Join our team as a Supplier Quality Engineer!

Embrace Diversity and Innovation!

Hitachi Energy's Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service global product group is a world-leading provider of grid connections and power quality solutions that enable our customers to build a more sustainable, flexible and secure energy system. We leverage our long-standing technology leadership, vast integration expertise, huge installed base and global footprint to provide our customers with life-cycle value solutions at the lowest risk. Our customers are in the utility, renewables, industry, transportation, data centers and infrastructure sectors.

Our business in Europe has more than 1,000 skilled professionals focused on critical areas of expertise and is present in 16 countries.

At Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service business in Europe (HBUEU), diversity drives our culture of innovation and collaboration. Our leading technology and strong market position enable us to achieve growth targets in the energy transition across current and growing market segments such as hydrogen, data centers and e-mobility.

Join Our Team!

The opportunity

As the Supplier Quality Engineer, based in Oslo or Bergen (Norway), you will be coaching and managing suppliers according to organization quality standards and policies. Providing advice and training on quality protocols and conducting audits to ensure compliance with organization and applicable government standards. Resolving supplier problems related to quality, performance and service level. Identifying and certifying alternative suppliers to mitigate supply disruption. 

How you'll make an impact

• Support Category teams and local SCM teams within the supplier qualification process.

• Plan and lead, remote and/or onsite, supplier audits.

• Coordinate, monitor and report high-impact supplier nonconformances, driving supplier to identify the root cause and to establish appropriate process controls to prevent recurrence.

• Monitor and consolidate the supplier delivery and quality performance KPI’s.

• 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 degree in an Engineering-oriented discipline.

• Professional experience working in supplier quality.

• Well-developed auditing skills and experience. Lead Auditor certification is a plus.

• Excellent communication skills (written & verbal) in Norwegian and English.

• Expected 25% minimum travelling required.

Questions regarding the role can be directed to Carlos Miguel Machado de Sousa, carlos.sousa@hitachienergy.com

We only process applications that are registered electronically with relevant attachments. Hitachi Energy manages critical infrastructure and follows guidelines and statutory security requirements from Norwegian authorities in our hiring processes.

Please note that, in collaboration with Meditor AS, we conduct background checks on all candidates offered permanent employment at Hitachi Energy Norway, as well as suitability assessments based on the Energy Act.

If the position requires security clearance under the Security Act, you must be willing to provide relevant information.