Shohei Iijima

I am in charge of engineering at the product testing and development center, which is used for liquid hydrogen pumps testing and other products development. We have a wide range of work, from the design to implementation of the plant's overall electrical instrumentation equipment, including measuring instruments (called instrumentation) such as thermometers, pressure gauges, and valves that function as "eyes" and "hands," the control software that acts as the plant's "brain" and runs the entire system automatically. While at my previous company, I learned that EBARA was developing the world’s first and largest liquid hydrogen product-testing facility. The project fascinated me, and that’s why I decided to join EBARA.

The rewarding part of this work is being involved in something completely new. Normally, when designing a plant, there are reference facilities, but this center is the world's first, so we had to design it without any prior examples. We had to figure it out on our own. By utilizing the whole knowledge of our members, the knowledge of our members, we can achieve the goal of "This will work!" It’s a truly rewarding feeling. Also, at EBARA, even if you honestly say that you have no experience or do not understand something, you will not be blamed for your lack of experience; you can use it as an opportunity to learn. For experienced hires like me, admitting that I don’t know something can be hard. But at EBARA, opening up in this way leads to a discussion on finding a solution: ‘So, how do WE proceed? It's good to get work done and I can quickly get new skills.

What I've always wanted to do is to create something that will become the global standard. I am an electrical instrumentation engineer, so I would be happy to develop technologies that, for example, become the global standard for hydrogen control and equipment design, and spread them around the world. Although EBARA is often seen as primarily a mechanical manufacturer, electrical and instrumentation engineers will also have a lot of exciting contributions. Of course, new skills are always required to do something new, but there is an environment where you can turn things you don't understand into your own skills. Above all, everyone is very caring. We encourage new graduates to apply, and we also welcome career hires to reach out and learn more about the position if it sounds interesting to you.