Electrical Engineer

Location:

Hefei, Anhui, China

Job ID:

R0145385

Date Posted:

2026-09-20

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY HEFEI TRANSFORMER CO., LTD.

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

The opportunity:

Hitachi Energy Transformer Business Unit in Greater China operates across 55 cities, employs over 1,900 staff, and manages 5 transformer manufacturing plants. More than 90% of its sales come from locally manufactured products. We offer a comprehensive portfolio of Transformers Products, Solutions and Services.  Transformers are essential in all electricity-related fields and applications, including power generation, transmission and distribution, oil, chemical and gas, industrial manufacturing, semiconductor and data centers, as well as building and transportation sectors. 
Nearly half of our white-collar workforce comprises employees in engineering and scientific fields. Internally, we have targeted talent development programs for employees at different stages of their career development to build skills and competencies, foster training, support people to own career development, scale up organization for growth and execution. Create and modify designs of equipment including standard specifications for manufacturing for assignments classified as low to medium complexity by applying standard concepts.

How you’ll make an impact

1. You will lead the creation and development of design specifications, models, and engineering artifacts, conduct design reviews and verifications, making necessary modifications, ensure designs meet all relevant standards and regulations, provide technical support in reviewing and understanding contract requirements related to design projects, ensure design milestones are met, and projects are delivered on time including monitor project progress and adjust as needed, conduct risk assessments, identify potential risks, and develop mitigation strategies, identify opportunities for design improvements and innovation.

2. You will regularly interact with customers to understand their needs and incorporate, feedback into design improvements, ensure customer requirements are accurately, captured and addressed in the design process, work closely with the supply chain team to ensure designs are manufacturable and cost-effective, evaluate and select materials and components, balancing cost, quality, and performance.

3. You will prepare and maintain comprehensive documentation, including design calculations, technical reports, and manuals to support engineering processes, use standard processes and tools, assist in developing new processes and tools for reuse of technical solutions, ensure that designs comply with industry standards, safety regulations, and organizational policies, identify and implement design improvements based on feedback, test results, and

industry best practices to enhance quality and efficiency.

4. You will assist the HR team in handling daily routine administrative work, cooperate with team members to complete various temporary work arrangements, and provide comprehensive auxiliary support for the daily operation of the human resources department.

5. You will lead the creation and development of design specifications, models, and engineering artifacts, conduct design reviews and verifications and implement necessary modifications, ensure design milestones are met, and projects are delivered on time, conduct risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies, identify opportunities for design improvements, regularly interact with customers to understand their needs and incorporate feedback, work closely with the supply chain team to ensure manufacturability and cost-effectiveness, evaluate and select materials and components, foster a collaborative and innovative team environment and assist in reviewing and understanding contract technical requirements related to design projects

6. You will be responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

7. Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

1. Degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or a related field.

2. Minimum 2 to 5 years of experience in design engineering.

3. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

5. Proficiency in both spoken & and written English language is required.

More about us
We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefit programs to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us – in work and out. For this role, depending on grade and experience, we offer the following employee benefits (subject to the respective plan rules):

1. Up to 30 days full paid leaves per year
2. Flexible Benefit program (Supplementary Pensions included)
3. Medical Insurance (outpatient and inpatient)
4. Long service awards
5. Flexible Working (subject to role)

Are you ready for an exciting new challenge? Does the above description sound like you? Welcome  Our selection process is continuous, and the position may be closed before the advertisement expires. So, if you are interested – don’t delay, apply today!  All other questions can be directed to Talent Acquisition Partner: Cherry Zhang, WeChat: cherryzhang2023.

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