Manufacturing Engineer

Hitachi•South Boston, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer leads the definition, planning, and execution of strategic capital investment projects that improve factory capacity, quality, productivity, and safety. Working across engineering, production, quality, maintenance, and external partners, the role delivers manufacturing solutions that support business objectives and factory growth. The position is responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines. The role also drives operational excellence and continuous improvement through capital projects, new technologies, automation, controls, and digitalization initiatives. The engineer leads projects from concept through implementation, coordinating equipment procurement, installation, commissioning, testing, and project governance.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
At least 2 years of experience managing capital projects in a manufacturing, industrial, or engineering environment.
Experience leading equipment installation, automation, controls, or manufacturing technology projects.
Strong project management, stakeholder management, and vendor coordination skills.
Knowledge of manufacturing processes, safety standards, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Excellent communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

Lead capital expenditure projects from concept through implementation, delivering against safety, quality, budget, and schedule objectives.
Drive initiatives supporting Cost-Out, Design-to-Value (DtV), quality improvements, and capacity expansion.
Define equipment and system requirements with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
Manage equipment procurement, vendor relationships, technical reviews, and project execution activities.
Plan and support shutdown activities, including installation and commissioning of new equipment.
Lead Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) to validate equipment performance and operational readiness.
Drive project governance through Tier meetings, action plans, STECO reviews, and regular capital expenditure portfolio reviews.
Lead automation, controls, and digitalization initiatives and identify best practices across Hitachi Energy manufacturing sites.
Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.