Location:Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJob ID: R0141315Date Posted:2026-09-03Company Name:HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITEDProfession (Job Category):Engineering &amp; ScienceJob Schedule: Full timeRemote:NoJob Description:The opportunity:Join our R&amp;D team and lead the planning, governance, and execution of complex product-development programs for high-power conversion platforms used in renewable-energy, energy-storage, and other demanding industrial applications. You will work in a global, cross-functional environment spanning multiple technical workstreams, functions, locations, and suppliers. In this role, you will translate program objectives into executable project plans with clear scope, deliverables, milestones, resources, budgets, dependencies, risks, and decision points. You will work closely with R&amp;D, product management, supply chain management, procurement, quality, manufacturing, operations, validation, and finance to keep commitments transparent and achievable.How you’ll make an impact:• Lead end-to-end execution of complex R&amp;D product-development projects from initiation through development, validation, industrialization, release, and closure, owning scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones, assumptions, constraints, and acceptance criteria.• Translate the product roadmap into an integrated project plan covering engineering, prototypes, documentation, validation, certification, procurement, industrialization, manufacturing readiness, and release, and maintain the associated schedules, work packages, resource and cost plans, risk registers, and action trackers.• Ensure every major deliverable has a named owner, target date, required inputs, dependencies, and review criteria, and coordinate work across electrical, mechanical, power electronics, controls, embedded software, validation, cybersecurity, certification, industrialization, quality, and manufacturing workstreams, and across global engineering centers, factories, laboratories, and suppliers.• Monitor progress against the approved project baseline and initiate recovery actions when scope, cost, schedule, quality, resource, or delivery commitments are at risk.• Establish and run the project governance model, including core-team meetings, workstream reviews, risk reviews, steering-committee reviews, gate reviews, and management escalations.Plan and coordinate project gates in line with applicable product-development and new product introduction processes, ensuring the required technical, financial, quality, regulatory, validation, industrialization, and business deliverables are available, and track resulting conditions and actions through closure.• Own the complete project budget covering internal labor, external engineering, prototypes, materials, equipment, testing, certification, travel, and services, managed in the applicable project portfolio and financial reporting tools.• Maintain approved budget, actual cost, commitments, forecast-to-complete, and expected final cost, prepare monthly cost forecasts, analyze deviations, and identify overruns, unused budget, incorrect cost allocations, and funding gaps early; prepare additional-funding and budget-change requests with a clear explanation of business need, scope, timing, alternatives, and project impact, and ensure reported financials are consistent with the approved project-reporting system.Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable safety, integrity, quality, cybersecurity, regulatory, financial, and procurement requirements, as well as internal procedures and guidelines.• 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 businessYour background• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, or a related discipline.• At least 8 years of experience in R&amp;D project management, product development, engineering project management, new product introduction, or complex technology programs, including multidisciplinary projects spanning multiple engineering functions and organizational locations. • Experience managing product-development projects from initiation through prototype development, validation, industrialization, release, and closure.• Strong knowledge of project planning, scheduling, work-package management, resource planning, risk management, change control, and project governance.• Experience managing project budgets, actual cost, commitments, forecasts, and financial deviations, with hands-on use of project portfolio, cost-management, or financial-reporting systems.• Practical experience coordinating timesheets, project codes, work-package charging, planned versus actual effort, and resource forecasts.• Experience coordinating procurement and supply-chain activities for R&amp;D materials, prototypes, components, test equipment, engineering services, or capital equipment, including tracking purchase requisitions, purchase orders, supplier commitments, delivery schedules, goods receipt, and invoices.• Experience preparing and presenting project updates for steering committees, project gates, management reviews, finance, and senior stakeholders, and a strong understanding of gated product-development and new product introduction processes.Accessibility and reasonable accommodationQualified 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. 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. Use of Al and automated tools in recruitmentAs 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. Candidate data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection and employment laws as well as <a href="https://www.hitachi.com/en-us/gdpr">Hitachi's Global Data Privacy Notice.</a> Background Screening and Security ChecksAs part of the hiring process, Hitachi Energy conducts pre-employment background checks that may include verification of employment history, education, criminal records, and other relevant information, in accordance with applicable laws.For certain roles—particularly those involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security-sensitive functions—additional or more comprehensive background or security screenings may be required. These may include, but are not limited to, enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews (where legally permissible), sanctions screening, or other due diligence measures aligned with the responsibilities of the position.The scope and depth of any background or security review will be determined based on the nature of the role and business necessity, and will always be conducted in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Candidates will be notified and, where required, asked to provide consent prior to the initiation of any such checks.

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R&D Project Manager - IDC

Location:Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJob ID: R0141315Date Posted:2026-09-03Company Name:HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITEDProfession (Job Category):Engineering &amp; ScienceJob Schedule: Full timeRemote:NoJob Description:The opportunity:Join our R&amp;D team and lead the planning, governance, and execution of complex product-development programs for high-power conversion platforms used in renewable-energy, energy-storage, and other demanding industrial applications. You will work in a global, cross-functional environment spanning multiple technical workstreams, functions, locations, and suppliers. In this role, you will translate program objectives into executable project plans with clear scope, deliverables, milestones, resources, budgets, dependencies, risks, and decision points. You will work closely with R&amp;D, product management, supply chain management, procurement, quality, manufacturing, operations, validation, and finance to keep commitments transparent and achievable.How you’ll make an impact:• Lead end-to-end execution of complex R&amp;D product-development projects from initiation through development, validation, industrialization, release, and closure, owning scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones, assumptions, constraints, and acceptance criteria.• Translate the product roadmap into an integrated project plan covering engineering, prototypes, documentation, validation, certification, procurement, industrialization, manufacturing readiness, and release, and maintain the associated schedules, work packages, resource and cost plans, risk registers, and action trackers.• Ensure every major deliverable has a named owner, target date, required inputs, dependencies, and review criteria, and coordinate work across electrical, mechanical, power electronics, controls, embedded software, validation, cybersecurity, certification, industrialization, quality, and manufacturing workstreams, and across global engineering centers, factories, laboratories, and suppliers.• Monitor progress against the approved project baseline and initiate recovery actions when scope, cost, schedule, quality, resource, or delivery commitments are at risk.• Establish and run the project governance model, including core-team meetings, workstream reviews, risk reviews, steering-committee reviews, gate reviews, and management escalations.Plan and coordinate project gates in line with applicable product-development and new product introduction processes, ensuring the required technical, financial, quality, regulatory, validation, industrialization, and business deliverables are available, and track resulting conditions and actions through closure.• Own the complete project budget covering internal labor, external engineering, prototypes, materials, equipment, testing, certification, travel, and services, managed in the applicable project portfolio and financial reporting tools.• Maintain approved budget, actual cost, commitments, forecast-to-complete, and expected final cost, prepare monthly cost forecasts, analyze deviations, and identify overruns, unused budget, incorrect cost allocations, and funding gaps early; prepare additional-funding and budget-change requests with a clear explanation of business need, scope, timing, alternatives, and project impact, and ensure reported financials are consistent with the approved project-reporting system.Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable safety, integrity, quality, cybersecurity, regulatory, financial, and procurement requirements, as well as internal procedures and guidelines.• 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 businessYour background• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, or a related discipline.• At least 8 years of experience in R&amp;D project management, product development, engineering project management, new product introduction, or complex technology programs, including multidisciplinary projects spanning multiple engineering functions and organizational locations. • Experience managing product-development projects from initiation through prototype development, validation, industrialization, release, and closure.• Strong knowledge of project planning, scheduling, work-package management, resource planning, risk management, change control, and project governance.• Experience managing project budgets, actual cost, commitments, forecasts, and financial deviations, with hands-on use of project portfolio, cost-management, or financial-reporting systems.• Practical experience coordinating timesheets, project codes, work-package charging, planned versus actual effort, and resource forecasts.• Experience coordinating procurement and supply-chain activities for R&amp;D materials, prototypes, components, test equipment, engineering services, or capital equipment, including tracking purchase requisitions, purchase orders, supplier commitments, delivery schedules, goods receipt, and invoices.• Experience preparing and presenting project updates for steering committees, project gates, management reviews, finance, and senior stakeholders, and a strong understanding of gated product-development and new product introduction processes.Accessibility and reasonable accommodationQualified 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. 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. Use of Al and automated tools in recruitmentAs 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. Candidate data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection and employment laws as well as <a href="https://www.hitachi.com/en-us/gdpr">Hitachi's Global Data Privacy Notice.</a> Background Screening and Security ChecksAs part of the hiring process, Hitachi Energy conducts pre-employment background checks that may include verification of employment history, education, criminal records, and other relevant information, in accordance with applicable laws.For certain roles—particularly those involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security-sensitive functions—additional or more comprehensive background or security screenings may be required. These may include, but are not limited to, enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews (where legally permissible), sanctions screening, or other due diligence measures aligned with the responsibilities of the position.The scope and depth of any background or security review will be determined based on the nature of the role and business necessity, and will always be conducted in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Candidates will be notified and, where required, asked to provide consent prior to the initiation of any such checks.

R&D Project Manager - IDC

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