Location:Bad Honnef, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyJob ID: R0100795Date Posted:2025-09-01Company Name:HITACHI ENERGY LTDProfession (Job Category):Engineering &amp; 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&amp;D specialists, and software developers, and who can confidently navigate technical discussions across multiple domains.How you’ll make an impact<ul><li>Lead and develop a growing team of Domain Experts responsible for design platform specifications</li><li>Ensure that specifications are prepared in a timely manner and aligned with backlog priorities</li><li>Act as a key liaison between R&amp;D, engineering, and programming teams to ensure mutual understanding</li><li>Identify and remove roadblocks that hinder progress, escalating issues when necessary</li><li>Support the effort estimation process during prioritization and planning phases</li><li>Facilitate communication between programmers and Domain Experts to ensure clarity on design tool requirements</li><li>Represent the team in R&amp;D program management meetings and contribute to strategic discussions</li><li>Promote a culture of proactive problem-solving and continuous improvement  </li></ul>Your background<ul><li>Master’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering</li><li>Proven experience in leading technical teams or subject matter experts, ideally in transformer design</li><li>Strong understanding of transformer design processes and related design tools</li><li>Demonstrated ability to develop and manage technical specifications in collaboration with R&amp;D</li><li>Excellent communication and coordination skills across cross-functional teams</li><li>Ability to manage competing priorities and drive timely, high-quality execution</li></ul><h2>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 a <a href="https://www.hitachienergy.com/contact-us/general-inquiry?type=I+have+a+General+question">general inquiry form</a> on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.</h2><h2>This 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. </h2>

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Design Platform Domain Expert Manager (f/m/d)

Location:Bad Honnef, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyJob ID: R0100795Date Posted:2025-09-01Company Name:HITACHI ENERGY LTDProfession (Job Category):Engineering &amp; ScienceJob Schedule:&nbsp;Full timeRemote:NoJob Description:The opportunity &nbsp;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&amp;D specialists, and software developers, and who can confidently navigate technical discussions across multiple domains.How you’ll make an impact<ul><li>Lead and develop a growing team of Domain Experts responsible for design platform specifications</li><li>Ensure that specifications are prepared in a timely manner and aligned with backlog priorities</li><li>Act as a key liaison between R&amp;D, engineering, and programming teams to ensure mutual understanding</li><li>Identify and remove roadblocks that hinder progress, escalating issues when necessary</li><li>Support the effort estimation process during prioritization and planning phases</li><li>Facilitate communication between programmers and Domain Experts to ensure clarity on design tool requirements</li><li>Represent the team in R&amp;D program management meetings and contribute to strategic discussions</li><li>Promote a culture of proactive problem-solving and continuous improvement &nbsp;</li></ul>Your background<ul><li>Master’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering</li><li>Proven experience in leading technical teams or subject matter experts, ideally in transformer design</li><li>Strong understanding of transformer design processes and related design tools</li><li>Demonstrated ability to develop and manage technical specifications in collaboration with R&amp;D</li><li>Excellent communication and coordination skills across cross-functional teams</li><li>Ability to manage competing priorities and drive timely, high-quality execution</li></ul><h2>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 a <a href="https://www.hitachienergy.com/contact-us/general-inquiry?type=I+have+a+General+question">general inquiry form</a> on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.</h2><h2>This 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.&nbsp;</h2>

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