&D co-workers, Hitachi group company customers, partners, engineers, and business units in Hitachi with the goal of commercializing the proposed solution

• Ability to influence others to accept practices and approaches, and ability to communicate and influence executive leadership

For California only (as required by California’s Pay Transparency for Pay Equity Act (SB 1162): A good faith estimate of the expected salary for this position in our California office upon hire is $113,800 - $142,250. Pay is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of experience in the practice area. Employees are eligible to participate in Hitachi America’s variable pay program, subject to the program’s conditions and restrictions.

Qualified Applicants with arrest or Conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. 

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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