Business R&D Team Leader | Vaesteras, Sweden

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Västerås kommun; On-site; SEK 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collective agreement

Flexible working time

Health care and wellness allowance

Excellent career possibilities

Mentor support during onboarding

Various trainings and education

Supplementary compensation for parental leave

Employee Benefit Portal

Job summary

Hitachi ABB Power Grids in Västerås is looking for a Business R&D Team Leader to lead a cross-functional team in technical design and innovation. The ideal candidate should have a strong engineering background and experience in managing R&D processes.

This role offers the opportunity to strengthen R&D capabilities within a global organization, promoting continuous improvement and innovation.

Benefits include flexible working hours, health care allowance, and various training programs.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of experience in R&D, product development, or innovation.
• Proven experience in a leadership role, combining people management and technical responsibility.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of HW & SW engineers and consultants within Business R&D.
• Drive R&D strategies aligned with business objectives and technology roadmap.
• Oversee the full R&D lifecycle – from concept and design to testing and pilot implementation.

Skills

Leadership

Technical design

Stakeholder management

Multidisciplinary engineering

Education

MSc or PhD in Engineering

Job description

Business R&D Team Leader

In this role, you will take on a key position combining technical leadership and people management, with accountability for design ownership, technical quality, and long-term capability development within R&D. You will lead a cross‑functional team covering hardware, software, optical and mechanical engineering, ensuring strong technical direction and high product quality across the full lifecycle. This role is central to strengthening our R&D capabilities and supporting continued growth in a global, matrix organization.

How you’ll make an impact

• Lead and develop a team of HW & SW engineers and consultants within Business R&D
• Take ownership of technical design, quality, and long‑term sustainability of products
• Drive R&D strategies aligned with business objectives and technology roadmap
• Oversee the full R&D lifecycle – from concept and design to testing and pilot implementation
• Ensure strong architectural integrity and technical direction across projects
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across functions to integrate R&D outcomes into products
• Manage resources, priorities, and competence development in a matrix organization
• Support innovation, continuous improvement, and future capability building within the team

Your background

• MSc or PhD in Engineering or a related technical field
• 8–10+ years of experience in R&D, product development, or innovation
• Proven experience in a leadership role, combining people management and technical responsibility
• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary engineering environments (hardware, software, mechanical or optical)
• Experience working with full product lifecycle, including testing, verification, and industrialisation
• Ability to drive technical strategy while managing complexity in a global matrix organisation
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience in building teams, structures and ways of working is highly valued

What we offer

• Collective agreement
• Flexible working time
• Health care and wellness allowance
• Excellent career possibilities within Hitachi Energy both within Sweden and globally
• Mentor to support you throughout onboard phase
• Various trainings and education supporting employee development
• Diversified company with over 70 nationalities working in Sweden
• Supplementary compensation for parental leave
• Employee Benefit Portal with thousands of discounts and perks