Project Lead Engineer - Automation and Communication

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 504,000,000 - 720,000,000; Full time

Job summary

PT. HITACHI SAKTI ENERGY INDONESIA seeks a Project Lead Engineer to oversee Automation and Communication projects in Jakarta.

You will translate customer requirements into a clear technical solution, plan engineering tasks, and coordinate deliverables across teams. The role requires 10–15+ years in project engineering, strong stakeholder management, and a proven track record delivering complex automation or infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent qualification in electrical, automation, or related field.
• Typically 10–15+ years of relevant project engineering experience.
• Experience in power, automation, or infrastructure projects is preferred.
• Strong communication, ownership and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical execution of Automation and Communication projects from initiation to close-out.
• Act as the primary technical contact for customers and internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate engineering design activities and review project deliverables.
• Support testing, commissioning, site activities, and customer acceptance processes.
• Identify and manage technical risks, issues, changes, and open actions.
• Ensure accurate project documentation, handover, and lessons learned capture.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to project engineering teams.
• Promote continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Project execution

Communication

Risk management

Documentation

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Office suite

Job description

## Project Lead Engineer - Automation and CommunicationApply: Onsite: Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia: Petaling Jaya, Selangor,Malaysia: Full time: Posted Today: R0145977**Location:**Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia**Job ID:**R0145977**Date Posted:**2026-09-25**Company Name:**PT. HITACHI SAKTI ENERGY INDONESIA**Profession (Job Category):**Engineering & Science**Job Schedule:**Full time**Remote:**No**Job Description:****The Opportunity**You'll be leading the technical engineering execution of Automation and Communication projects, acting as the Project Technical Lead Engineer for assigned projects. Translating customer requirements and contract specifications into a clear, cost-effective Hitachi Energy technical solution concept; planning and coordinating engineering tasks; review detailed engineering deliverables; support testing, FAT, installation, commissioning, SAT, as-built documentation and project close-out feedback. Ensuring that technical quality, safety, customer acceptance, cost, schedule, risk and contractual technical requirements are managed throughout the full project lifecycle. **How you'll make an impact*** Lead the technical execution of Automation and Communication projects from initiation to close-out.* Act as the primary technical contact for customers and internal stakeholders.* Coordinate engineering design activities and review project deliverables.* Support testing, commissioning, site activities, and customer acceptance processes.* Identify and manage technical risks, issues, changes, and open actions.* Ensure accurate project documentation, handover, and lessons learned capture.* Provide technical guidance and mentoring to project engineering teams.* Promote continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and best practices.* Champion safety, integrity, and compliance across all project activities. **Your background*** Engineering degree or equivalent qualification in electrical, automation, communication, power systems or a related field.* Typically 10–15+ years of relevant project engineering experience, preferably in power, automation, communication or infrastructure projects.* Good understanding of project execution, customer requirements, engineering coordination, testing support and site support.* Ability to review technical documents, ask the right questions, coordinate with stakeholders and drive actions to closure.* Strong communication, ownership, problem-solving and documentation skills.* Good working knowledge of common office and collaboration tools. Training will be provided for company-specific tools, templates and in-house processes.