Engineering Tools & Design Automation Engineer
Hitachi, Ltd.2 months ago
Raleigh, NC, USAMid Level
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and enhance engineering configurators, design automation tools, and digital engineering applications.
- Create and maintain product rules, calculations, configuration logic, engineering databases, templates, and automated workflows.
- Translate engineering requirements and product knowledge into scalable digital solutions.
- Support integration with CAD, PLM, ERP, and other enterprise systems.
- Validate and test engineering applications for accuracy, reliability, and product alignment.
- Develop technical documentation, training materials, and user guides, and provide technical support and training.
- Support New Product Introduction by deploying new products and engineering knowledge into configuration and automation systems.
- Contribute to Design to Value, product standardization, process optimization, cost reduction, data quality, and design governance initiatives.
- Support digital engineering roadmaps, best practices, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Experience developing, supporting, or enhancing engineering software tools, configurators, automation systems, or technical applications.
- Experience with CAD, PLM, ERP, product data management, or engineering configuration platforms.
- Working knowledge of Python, C#, VBA, SQL, JavaScript, or similar programming or scripting technologies.
- Experience with engineering calculations, product structures, configuration rules, technical specifications, or product development processes.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills, with the ability to work across engineering, manufacturing, IT, and business functions.
- Preferred experience with product configurators, design automation tools, CPQ systems, or rule-based engineering applications.
- Preferred experience with Creo, Windchill, SAP, database development, systems integration, reporting tools, or engineering data governance.
- Preferred experience with industrial products, power equipment, transformer components, manufacturing environments, Design to Value, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, DFM/DFA, or continuous improvement.
Benefits
- Full-time, non-remote position located in Alamo, Tennessee.
- Opportunities to innovate, grow, and build expertise within a global engineering organization.
- Inclusive, collaborative, and flexible work environment.
- Work supporting digital engineering capabilities, customer value, product quality, operational performance, and sustainable energy infrastructure.
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About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd. builds industrial, energy, rail, and digital systems for governments and enterprises, combining operational technology with IT, cloud, and data infrastructure services. Its portfolio spans power grids, factory automation, data centers, rail systems, and consulting delivered through units such as Hitachi Vantara, Hitachi Rail, and Hitachi Energy. Founded in 1910 and headquartered in Tokyo, it is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and operates globally across critical infrastructure markets.