Transformer Application Engineer

About the role

HITACHI ENERGY JAPAN, LTD. is looking for a Transformer Application Engineer based in Tokyo. The engineer acts as a trusted technical partner to customers, front-end sales and internal engineering teams, identifying the right transformer solutions and influencing specifications throughout the sales cycle. The primary market is Japan, and as part of the HUB APMEA Application Engineering team there are opportunities to contribute to customer engagements and business development in other allocated markets. The role combines customer engagement, application engineering, market development and cross-functional collaboration.

Key responsibilities

• Lead application engineering and business development for the transformer portfolio in Japan and other allocated regions, aligned with HUB APMEA priorities.
• Engage utilities, industrial customers, EPCs, consultants and sales teams to understand applications and technical requirements.
• Review customer specifications and tender requirements, identify technical and commercial risks and recommend compliant, competitive solutions.
• Influence specifications early by presenting technical value, sustainability, digital and lifecycle benefits.
• Provide technical support during tenders, negotiations, factory visits, acceptance testing and post-order issue resolution.
• Plan and deliver customer trainings, technical seminars, conference contributions and internal knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with product management, factories, tendering, engineering and R&D teams, and contribute to initiatives in other allocated markets.
• Track the transformer market plan and agreed activity indicators such as customer engagements, trainings, specifications influenced and opportunity pipeline.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, procedures and guidelines, and uphold safety and integrity.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical or power engineering; a master's degree or active membership in a recognised technical body is an advantage.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant transformer-industry experience in design, engineering, R&D, tendering, product management, sales, business development or project execution.
• Fluent professional Japanese and English, written and spoken, and willingness to travel within Japan and other allocated markets, around 50%.

Required skills

• Strong technical understanding of power and/or distribution transformers, their applications, customer specifications and the technical-commercial tendering process.
• Knowledge of Japanese and international transformer requirements, able to turn standards into solution recommendations.
• Ability to communicate complex engineering topics clearly and influence decisions without direct authority.
• Analytical, problem-solving, presentation and stakeholder-management skills.

What we offer

• Working hours 9:00-17:30 with a 1-hour break; flex time applies.
• Hybrid working style applicable.
• Insurance coverage (employment, industrial injury, health, pension), paid leave, bereavement, wedding, maternity, spousal maternity, parental and nursing care leave.