Remote Global Sustainability Engineering Lead

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Łódź; On-site; PLN 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life insurance

Fitness and wellness programs

Equipment for working from home

Spectacles and contact lenses

Company events

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Poland SP. Z O.O. is seeking an Engineering Design Sustainability Lead to embed sustainability into global engineering decisions across the transformer business.

You will shape design-led outcomes, driving product-level carbon reduction, material optimization, and environmental performance from the outset. You will collaborate with engineering, R&D, supply chain, digital and operations teams worldwide to translate sustainability ambitions into measurable, auditable product

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering or a closely related sustainability discipline.
• 10+ years of engineering experience, including 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.
• Experience leading global, cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical mindset with a data-driven approach to 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.

Skills

Engineering experience

Sustainability leadership

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical mindset

Education

Master's or PhD in Engineering

Job description

Hitachi Energy Poland SP. Z O.O. is seeking an Engineering Design Sustainability Lead to embed sustainability into global engineering decisions across the transformer business.

You will shape design-led outcomes, driving product-level carbon reduction, material optimization, and environmental performance from the outset. You will collaborate with engineering, R&D, supply chain, digital and operations teams worldwide to translate sustainability ambitions into measurable, auditable product