Remote Global Design Sustainability Lead

Hitachi; Warszawa; Remote; PLN 280,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life insurance

Home office equipment allowance

Wellness programs

Employee benefits platform

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Poland is seeking an Engineering Design Sustainability Lead to embed sustainability in global engineering decisions for our transformer business. You will drive design-led carbon reduction, material optimization, and environmental performance from the outset across multinational teams.

You will translate sustainability ambitions into measurable product outcomes, balancing cost, safety, quality, and performance while ensuring audit-ready data for compliance and ESG reporting.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in engineering or related sustainability discipline.
• 10+ years of engineering experience with 5+ years in sustainability roles.
• Experience leading global cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders.

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.
• Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Skills

Sustainability strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Lifecycle assessment

Carbon accounting

Data-driven decision-making

Education

Master's or PhD in Engineering or related sustainability discipline

Job description

Hitachi Energy Poland is seeking an Engineering Design Sustainability Lead to embed sustainability in global engineering decisions for our transformer business. You will drive design-led carbon reduction, material optimization, and environmental performance from the outset across multinational teams.

You will translate sustainability ambitions into measurable product outcomes, balancing cost, safety, quality, and performance while ensuring audit-ready data for compliance and ESG reporting.