R&D Project Manager IDC

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Join our R&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 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&D product management supply chain management procurement quality manufacturing operations validation and finance to keep commitments transparent and achievable.

How youll make an impact:

Lead end-to-end execution of complex R&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 Energys core values of safety and integrity which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business

Your background

Bachelors or masters 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&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&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.

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