Global Design Sustainability Leader

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Łódź; On-site; PLN 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Home-office setup allowance

Fitness programs

Employee Capital Plans (PPK)

Company events

Psychological support

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking an Engineering Design Sustainability Lead to embed sustainability into global engineering decisions across our transformer business. You will lead design-led outcomes, balancing cost, safety, quality, and performance while ensuring measurable product-level data and compliance.

With a strong background in engineering and sustainability, you will translate ambitions into auditable product outcomes, driving carbon reduction and material optimization at scale.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience with 5+ years in sustainability-focused roles.
• Proven success delivering design-led sustainability or product carbon reduction initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of lifecycle assessment, sustainable materials, and carbon accounting.

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.

Skills

Lifecycle assessment

Sustainability strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decision making

Carbon accounting

Education

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

Tools

LCA software

Job description

Hitachi Energy is seeking an Engineering Design Sustainability Lead to embed sustainability into global engineering decisions across our transformer business. You will lead design-led outcomes, balancing cost, safety, quality, and performance while ensuring measurable product-level data and compliance.

With a strong background in engineering and sustainability, you will translate ambitions into auditable product outcomes, driving carbon reduction and material optimization at scale.