Design Automation Engineer - Digital Tools & Configurators

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Alamo (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking an Engineering Tools & Design Automation Engineer to transform how transformer components are designed, configured, and delivered.

You will contribute to developing, maintaining, and improving engineering configuration tools, design automation systems, and digital engineering processes across our North America Transformer Components portfolio. You’ll collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, product management, and IT teams to boost efficiency, standardize

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Experience developing, supporting, or enhancing engineering software tools, configurators, automation systems, or technical applications.
• Experience with CAD, PLM, ERP, product data management, or engineering configuration platforms.
• Proficiency in programming or scripting languages such as Python, C#, VBA, SQL, JavaScript, or similar technologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills translating engineering requirements into practical digital solutions.
• Ability to work across engineering, manufacturing, IT, and business functions.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Self-driven, collaborative, and results-oriented work style.
• Preferred: experience with product configurators, design automation tools, CPQ systems, or rule-based engineering applications.
• Preferred: Creo, Windchill, SAP or similar platforms.
• Preferred: experience supporting industrial products, power equipment, transformer components, or manufacturing environments.
• Preferred: DtV, Lean, Six Sigma, DFM/DFA, or continuous improvement methodologies.
• Preferred: database development, systems integration, reporting tools, or engineering data governance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance engineering configurators, design automation tools, and digital engineering applications.
• Create and maintain product rules, calculations, configuration logic, engineering databases, templates, and automated workflows.
• Collaborate with product experts to capture engineering knowledge and translate requirements into scalable digital solutions.
• Improve engineering productivity through automation, standardization, digitalization, and process improvements.
• Support integration of engineering tools with CAD, PLM, ERP, and other enterprise systems.
• Validate and test engineering applications for accuracy and reliability.
• Develop technical documentation and training materials for engineering systems.
• Provide training and support to engineering teams using design tools and configurators.
• Support NPI activities by deploying new products and engineering knowledge into configurations.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Communication

Collaborative

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related

Tools

Creo

Windchill

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking an Engineering Tools & Design Automation Engineer to transform how transformer components are designed, configured, and delivered.

You will contribute to developing, maintaining, and improving engineering configuration tools, design automation systems, and digital engineering processes across our North America Transformer Components portfolio. You’ll collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, product management, and IT teams to boost efficiency, standardize