R&D team lead for Film Capacitors (f/m/d)

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High Voltage Products is a business unit within Hitachi Energy. The business unit develop, manufacture and market high voltage products for HVAC and HVDC systems, such as surge arresters, breakers, instrument transformers, capacitors, cooling systems and cable accessories. This position is devoted to the management of the developing team in Belgium working on product and process development of film capacitors.

• Lead the R&D team for film capacitors in the BE Technology Center, part of our Grid Components Technology Center (CH/BE/SE)
• Support the project managers and R&D engineers in the development of the next generation capacitors.
• Resource management and accountability of project regular reporting.
• Functional manager responsibility:
• Work with the global R&D team ensuring a knowledge sharing, timely and high-quality deliverables.
• Promote and foster a close collaboration with our Power Grids Research organization and with academia.
• Assure that ideas and models generated by the team are properly documented and registered.
• Make sure that the team is documenting results in the form of technical reports, presentations, IP etc.
• Living core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

• You have degree in dielectrics, HV physics and/or electrotechnology, PhD or MSc combined with work-life experience.
• Ideally 3 years working experience in the field of film capacitors, film metallization (product or process).
• Bonus if you also have working experience of modelling and characterization of HV capacitors and/or other HV devices with solid insulation.
• Sound analytical skills and experience with planning, conducting and analysis of experiments.
• Ability to also work in other technical areas, as for example: materials, insulation systems, thermal management, multiphysics integration.
• Experience in, or ability to develop, project management and technical leadership skills.
• Engaging people management skills
• Good communication skills (oral and written) and team worker.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.