Team Lead-Mechanical Engineering

Hitachi, Ltd.; Vadodara; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Vadodara, India, seeks a Team Lead for the Power Transformers Engineering to build and lead a design-focused team. You will translate requirements from multiple departments into manufacturable transformer designs, spanning global factories.

The role emphasizes standardization, design reviews, and collaboration with factory, manufacturing, QA, product management and R&D to deliver cost-efficient, high-quality solutions while meeting IEEE/IEC guidelines.

Qualifications

• B.E. in Mechanical engineering with 10+ years in transformer design.
• Experience in tender and order engineering.
• Experience across North America, Europe and Asia markets.
• Proven track record in standardization across multiple factories.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with product mgmt, operations, manufacturing and quality.
• Experience managing cross-cultural customer interactions and remote host factories.

Responsibilities

• Drive standardization of transformer mechanical components.
• Develop and maintain base designs, design rules, checklists, and templates.
• Reduce design variants and standardize parts per BU strategy.
• Review mechanical drawings, layouts and BOM structures.
• Ensure IEEE/IEC standards compliance.
• Collaborate with factory engineering, Manufacturing and quality teams, Product management & R&D.
• Participate in design reviews, Gate reviews, Standardization workshops.
• Ensure alignment between Customer requirements, Factory capabilities.
• Manufacturability across global factories; optimize cost, quality and cycle time.
• Support factory teams during design transfer and issue resolution.

Skills

Transformer design

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical

Tools

TXpert Ecosystem

Job description

Team Lead- Mechanical Design Power Transformer (Non reportee).

The opportunity

Hitachi Energy is currently looking for an Team Lead for the Power Transformers Business to join their team in Global Engineering Center in Vadodara, India. This team seeks a skilled and motivated individual.

Transformers BU team leverages innovative and diverse technology to transform energy, delivering social, environmental, and economic value and enabling a sustainable energy future for current and future generations. The business’s comprehensive portfolio includes power transformers, traction transformers, insulation and components, digital sensors, and transformer services. The Company’s transformers have been deployed across power generation, transmission, and distribution to metals and mining, oil and gas, commercial and infrastructure projects, and mobility. As the grid becomes more complex, the transformers play an increasingly vital role in improving power quality and network management. The Company is proud to introduce its TXpert™ Ecosystem, the next level in transformer digitalization, further advancing its commitment to innovation and sustainability.

The ideal candidate must enjoy working in a dynamic, fast-paced business environment. He or she must be flexible in accommodating business requirements and experience in working with diverse groups and cultures. The ability to multitask & deliver within timelines is essential. The candidate will have excellent communications skills.

How you’ll make an impact

The successful candidate for Engineering Team Leader for the Power Transformers Engineering will oversee the creation of a team focused ontransformer design. This role includes gathering requirements from various departments, translating them into strategy, and delivering manufacturable designs across any PT factories within Hitachi Energy.

Main Accountabilities are:

• Drive standardization of transformer mechanical components, including internal & Tank, Radiators, Structures & externals.

• Develop and maintain: Base designs, Standard design rules, checklists, and templates.

• Work on reducing design variants and part standardization aligned with BU strategy.
• Review and validate: Mechanical drawings, Layouts and Designs, BOM structures.
• Ensure compliance with: IEEE / IEC standards & Internal design guidelines.
• Collaborate with: Factory engineering teams, Manufacturing and quality teams, Product management & R&D.
• Participate in: Design reviews, Gate reviews, Standardization workshops.

• Ensure alignment between: Customer requirements, Factory capabilities
• Manufacturing Readiness & Deployment: Ensure designs are Globally manufacturable across multiple factories, Optimized for cost, quality, and cycle time.
• Support factory teams during Design transfer, Implementation, Issue resolution.

Your background

• B.E. (Mechanical) with >10 years’ experience in Trafo design, mainly on power transformer design.
• Experience in Tender engineering and order engineering.
• Experience of working for North America, Europe and Asian market IEC standard & IEEE standard.
• Proven track record of engineering support and standardization acrossmultiple factory locations.
• Extensive experience collaborating withcross-functional teamsincluding product management, operations, manufacturing, and quality.
• Strong background inproject engineering management, including requirement gathering, strategy development, and execution.
• Proficient indesign systems, tools, and processesused in power transformer development.
• Familiarity with digital platforms such asTXpert™ Ecosystemis a plus.
• Excellentcollaboration and communication skills, with the ability to respond quickly and effectively while working remotely with host factories.
• Experience managingcross-cultural customer interactionsand engineering tasks across geographies.
• Strong ability todelegate tasksbased on team capabilities and monitor progress effectively.
• Demonstrated skill insetting a strategic vision, driving team performance, and delivering positive results.
• Adaptable tonew systems and processesacross various factory environments.