Digital Design Capability Architect/Lead

Hitachi Energy; Västerås kommun; On-site; SEK 1,100,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collective agreement

Flexible hours

Healthcare allowance

Career growth

Mentor program

Training support

Diversity & inclusion

Parental leave benefits

Employee discounts

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Digital Design Capability Architect/Lead to establish and evolve the Digital Design Capability across CAD, Electronic Design, BIM and related tools. You will drive an integrated digital thread linking design tools, PLM platforms, engineering data, and downstream processes.

You will define standards, templates and reusable libraries, improve data flow between CAD and PLM, collaborate with engineering, manufacturing and IT to boost efficiency and design reuse, and lead

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• Experience with CAD, PLM, BIM, simulation, or related digital engineering platforms.
• Knowledge of product development, data management, configuration management, and digital transformation.

Responsibilities

• Drive the implementation and continuous improvement of Digital Design capabilities across CAD, Electronic Design, BIM and other engineering applications.
• Define, maintain, and promote engineering standards, templates, and reusable libraries for scalable product development.
• Support the development of an integrated digital thread by improving data flow and interoperability between CAD systems, PLM platforms, and other enterprise applications.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and IT teams to improve engineering efficiency and design reuse.
• Define solution architectures, governance models, and capability roadmaps for engineering digitalization initiatives.
• Contribute to pilot programs, proofs-of-concept, and global deployment activities that demonstrate business value.
• Act as a trusted advisor on engineering processes, digital design tools, product structures, configuration management, and lifecycle management.
• Support training, change management, and adoption activities to ensure successful implementation.

Skills

CAD

PLM

BIM

Electronic Design

Simulation

Data management

Configuration management

Digital transformation

Agile/DevOps

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering/CS/IT

Tools

Teamcenter

Job description

The Opportunity

As a Digital Design Capability Architect/Lead, you will play a key role in establishing and evolving Hitachi Energy's Digital Design Capability across engineering domains including CAD, Electronic Design, BIM, and related engineering tools. The role focuses on creating an integrated engineering ecosystem enabled by a strong digital thread connecting design tools, PLM platforms, engineering data, and downstream business processes.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Drive the implementation and continuous improvement of Digital Design capabilities across CAD, Electronic Design, BIM, and other engineering applications.
• Define, maintain, and promote engineering standards, templates, reusable libraries, and best practices that support scalable product development.
• Support the development of an integrated digital thread by improving data flow and interoperability between CAD systems, PLM platforms, and other enterprise applications.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and IT teams to improve engineering efficiency, increase design reuse, and reduce rework.
• Participate in defining solution architectures, governance models, support structures, and capability roadmaps for engineering digitalization initiatives.
• Contribute to pilot programs, proof‑of‑concepts, and global deployment activities that demonstrate business value and support long‑term capability growth.
• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders by providing expertise in engineering processes, digital design tools, product structures, configuration management, and lifecycle management.
• Support training, change management, and adoption activities to ensure successful implementation of new ways of working.

Your Background

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• Experience working with engineering applications such as CAD, PLM, Electronic Design, BIM, simulation, or related digital engineering platforms.
• Good understanding of product development processes, engineering data management, configuration management, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience with engineering integrations and digital thread concepts connecting design, engineering, manufacturing, and enterprise systems.
• Knowledge of PLM solutions such as Teamcenter or similar product lifecycle management platforms is highly desirable.
• Great analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to translate business requirements into practical and scalable solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to collaborate across global and cross‑functional teams.
• Experience working in Agile, DevOps, or continuous improvement environments is considered an advantage.
• A passion for improving engineering efficiency through standardization, automation, innovation, and digitalization.

More About Us

• Collective agreement
• Flexible working time
• Health care and wellness allowance
• Fantastic 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 discounts and perks