Business R&D Team Leader (Professionals)

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Virginia; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking an R&D Project Manager in Bland, Virginia to lead development of dry-type transformer technologies. You will own projects from concept through implementation, collaborating with engineers, manufacturing teams, customers and academic partners.

This role blends technical leadership with program management, ensuring compliance with external and internal regulations while driving innovation and sustainable energy solutions for a global customer base.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Experience leading technical or product development projects.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Lead R&D projects from concept through implementation.
• Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, customers, and academic partners.
• Ensure compliance with external and internal regulations and guidelines.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering

Job description

Business R&D Team Leader (Professionals)

Are you ready to shape the future of energy technology? Join Hitachi Energy as an R&D Project Manager and become part of a globally connected technology community driving innovation in dry-type transformer solutions. Based in Bland, Virginia, you will lead exciting research and development projects that support the advancement of sustainable, high-performance transformer technologies used around the world.

As a key member of our R&D team, you will take ownership of projects from concept through implementation, collaborating with experts across engineering, manufacturing, customers, and academic partners. This is an opportunity to combine technical expertise, project leadership, and innovation to deliver solutions that make a real impact on the energy transition. Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.

If you thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoy turning ideas into reality, and are motivated by continuous learning and innovation, this role offers the perfect platform to advance your career while helping build a more sustainable energy future.

The opportunity

Are you ready to shape the future of energy technology? Join Hitachi Energy as an R&D Project Manager and become part of a globally connected technology community driving innovation in dry-type transformer solutions. Based in Bland, Virginia, you will lead exciting research and development projects that support the advancement of sustainable, high-performance transformer technologies used around the world.

As a key member of our R&D team, you will take ownership of projects from concept through implementation, collaborating with experts across engineering, manufacturing, customers, and academic partners. This is an opportunity to combine technical expertise, project leadership, and innovation to deliver solutions that make a real impact on the energy transition. Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.

If you thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoy turning ideas into reality, and are motivated by continuous learning and innovation, this role offers the perfect platform to advance your career while helping build a more sustainable energy future.

How you'll make an impact

• Lead and deliver R&D projects for new and enhanced dry-type transformer technologies.
• Drive project execution from planning through implementation, ensuring quality, timing, and technical excellence.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives and milestones.
• Develop and maintain effective project communication plans and stakeholder engagement strategies.
• Manage project scope, schedules, risks, and change requests to support successful outcomes.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including customers, research institutions, and universities.
• Support the implementation of developed technologies within factories and customer delivery projects.
• Identify market needs and contribute to future product development strategies and partnership opportunities.

Your background

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or another relevant technical discipline.
• Experience leading technical or product development projects using established project management methodologies and tools.
• Knowledge of transformer technology or transformer design is an advantage.
• Strong communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to drive improvements, manage change, and work collaboratively across diverse teams.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken, with a proactive, creative, and solution-oriented mindset.

More about us

• Join a global leader committed to advancing sustainable energy solutions and enabling the clean energy transition.
• Grow your career through international collaboration, continuous learning, and access to world-class technology expertise.
• Be part of an inclusive and diverse culture where innovation, personal development, and meaningful impact are encouraged every day.

Location Bland, Virginia, United States of America

Job type Full time

Work arrangement On-Site

Experience Management

Job function Engineering & Science

Contract Regular

Publication date 2026-11-03

Reference number R0137494

About Hitachi Energy

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.

Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer committed to encouraging inclusion in the workplace.

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