Cary just landed a high-voltage win. Hitachi Energy says it will open a 32,000‑square‑foot Power Electronics Center of Competence in town, a roughly $10 million project that is expected to create about 150 engineering and cybersecurity jobs when the site comes online in fall 2026. The facility will pull together engineering, testing and system‑integration work on power‑electronics equipment designed to boost transmission capacity without stringing new lines across the landscape.
Company leaders are pitching the Cary site as a two-for-one: a technical hub for grid‑stabilizing hardware and a global cybersecurity center focused on protecting utilities' operational technology. State and federal officials joined the announcement and cast the move as fresh momentum for the Triangle's growing energy‑tech scene.
What the Cary center will do
Inside the new center, Hitachi Energy plans to support grid‑control technologies such as STATCOMs, fixed series compensation and synchronous condenser systems, along with other tools utilities use to tackle congestion and keep voltage steady. The company says this work is meant to help utilities squeeze more performance out of existing infrastructure at a time when demand for electricity is spiking.
The Cary site is also slated to become a home base for advanced cybersecurity offerings that target the increasingly blurry line between information technology and operational technology. Plans call for secure‑by‑design system architectures, continuous monitoring and fast incident‑response capabilities for utility customers. These details were laid out in a company release carried by PR Newswire.
Who showed up and what they said
Hitachi Energy executives shared the stage with local and national officials, including Gov. Josh Stein, at an on‑site announcement where speakers welcomed the new roles for the Raleigh‑area workforce. The crowd got a clear message that this is about more than one building.
Marco Berardi, Hitachi Energy’s senior vice president of grid and power‑quality solutions, told attendees that "the grid has become the new frontline of energy security" as AI data centers and wider electrification reshape demand, according to WRAL. Congresswoman Deborah Ross and state commerce officials also spoke, tying the Cary project to broader grid‑modernization efforts playing out across North Carolina.
Why North Carolina matters to Hitachi
The Cary hub is one piece of a much larger puzzle for the company. Hitachi Energy says the project fits into a wider $1 billion U.S. manufacturing investment announced in 2025 that is intended to shore up domestic supply chains and accelerate deployment of grid solutions.
In that strategy, the company points to projections that U.S. electricity demand could climb roughly 35 to 50 percent by 2040 and argues that local engineering and rapid‑response capabilities will only grow more important as the country leans harder on the grid. Those forecasts and plans were outlined in a corporate release distributed via PR Newswire.
Jobs, hiring and timeline
The Cary center is scheduled to open in fall 2026 and will span about 32,000 square feet, according to local coverage. Hitachi Energy says early hiring will zero in on engineering, testing and administrative roles, with workforce‑development partnerships helping to fill more specialized technical positions, WRAL reports.
The company’s U.S. careers site already lists openings in the Raleigh/Cary area, hinting that recruitment for the new center will start close to home ahead of the fall 2026 launch. Interested candidates can find current postings on the Hitachi Energy careers page: Hitachi Energy careers.
