R&D Power Transformer Engineer – Reliability & Failure Analysis (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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