R&D Reliability Engineer - Quality for Transformer Failures (f/m/d)

Location:

Bad Honnef, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Job ID:

R0120804

Date Posted:

2026-03-12

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY GERMANY AG

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

The opportunity 

In this role you will be responsible for coordination and synchronization of activities that are contributing to bettering the Transformer as a product from technology perspective. Your focus will be management and contribution towards Test Failure analysis investigations and improvement coordination on a Global level with company domain experts and Quality operations functions. You will also build up and propose a program for increasing the Reliability of our transformers in the future. 

 

How you’ll make an impact
 

• Test failure database and software maintenance

• Report handling, communication of resolution and oversight from technology perspective on improvement actions

• Root cause analysis and improvements of processes  

• Defining the strategy and process for reliability execution in transformers 

• Exploring and improving Risk Analysis techniques, product and process testing, Failure Mode Effect Analysis, and field data analysis 

• Adapting quality tools and methods for technology oversight in Power Transformers 

• Support during failure analysis

• Follow up on defined failure containment and preventive actions

 

Your background 
 

• Successful study (Bachelor or Masters) in Electrical Engineering – alternatively a comparable technical education 

• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in Designing Power Transformers 

• Experience in Quality functions will be beneficial

• Experience in Transformer Service will be beneficial

• Project Management experience will be an advantage

• Willing to work in remote and diverse environment

• Very good communication skills combined with knowledge of English language that will allow effective communication

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