Team Leader Configuration Management | Chennai, India

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Chennai District; Presencial; INR 3.500.000 - 5.500.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Hitachi Energy Ltd. in Chennai seeks a senior Configuration Management leader to own governance of product configurations for transformers, HV equipment, and digital product lines.

You will lead ECR/ECO, manage baselines, ensure traceability, integrate PLM/CAD/ERP, and partner with engineering, manufacturing, and service teams to drive data quality and lifecycle excellence. This senior role requires 15–20 years’ experience in product lifecycle governance, hands-on Windchill and SAP S/4HANA, and

Formación

• Establish governance in configuration management for complex product lines.
• Lead lifecycle governance across transformers, HV gear, and digital platforms.
• Drive data quality, traceability, and compliance with quality standards.

Responsabilidades

• Own and govern configuration baselines and revisions for product lines.
• Lead ECR/ECO processes and approval workflows for design changes.
• Coordinate cross-functional reviews with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Service teams.
• Ensure traceability and lifecycle documentation across PLM, CAD, ERP systems.
• Drive obsolescence strategies and product lifecycle improvements.

Conocimientos

Governance in CM

Product lifecycle mgmt

Digital transformation

Cross-functional leadership

Educación

Engineering degree (Mechanical or Electrical)

Herramientas

Windchill

SAP S/4HANA

Descripción del empleo

Own and govern the configuration management process for all transformers, high-voltage power equipment, and digital product lines. Establish and maintain product configuration baselines throughout the equipment lifecycle.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Lead the Engineering Change Request (ECR) and Engineering Change Order (ECO) processes.
• Evaluate the impact of design changes on installed fleets, manufacturing, suppliers, and service organizations.
• Coordinate approval workflows for design modifications and product updates.
• Maintain traceability of engineering changes throughout the product lifecycle.
• Implementation and validation of approved changes.
• Manage obsolescence and replacement strategies for components and assemblies.

Product Data Governance

• Establish standards for product data quality, naming conventions, part numbering, and documentation.
• Govern master product data and associated technical documentation.
• Ensure consistency between CAD models, drawings, specifications, BOMs, and released documentation.
• Conduct regular audits to verify configuration accuracy and completeness.
• Drive data quality improvements and corrective actions.

Configuration Baseline Management

• Define and maintain released product baselines.
• Manage configuration identification for transformer designs, accessories, controls, bushings, tap changers, cooling systems, protection systems, and digital solutions.
• Ensure product configurations are uniquely identifiable and traceable.
• Control revisions, versions, and release status of engineering deliverables.
• Maintain historical configuration records for regulatory, quality, and service requirements.

Installed Base & Fleet Management

• Maintain as-built, as-tested, and as-installed configurations for customer equipment.
• Track field modifications, upgrades, retrofits, repairs, and modernization initiatives.
• Support lifecycle management of installed transformer fleets.
• Ensure service organizations have access to accurate configuration records.
• Provide configuration traceability for warranty, reliability, and root cause investigations.

Compliance & Quality

• Ensure configuration processes comply with applicable industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Support ISO quality management requirements related to design control and configuration management.
• Maintain audit-ready records for customers, regulators, and certification bodies.
• Support product certification and qualification activities.
• Partner with Quality to investigate configuration-related nonconformances.
• Drive integration between PLM, CAD, ERP, MES, service systems, and digital engineering platforms.
• Establish digital thread capabilities across the product lifecycle.
• Enable digital twin and asset lifecycle initiatives through accurate configuration data.
• Support automation of configuration workflows and change processes.
• Define system requirements and enhancements to improve lifecycle data management.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Act as the central coordination point between Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Service, and Product Management.
• Facilitate configuration review boards and change control boards.
• Support new product introductions and technology deployments.
• Coordinate product lifecycle strategies including sustainment and end-of-life planning.
• Provide configuration management expertise to engineering project teams.
• Develop configuration management KPIs and performance dashboards.
• Monitor engineering change cycle times and process effectiveness.
• Analyze recurring configuration issues and drive corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities for standardization, simplification, and automation.
• Champion best practices in lifecycle and configuration management across Services Engineering.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background:

• Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical)
• 15 – 20 years’ experience.
• Proven expertise in establishing governance in configuration management process
• Service lifecycle configuration management.
• Hands-on experience in any Product lifecycle management applications (eg. Windchill) Product configuration management.
• Hands-on experience ERP (SAP S4).
• Must have led digital transformation projects.
• Hands-on experience in integration of ERP -> product / service Lifecycle management applications.
• Must have collaborated with different functions such as Engineering, Production, Installed Fleet management, Field service operations and Quality
• Ability to understand concepts of product tree structure.
• Ability to lead team to deliver results.
• Keep track of work progress, prepare reports for management reviews

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.