Location:
Bad Honnef, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyJob ID:
R0100795Date Posted:
2025-09-01Company Name:
HITACHI ENERGY LTDProfession (Job Category):
Engineering & ScienceJob Schedule:
Full timeRemote:
NoJob Description:
The opportunity
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Design platform’s domain Expert Manager to lead our team of Domain Experts. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the timely preparation of specifications for programmers according to backlog priorities, eliminating roadblocks, and supporting effort definition during the prioritization process.
This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of our design platform by fostering collaboration across departments, improving communication flows, and ensuring that technical specifications are well understood and effectively implemented. The role requires someone who is comfortable engaging with engineers, R&D specialists, and software developers, and who can confidently navigate technical discussions across multiple domains.
How you’ll make an impact
Lead and develop a growing team of Domain Experts responsible for design platform specifications
Ensure that specifications are prepared in a timely manner and aligned with backlog priorities
Act as a key liaison between R&D, engineering, and programming teams to ensure mutual understanding
Identify and remove roadblocks that hinder progress, escalating issues when necessary
Support the effort estimation process during prioritization and planning phases
Facilitate communication between programmers and Domain Experts to ensure clarity on design tool requirements
Represent the team in R&D program management meetings and contribute to strategic discussions
Promote a culture of proactive problem-solving and continuous improvement
Your background
Master’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering
Proven experience in leading technical teams or subject matter experts, ideally in transformer design
Strong understanding of transformer design processes and related design tools
Demonstrated ability to develop and manage technical specifications in collaboration with R&D
Excellent communication and coordination skills across cross-functional teams
Ability to manage competing priorities and drive timely, high-quality execution
Top Skills
What We Do
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.
