R&D Engineer

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; India; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is seeking an Engineer to execute Global Product Support (GPS) activities for high voltage switchgear products. You will manage product data, ensure data quality, and support lifecycle management with strong engineering fundamentals.

You will implement GPS processes, maintain master data, and collaborate across functions to drive knowledge transfer and cost reductions while meeting deadlines and budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 4–6 years total experience; product support preferred
• Hands-on ProE experience
• Strong engineering fundamentals and data management knowledge
• Proficient in English (spoken & written)

Responsibilities

• Maintain product master data and product design
• Implements GPS processes and tools; meet KPIs and drive improvements
• Coordinate with other functions; act as contact point across teams
• Ensure information flow across products/platforms
• Collaborate with GPS resource managers to accelerate knowledge transfer
• Aim for harmonization of products/platforms and reduce complexity costs

Skills

Mechanical engineering background

Engineering fundamentals

English proficiency

Deadline awareness

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ProE

Job description

The candidate will assume an Engineer role in executing Global Product Support (GPS) related activities in the field of high voltage switchgear products. The candidate shall be able to demonstrate technical skills, with a strong engineering fundamentals & background on product life cycle management.

Candidate should maintain and update product data for products in active portfolio such as drawings, design bill of materials, technical instructions, variants, decision tables etc. All product data needs to be maintained in high voltage product lifecycle management system following change management process ensuring data quality.

Your Responsibilities:

The candidate will assume an Engineer role in executing Global Product Support (GPS) related activities in the field of high voltage switchgear products. The candidate shall be able to demonstrate technical skills, with a strong engineering fundamentals & background on product life cycle management.

Candidate should maintain and update product data for products in active portfolio such as drawings, design bill of materials, technical instructions, variants, decision tables etc. All product data needs to be maintained in high voltage product lifecycle management system following change management process ensuring data quality.

Your Responsibilities:

• 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.

Your Background:

• Bachelor or master’s in engineering (Mechanical) with 4-6 Yrs of total experience, experience dedicated on product support will be advantageous.
• Solid technical background, with hands on experience 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.

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.