Application Engineer

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed bonus

Annual leave

Health insurance

Provident Fund

Learning & development platform

International exposure

Job summary

Hitachi Energy, Thailand, is seeking a Transformer Application Engineer to lead regional application engineering and business development for transformer solutions.

You will work with sales, R&D and customers to deliver advanced, decarbonised energy solutions while developing market strategies and supporting bids. Strong technical and marketing collaboration is essential, with travel ~50% to engage regional teams and customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or higher in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering; master’s degree or professional bodies like CIGRE/IEC are a plus.
• Minimum 5 years in technical R&D/engineering or product marketing, sales, BD, or project management in transformer businesses.
• Strong understanding of transformer portfolio across segments and applications; support Front-End Sales.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional Application Engineering & Business Development activities for the transformer portfolio; analyze market trends and drive ROMI.
• Organize and conduct Customer Technical Trainings, attend conferences, customer visits, review specs, influence improvements.
• Support tender negotiations with technical knowledge and provide application solutions to customers.
• Provide internal training (HIITs) and presentations; advise on tender strategy and engage factory/tender teams.
• Develop and implement KPIs for the transformer portfolio; report activity and outcomes.

Job description

Job Description:

The opportunity:

Power the Future of Energy – Join Us as a Transformer Application Engineer.

Are you ready to power the future? At Hitachi Energy, we’re not just building transformers—we’re transforming the way the world uses energy. We’re looking for aTransformer Application Engineerwho’s not just technically skilled, but passionate about driving the global energy transition. This is your opportunity to become a trusted advisor and technical leader in a role that blends engineering expertise with strategic impact.

In this role, you’ll be the go-to expert for our cutting‑edge transformer solutions, helping customers across the region embrace decarbonisation, digitalisation, and smarter energy systems. You’ll lead business development initiatives, influence market trends, and work closely with sales, R&D, and customers to deliver transformative solutions that matter. If you're looking for a role where your engineering expertise drives real‑world change—and where your voice matters in shaping the energy landscape—this is your moment.

How you’ll make an impact:

• You will lead the regional Application Engineering & Business Development activities related to the transformer portfolio by understanding Market Trends and secure the anticipated growth and have positive impact on ROMI.

• You will fulfil the Customer facing dimensions, activities shall include organising and conducting Customer Technical Trainings (CTT’s), attending industry conferences, customer visits, reviewing transformer specifications and influence improvement recommendations, supporting customer engagements during tender negotiation / clarification, offer technical knowledge and support to customers on transformer applications and application solutions.

• You will fulfil internal Hitachi Energy facing dimensions, activities shall include internal technical training (HIIT’s) and presentations, support tender strategy & negotiation recommendations, engage with factory and tender engineering teams to develop and deploy trust, acceptance and team integration, support customer engagements during factory visits / FAT and post order problem solving.

• You will develop and implement KPI’s and targets covering complete Transformer portfolio and provide visibility of activity and outcomes in the dimensions listed above, the metrics for her/his performance review might include the number of CTT’s, HIIT’s, specifications influenced.

• You will contribute to and follow a structured market plan combining the technical info gathered with customers while deploying a strategic overview mindset, provide customer feedback as well as strategic marketing inputs to Global and Regional Product Managers and support the market analysis, validation, competitive landscape and heat maps.

• You will be responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

• Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background:

• You hold BE / BS degree (in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering) from an accredited university. A master’s degree and / or accreditation or membership of industry technical bodies (CIGRE, IEC etc.) is a plus.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the technical department (R&D, Engineering or Design) or Product Marketing, Sales and Business development or Project Management in the Transformer Businesses.

• You should have a deep understanding of the transformer portfolio for different segments and applications and will support from a technical knowledge point of view the Front-End Sales Team for the Marketing and Sales activities in the given Country/Region.

• The person in this role should have strong technical skills, in addition to the marketing experience, to be able to bridge the gap between technical and marketing teams in the company and exhibit excellent networking skills demonstrating “leading by influence”.

• Be willing to travel ~ 50%. Intercultural sensitivity is required, with excellent communication skills in oral and written, with colleagues from multi-countries for assigned region. A strong grasp of the English and local language is a must.

More about us:

We offer, at Hitachi Energy Thailand, we offer a suite of employee benefits to complement our pay offering, supporting employees’ financial, physical and mental wellbeing:

• 1 month of guaranteed bonus (Fix bonus) plus Performance Bonus. (Depending on employee’s performance result and Business performance).

• 10 days annual leave (Service year 0-4), 15 days annual leave (Service year 5-10), flexible working policy, Flexibility working time.

• Benefit according to local standards: Heath-care insurance benefits to employees and their dependents, annual health checkup, Provident Funds (employees can contribute up to 15%).

• Growth possibility: Learning and development platform, career movement opportunity within organization.

• Possibility to gain experience in international environment.

Please be advised that the benefits provided may differ depending on the employee’s country of hire.

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