GPG Engineering standardization expert

Location:
Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Job ID:
R0100849

Date Posted:
2025-10-08

Company Name:
HITACHI ENERGY INDIA LIMITED

Profession (Job Category):
Engineering & Science

Job Schedule:
Full time

Remote:
No

Job Description:

The opportunity

The GPG Standardization Lead will be responsible for defining and driving the standardization strategy across the Global Product Group (GPG). The GPG Standardization Lead will work closely with various business units, engineering teams, and supply chain departments to ensure the efficient implementation of standardization practices, which are critical to enhancing material availability, speeding up procurement processes, and leveraging economies of scale in a rapidly growing market.

How you’ll make an impact

• Develop and drive a comprehensive standardization strategy at the GPG level, in collaboration with business
• unit (BU) and regional HUBs.
• Ensure the strategy aligns with organizational goals and market demands. Enhance the standardization of parts by quantifying standardization and associated costs.
• Define criteria for standardization and criteria for new part creation in collaboration with engineering and supply chain teams
• Develop visual dashboards for engineering metrics such as Value Stream Mapping (VSM), capacity, quality,
• metrics
• Drive development of search tools, to improve reuse of existing parts and components; drive implementation in design platform of features related to standardization
• Create and maintain a specification and rules library based on customer profiles to drive standardization
• among factories.
• Agree on which items from PLM (windchill) to connect to design tools. Establish methods for quantifying, measuring, and improving standardization practices.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business

Your background

• Bachelor's / Master’s degree in Engineering is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in engineering with a focus on standardization.
• Proven track record in developing and implementing standardization strategies. Strong understanding of procurement processes and material management.
• Experience with engineering dashboards and metrics. Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Strategic thinking and planning.
• Familiarity with PLM software (PTC Windchill is preferred)
• Proficiency in standardization principles and practices. Knowledge of Value Stream Mapping (VSM) and other engineering metrics.
• Familiarity with GMR/Windchill and other design tools. Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required

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