Digital Design Capability Architect/Lead | Vaesteras, Sweden

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Västerås kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is seeking a Digital Design Capability Architect/Lead to establish and evolve its Digital Design capability across CAD, Electronic Design, BIM and related engineering tools, enabling a connected digital thread between design tools, PLM, data and downstream business processes.

You will collaborate with engineering teams, architects, product owners and stakeholders to define standards, reusable design frameworks and governance, driving adoption of modern digital engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, CS, IT, or related discipline.
• Experience with CAD, PLM, BIM, EDA or related digital engineering platforms.
• Understanding of product development, data and configuration management.
• Experience with digital thread concepts linking design, manufacturing, and enterprise systems.
• Knowledge of PLM solutions such as Teamcenter or similar.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to translate requirements into practical solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience in Agile, DevOps or continuous improvement is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive the implementation and continuous improvement of Digital Design capabilities across CAD, Electronic Design, BIM, and other engineering applications.
• Define, maintain, promote engineering standards, templates, libraries and best practices for scalable product development.
• Support 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.
• Act as 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.

Skills

CAD

Electronic Design

BIM

PLM

Engineering data management

Configuration management

Agile methodologies

DevOps

Digital transformation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline

Tools

Teamcenter

Job description

Digital Design Capability Architect/Lead

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.

You will work closely with engineering teams, architects, product owners, and business stakeholders to define standards, improve engineering processes, establish reusable design frameworks, and drive adoption of modern digital engineering practices. You will help enable configurable and customizable product development while improving data quality, reuse, traceability, and collaboration across the product lifecycle.

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