Global Design Sustainability Leader

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Kraków; On-site; PLN 350,000 - 620,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Fitness and wellness programs

Benefits platform with discounts

Employee Capital Plans (PPK)

Equipment for working from home or a

Spectacles and contact lenses

Company events and team-building

Psychological support program

Free parking

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking an Engineering Design Sustainability Lead to embed product-level sustainability into global engineering decisions across our transformer business. This strategic role blends engineering excellence with environmental responsibility and focuses on design-led outcomes from the outset.

You will partner with engineering, R&D, supply chain and operations worldwide to define targets, reduce carbon footprints, and ensure auditable sustainability data flows from BOM.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering or a sustainability-related field.
• 10+ years of engineering experience with 5+ years in sustainability roles.
• Proven track record delivering design-led sustainability or product carbon reduction initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of lifecycle assessment, sustainable materials, and carbon accounting.
• Experience leading global, cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive a global, design-led sustainability strategy within Engineering.
• Embed sustainability into engineering standards, processes, and decision frameworks.
• Reduce product-level carbon footprint through smart design, material, and architecture choices.
• Establish sustainability targets, KPIs, and traceable product-level data at BOM level.
• Partner across engineering, R&D, supply chain, digital and operations teams globally.
• Strengthen governance, reporting, and audit-ready sustainability metrics.
• Build capability and foster ownership of sustainable design within engineering teams.
• Translate regulatory and customer sustainability expectations into engineering requirements.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Sustainability strategy

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Lifecycle assessment

Education

Master's degree or PhD in Engineering or related sustainability field

Job description

Hitachi Energy is seeking an Engineering Design Sustainability Lead to embed product-level sustainability into global engineering decisions across our transformer business. This strategic role blends engineering excellence with environmental responsibility and focuses on design-led outcomes from the outset.

You will partner with engineering, R&D, supply chain and operations worldwide to define targets, reduce carbon footprints, and ensure auditable sustainability data flows from BOM.