R&D Engineer

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Vadodara; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking an Engineer to handle Global Product Support in high voltage switchgear. You will manage product data, design data, and lifecycle information within the PLM system, ensuring data quality and change management adherence.

The role requires a mechanical engineering background with 4–6 years of relevant experience, ProE proficiency, and strong English communication. You will work closely with GPS teams to harmonize products and drive knowledge transfer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or master’s in mechanical engineering with 4-6 years total experience.
• Solid technical background with hands-on ProE experience.
• Knowledge of international standards and testing requirements is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain product master data and product design.
• Implement GPS processes and tools, meet KPIs, suggest improvements.
• Collaborate with other functions and act as contact point across products/platforms.

Skills

Engineering fundamentals

ProE

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor or Master in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ProE

Job description

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:

• 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.

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