RandD Associate Engineer

The Opportunity

Identification, exploration and implementation of technology / product development and growth strategies to enhance and secure global positioning. Ensure project execution, foster innovation and develop and secure R&D capabilities in the business for profitability. Devising research methods, focus on future technical direction, future scenarios in transforming technology landscape. Preparing technical specifications and specifying laboratory test equipment and processes. Making recommendations concerning acquisition and use of new technological equipment and materials within budgets and targets set. May participate in intellectual property evaluations and development of patent applications. Coordinating pilot-plant or initial production runs on new products or processes. An Entry Professional (P1) applies broad theoretical job knowledge typically obtained through advanced education. May require the following proficiency: Work is closely supervised. Problems faced are not typically difficult or complex. Explains facts, policies and practices related to job area.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Responsible for maintaining product master data & product design.
• Implements and follows the GPS processes and tools, fulfils the defined KPIs and provides suggestions for continuous improvements.
• Ensures close cooperations with all other functions and acts as contact point for all other functions.
• Ensure close collaboration and information flow across various products / platforms.
• Closely cooperates with related GPS resource managers, maximizes the speed and efficiency and drives the knowledge transfer within team.
• Strives for product / platform harmonization and complexity cost reduction.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
  
  

Your background

• Bachelor or master’s in engineering (Mechanical) with 1-3Yrs of total experience, experience dedicated on product support will be advantageous.
• Solid technical background, with hands on experience in ProE along with developing configurations for variants in ProE.
• Strong attention to deadlines and budgetary guidelines.
• Knowledge of international standards and testing requirements will be added advantage.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.
• Shall have strong sense of safety & integrity; ownership & responsibility; collaboration & trust.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required
  
  

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.

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