R&D Team Lead – Hardware & Software Design

Hitachi Energy; Stockholms kommun; Hybrid; SEK 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Work-from-home allowances

Health care and wellness allowance

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Business R&D Team Leader to join our Control & Protection Design Organization. You will provide technical leadership and people management, owning design 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 in a global, matrix organization.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree 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 with full product lifecycle, including testing, verification, and industrialization.
• Ability to drive technical strategy while managing complexity in a global matrix organization.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in building teams, structures, and ways of working is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Leadership

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Product lifecycle

Education

Master’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Business R&D Team Leader to join our Control & Protection Design Organization. You will provide technical leadership and people management, owning design 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 in a global, matrix organization.