Global Component Data Lead – Electronics

Location:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Job ID:

R0125450

Date Posted:

2026-05-18

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Profession (Job Category):

Customer Service & Contact Center Operations

Job Schedule:

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

The opportunity:

Hitachi Energy is strengthening its ownership of electronic component data to enable transparency, lifecycle governance, and supply chain risk mitigation across its global portfolio. As Global Component Data Lead – Electronics, you will beresponsible for creating and governing a single, Hitachi Energy–owned source of truth for electronic components.This role establishes end-to-end control of component BOMs (cBOM), Approved Manufacturer Lists (AML), lifecycle status, multisourcing, and spend visibility, bridging R&D, Product Management, Supply Chain, and EMS partners. The role acts as the functional owner of component intelligence, forming the foundation for a future PLM-based solution, while initially delivering structured internal reporting and governance. Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader advancing a sustainable energy future. Our products rely on complex electronics and global supply chains, making component lifecycle governance, transparency, and resilience critical to long-term success. This role is a key enabler of future PLM success, ensuring Hitachi Energy owns and governs its electronic component intelligence globally.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Establish and maintain central ownership of the electronic cob across all Business Units.

• Consolidate component data from: R&D BOMs and AMLs

• Product Management (forecast, lifecycle inputs)

• EMS BOMs and price data

• Supply Chain (cost and spend consolidation)

• Ensure accurate component structures, attributes, and relationships are maintained consistently

• Define and enforce global AML standards for electronic components

• Maintain approved manufacturers, form‑fit‑function alternates, and double/multi‑source strategies

• Own component lifecycle estimation (introduction, maturity, risk, EOL)

• Align component lifecycle and sourcing risk with engineering and product decisions

• Lead internal data collection from all Business Units

• Translate fragmented component data into a single internal governance solution.

• Short‑term: structured internal reporting (PowerPoint / dashboards).

• Ensure EMS component data is aligned with Hitachi Energy AML and lifecycle standards.

• Interface with external component intelligence tools (e.g. SiliconExpert, LevaData, Lytica) to enrich risk, lifecycle, and compliance data.

• Provide annual component spend visibility across EMS and businesses.

• Geopolitical and supply chain risk.

• Allocation and obsolescence risks.

• Support compliance, audit readiness, and long-term product sustainability.

• Ensure proper change management, data accuracy, and governance are followed.

• Act as the functional authority for component data ahead of PLM implementation.

• 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 or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Electronics, Supply Chain, Data Engineering, or related field.

• Solid experience in component engineering, PLM, BOM/AML management, supply chain, or strategic sourcing.

• Proven ability to work with complex BOM structures and component data.

• Experience interacting with EMS partners is highly preferred.

• Exposure to PLM systems (e.g. Windchill or equivalent) is a strong advantage.

• Strong analytical and systems-thinking mindset.

• Ability to translate complex data into governance-ready structures.

• Excellent stakeholder management across global, cross-functional teams.

• High attention to detail with strong ownership mentality.

• Comfortable working in evolving, ambiguous environments.

• Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.

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