Global Product Specialist – Rail Infrastructure Transformers
Hitachi
full-time
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Location: 🇨🇭 Switzerland
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Work as part of the Global Product Group (GPG) Power Transformers and report to the Global Product Manager for Industrial & Specialty Transformers
- Collaborate with worldwide R&D centers, Hubs and local business teams to capture and translate customer requirements into product improvements and new product directions
- Analyze market situation, international standards, and customer requirements and perform competitor analyses to identify technical product gaps and competitiveness opportunities
- Manage technical specifications of Industrial and Specialty Power Transformers and support development of business cases for product development, transfer of technology, maintenance, and competitiveness with focus on Rail Infrastructure Transformers
- Collect and validate market technical data, support new product development by translating market requirements into product roadmap inputs
- Prepare and present technical communication materials for product launches and market positioning
- Keep engineering, operations, sales, and channels informed on market, competition, quality, configurations, and trends
- Support data quality improvement, participate in customer meetings, sales support, trade shows, and conferences on request
- Ensure appropriate training material for Industrial and Specialty transformers, particularly Rail Infrastructure Transformers, is available internally and externally
Requirements
- MSc or BSc Engineering degree
- Minimum 5 years of experience in transformer engineering and/or research & development
- Electrical design experience from working in a factory with production process and cost structure understanding
- Technical knowledge of transformer portfolio and knowledge in full or in part of the rail infrastructure transformers
- Proven ability to conduct market analysis and competitive assessments
- Ability to work collaboratively across cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Fluent English, experience with writing technical papers and/or reports