Hitachi America

Location:

Düsseldorf, Germany

Job ID:

R0100937

Date Posted:

2025-07-21

Company Name:

HITACHI EUROPE GMBH (GERMANY)

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule:

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

Hitachi is one of the world's leading companies in the electrical industry. Technical innovations for the future are our greatest challenge. The product range of our Group comprises more than 20,000 components and solutions. More than 325,000 employees help us to continuously develop international standards and distribute high-quality complex components and systems.

Within Hitachi’s Industrial cluster, ACG - Air Compressor Group - offers compressed air solutions and technology to the European market. In addition to serving the traditional industrial manufacturing Customers, we are engaged in providing superior Japanese technology to new applications, like e-mobility, medical, and renewables. ACG supplies compressed air technology from Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co. Ltd in Japan.

Application Engineer, EMEA Region (m/f/d) - Remote / Hybrid

Your Responsibilities:

The Applications Engineer is responsible for all aspects of engineering application development for assigned products. Provide support from identification of opportunity through the concept generation, quoting, product development and product validation stages and continue to provide technical support to the customer throughout the life of the product.

• Assist product management and commercial team in identifying applications and provide technical support on sales calls.
• Work with product management to identify how products will fit for specific applications.
• Participate in technical application presentations to educate and train distribution channel and customers.
• Complete specific customer application validation including with engineering.
• Provide technical support after award of business.
• Provide design guidance and training when necessary.
• Responsible for all product application development (feasibility, design studies, and deliverables as required)
• Support engineering department on specific projects to support the overall technical growth of the company.
• Participate with product management to evaluate technologies for the company by identifying potential new products and applications based on experience with customer requirements as well as exposure to other technologies.
• Assist in creating region and specific customer pricing, special pricing and competitor’s pricing benchmark
• Be the link between sales team and factory to customize products to meet the requirements. Assisting in getting the price adders and the creation of new BOMs.
• Support in the budgeting process for the EMEA region.
• Maintain the distributor sharepoint.

Your Skills:

We are looking for a team player, who is motivated to deliver great work aligning with the Hitachi vision. The role will be a mixture of remote-hybrid work with days in the Hitachi Office.

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and background:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• 3+ years experience in applications engineering with direct customer interaction.
• Experience with compressors/rotating equipment a plus.
• Knowledge of mechanical design principles.
• Experience in industrial manufacturing.
• Knowledge of inspection and measuring equipment techniques.
• Strong 3D CAD background and modeling experience preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Project management skills with emphasis on meeting deadlines.

Some of our Benefits:

In addition to a varied and responsible area of responsibility in an innovative market, we offer you an attractive salary package with flexible social benefits as well as:

• Generous vacation entitlement - with the option to purchase up to 5 days per year
• Company pension scheme with a fixed contribution from the employer
• Commuter and meal allowance for all office-based employees
• Cooperation benefits that offer special discounts on purchases, events, e-bikes, etc

Our Values:

We strive to create an inclusive environment for all employees and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

With Japanese roots dating back more than 100 years, our culture is based on our parent company's values, expressed in the Hitachi Spirit:

Wa - harmony, trust, respect

Makoto - sincerity, fairness, honesty, integrity

Kaitakusha-Seishin - pioneering spirit, challenge