TrafoSchool is our global learning and development team for engineering. We focus on building skills, expertise, and career paths for engineers across all locations. The team works closely with business, engineering experts, and external partners to design how people learn, grow, and develop in a global environment. TrafoSchool is about more than training delivery; it is about creating structured development, building competence, and shaping the future of engineering capabilities.
Position
Training & Development Senior Professional (Materials)
Location
Poland / Spain / Italy / Germany (preferable near one of our factories)
Responsibilities
- Define competency expectations per material with GMR, align with standards, engineering, and manufacturing needs; ensure consistency across HUBs and factories.
- Maintain competency matrices for materials experts; define skill levels and validation criteria; assess current vs. required competencies and identify gaps.
- Use PLM Windchill as the reference for materials data; align competencies, training, and certifications with approved documentation; ensure consistent usage across stakeholders.
- Define development paths and training structure (internal, suppliers, labs, external); manage providers and establish certification schemes.
- Plan and execute training and certifications in line with TrafoSchool standards; track completion and readiness.
- Track KPIs on competencies, training, and certification coverage. Report gaps, risks, and improvements while supporting local execution.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
- Strong background in materials engineering including qualification, insulation systems, testing, standardization, or reliability.
- Experience working with factories, materials experts, laboratories, or suppliers.
- Experience in skills and competence mapping or structured capability development.
- Experience coordinating technical training and certification programs.
- Working knowledge of PLM systems (i.e. Windchill) from a materials and documentation perspective.
- Fluent English.
Benefits
We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us, in work and outside of work.
- Applicable only for Poland locations, align with local law regulations.
Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives. With over a century in pioneering mission‑critical technologies like high‑voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand while decarbonizing the power system. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD.
