Hitachi

Design to Value Engineer (Distribution Transformers)

Hitachi  •  Republic of Poland (Onsite)  •  4 months ago
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Job Description

Location:

Lodz, Lodz, Poland

Job ID:

R0116836

Date Posted:

2026-01-23

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY POLAND SP. Z O.O.

Profession (Job Category):

Quality Management

Job Schedule:

Full time

Remote:

No

The Opportunity:

Joining the Global Design to Value (DtV) team gives you a unique opportunity to influence the portfolio of Distribution, Dry, and Traction transformers within the Hitachi Energy product family. You will contribute to a methodology that emphasizes cross-functional collaboration and idea generation, driving product margin improvements. Leveraging your engineering and process expertise, you will lead and support analyses across the entire product value chain. Your responsibilities will include coordinating DtV activities in factories, facilitating idea-generation workshops, and supporting implementation and knowledge sharing within the Global Product Group. This is your chance to work in a truly diverse and global environment, expand your knowledge of Design to Value practices, and play a key role in transforming the transformers business.

How you'll make an impact:

  • Lead reverse engineering and benchmarking activities within the Design to Value (DtV) deployment for DTR transformers. Organize and facilitate cross-functional workshops and manage and continuously improve processes while coordinating activities across designated locations.
  • Drive DFMA (Design for Manufacturing and Assembly) initiatives by providing training on DFA and DFM concepts and conducting complex analyses to recommend improvements.
  • Coordinate, audit, and drive competitive product improvement efforts in collaboration with local and global teams.
  • Perform detailed product and process cost analyses with a strong understanding of cost drivers. Collect, analyse, and interpret product cost and technical data to support strategic decision-making.
  • Utilize all idea management tools within the DtV methodology to foster innovation and efficiency.
  • Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering. Higher formal education will be meriting. Trained/certified in Lean Six Sigma is a plus.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, product design, quality or related areas.
  • Strong command of English, enabling effective communication in an international environment.
  • Must be a team player. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are a must. Strong coaching skills to provide training and development for the organization.
  • Working knowledge of new product introduction, manufacturing processes, design for manufacturability, and design for assembly -- principles of DFMA are highly desired.
  • Demonstrated commitment to product and process improvement.
  • Change agent with strong credibility and influence in the organization. Demonstrated ability to motivate others and achieve results.
  • Willingness to travel.

More about us:

Bring your very own sense of pride and purpose as you help us drive forward the Fourth Industrial Revolution – creating a sustainable future for our planet, and your career. Join Hitachi Energy and harness the power of our diverse global network, as you collaborate with and learn from our world-class teams. Above all, challenge yourself every day. Let’s write the future, together.

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About Hitachi

Since its founding in 1910, Hitachi has responded to the expectations of society and its customers through technology and innovation. Our mission is to “Contribute to society through the development of superior, original technology and products.” Over the past 100+ years this commitment has led us to work towards creating a more sustainable society through our “Social Innovation Business”. We work to apply our expertise in information technology (IT), operational technology (OT), and a wide variety of products to advance social infrastructure systems and improve quality of life across the world.

Hitachi’s Social Innovation Business is centered around 5 growth sectors: Mobility, Smart Life, Industry, Energy, and IT. Globally, we have nearly 300,000 employees who are working to improve people’s quality of life and our customers’ social, environmental, and economic values to create a sustainable future. The challenges we face as a society are unprecedented, but so are the opportunities. Together, let’s start powering good.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Tokyo, JP
Year Founded
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