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Reporting to the TC Quality Manager, you will partner closely with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and certification teams to ensure products are designed, validated, and released in full compliance with internal processes and external standards.\nThis role is ideal for a hands-on quality professional with a strong engineering mindset who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative, and international R&D environment. Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.\nHow You’ll Make an Impact\nLead quality execution across NPI projects, from concept and feasibility through product qualification, certification, and release, ensuring milestones, deliverables, verification, and validation requirements are met.\nIntegrate quality requirements into project planning, ensuring quality objectives are clearly defined, understood, and embedded throughout all development phases for new and existing products.\nDrive proactive quality risk management, facilitating DFMEA, PFMEA, Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and reliability assessments; define critical-to-quality (CTQ) characteristics and support development of Quality Control Plans.\nSupport and coordinate internal and external audits, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001, ensuring audit readiness, tracking findings, and driving timely closure of corrective actions.\nLead Root Cause Analyses (RCA) related to NPI issues, problem reports, and design changes, implementing effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).\nMonitor project quality performance, identify gaps in quality planning or execution, capture lessons learned, and proactively recommend improvements to strengthen future projects and processes.\nYour Background\nBachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Quality Engineering (or related field).\nExperience in the electro-mechanical industry, preferably with medium-or high-voltage electrical equipment for substations.\nStrong understanding of Quality Management Systems and structured NPI frameworks (e.g., Stage-Gate, APQP).\nPractical experience with FMEA, DFM/DFA, PPAP, RCA, and other core quality tools.\nLean Six Sigma Yellow Belt preferred.\nProven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional and international teams.\nProactive, analytical, and solution-oriented mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.\nMore about us\nWe are committed to inspiring the next era of sustainable energy and empowering societies to thrive.\n\nWe invest deeply in our people, technology and global footprint to drive innovation and long-term growth.\n\nYou’ll join an organization that values development, supports career progression and fosters a culture of safety, integrity and collaboration.\n\nEqual Employment Opportunity (EEO)-Females/Minorities/ProtectedVeterans/Individuals with Disabilities\n\nEqual Employment Opportunity\nHitachi is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, including females, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals\nwith disabilities.\nAccessibility and reasonable accommodation\nProtected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing ageneral inquiry formon our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.\nThis accommodation channel is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response.\nUse of Al and automated tools in recruitment\nAs part of our recruitment process, Hitachi Energy uses digital and automated tools, including Al-supported solutions, to assist with activities such as application screening, job matching, and interview scheduling. These tools are designed to support our recruiters and do not replace human decision-making. 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