R&D Team Manager

At Hitachi Energy our purpose is advancing a sustainable​ energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals and factories. Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation
We are looking for our new Research & Development (R&D) Manager to strengthen our team in HVDC, a business unit within Hitachi Energy. In this role you will lead a diverse group of engineers working in a dynamic environment, striving towards quality and on time delivery, while keeping safety and integrity in mind. This is an exciting role with close collaboration with different departments and teams at Hitachi Energy both locally and globally. You will work in the Embedded systems R&D team, responsible for FPGA and Embedded SW development in the MACH Platform.
Living Hitachi Energy Leadership Pillars as a leader to engage, develop, grow our people to enable connection to purpose, people, potential and performance.
We are interested to learn more about you and what you can contribute with so don’t hesitate to apply even though you don’t meet all requirements.
Your responsibilities
Lead, support and motivate a team of 20 experienced engineers.
Develop and drive continuous improvement activities to optimize processes, policies, procedures, and team effectiveness.
Working closely with customers to shape and deliver technical solutions and utilizing feedback to drive the delivery of innovative improvements and maintain high levels of customer satisfaction.
Maintain and develop great relationships with internal and external contacts.
Contribute to ensure that the cross functional teams are adequately resourced to meet business needs.
Budget responsibility and take ownership of managing business performance against agreed-upon financial targets.
Live Hitachi Energy’s Leadership Pillars as a leader which means live our vision, work together, deliver promises, and develop people.
In addition to the manager role, you will also be an active part in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) such as Epic Owner, Product Owner or similar.

Your background
As a leader you are inspirational, authentic, customer-focused, and empowering.
You have a Bachelor or Master’s in Engineering, preferably with an electronics development focus.
You have an interest in team management and development and it’s a merit if you have experience in leadership/management roles.
You have a solid understanding of FPGA and/or Embedded SW Development.
You are a curious person with the drive to challenge yourself and the organization for continuous development in both short and long term.
You are committed towards safe work practices and dedication to following all relevant workplace safety guidelines.
Experience with Agile development process is meriting, preferably within Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
As you will be part of a company that operates on a global arena, fluent in English is required.

More about us
Are you ready for a new exciting challenge? Does the above description sound like you? Welcome to apply before 28th of February! Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so don’t delay – apply today!
Recruiting manager Johan Warholm johan.warholm@hitachienergy.com will be happy to answer your questions regarding this position. Union representatives - Sveriges Ingenjörer: Torbjörn Wilund, +46 107-38 25 73; Unionen: Stefan Barkman, +46 107-38 33 04; Ledarna: Christer Fridlund, +46 107-38 29 12. All other questions should be directed to Talent Partner Petra Berggren, petra.berggren@hitachienergy.com
Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future. We are advancing the world’s energy system to become more sustainable, flexible and secure whilst balancing social, environmental and economic value. Hitachi Energy has a proven track record and unparalleled installed base in more than 140 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ around 38,000 people in 90 countries and generate business volumes of approximately $10 billion USD. www.hitachienergy.com