R&D Team Leader/Manager - MACH IO Team

The opportunity
You will be leading a team of electronics and software developers that are working for the cutting-edge MACH platform. This team is part of the MACH Control and Protection team, which is in turn hosted by the GI MACH organization.

Our success is made possible by the dedication and competence of our people. Knowing this means we need leaders with a focus on developing and empowering their team and a dedication to the Hitachi Energy company values. We offer you an exciting and dynamic role with close collaboration with other departments and teams at Hitachi Energy globally.

How you'll make an impact

• Manage the IO team within MACH C&P of 12+ people.
• Main functions of the products that will be in your team responsibility are programmable I/O board used to control, monitoring and interlocking of breakers and other switches in the switchyard (HVDC apparatus)
• Your team will work on end-to-end boards development in Hardware, Software and FPGA design, starting with requirements management, prototype creation, risk management, testing up to serial production and maintenance.
• Proactively evolve with - and beyond - industry standards, quality, cybersecurity.
• Work with life cycle management, including obsolescence of components.
• Review & follow-up with the project team/stakeholders for the team's deliverables, as per the processes.
• Responsible for achieving KPI's for the team (e.g., On Time Delivery, Quality, Efficiency / Productivity etc.)
• Be part of the recruitment and onboarding process for the team members. Set and follow up on annual people's goals, time reporting, and salary review.

• The successful candidate shall have an M.Sc. or B.Sc. in Engineering or similar area, with background in hardware/software/embedded development or similar fields.
• At least 10 years of experience in R&D and a minimum of 5 years managing an R&D team.
• Experience in hardware development and hardware processes is required in this position.
• Ability to work in multi-cultural and multi-national teams.
• Readiness of mind, analytical thinking, flexibility & ability to act independently and on your own responsibility, resilience
• Experience on functional leadership is a plus (Technical Leader or Project Management roles)
• You are curious and interested in sustainability and the ongoing energy transition and want to work on key technologies to solve one of the biggest challenges for humanity today.
• You are a natural team player and enjoy collaborating with others, have a solution-oriented approach and strong communication skills.
• You bring a high level of self-motivation, curiosity and desire to learn about new technologies.
• As you will be part of a global business, fluency in written and spoken English is required.
• Prior knowledge of MACH platform or Control and Protection technologies is an advantage but not a must.
• You are a self-motivated and reliable team player with an independent and result-oriented working style, as well as having strong communicative and collaborative skills.
• Good intercultural sensitivity; training, coaching and mentoring skills.