Senior Protection Engineer

The opportunity

Are you interested in contributing to the energy transition by making the electrical grid smarter, greener and stronger? Then, we have the following great opportunity for you at Hitachi Energy, Grid Automation business in Vaasa or Helsinki, Finland.

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic, flexible and curious Senior Protection Engineer to strengthen our innovative engineering and testing team that specializes in the control and protection area of substation automation projects.

As a Protection Engineer, you will be responsible for the successful execution of the control and protection scope of our substation automation projects globally. Within those projects, you will be working closely together with the project manager, the SCADA engineer and the customer in successfully delivering those projects. Depending on the size of the project, you will technically lead a small team of engineers, based in our global engineering centers, that support you in delivering the project on time and with the highest quality. In addition, you will be part of a large world-class engineering community within our Hub Europe organization, surrounded by colleagues with many years of expertise and know-how in executing large and complex substation automation projects globally. Truly a great working environment to learn, to develop and to contribute to our companys vision of advancing the worlds energy system to be more sustainable, flexible and secure!

How you'll make an impact

- Develop together with the project core team the protection and control concepts for (sub-)transmission systems in close collaboration with the customer.

- Be responsible for leading the hardware design of the bay level cubicles within the substation.

- Be responsible for the configuration of Protection and Control IEDs for (sub-)transmission substations in line with customer specification.

- Be responsible for the factory testing of the project within our test area in Vaasa and lead the Factory Acceptance Test in front of our customer.

- Be responsible for the control and protection part site test at customer sites.

- Lead a small team of engineers, based in our global engineering centers.

Your background

- Bachelors degree in electrical, computer or systems engineering, or related field.

- Previous experience in substation control and protection systems and communication protocols like IEC61850.

- Previous experience with our Hitachi Energy protection and control IED portfolio (Relion family and PCM600) and/or previous experience with E3.series (for hardware design) is a big plus.

- Open-minded team player with high standards towards customer focus, safety, quality and efficiency. Ability to work independently but also to coordinate with different stakeholders within the project team.

- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.

- Structured and proactive engineering approach, with a high commitment towards maintaining project budget and project plan.

- Spoken and written proficiency in Finnish and English language.

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the worlds energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for todays generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.

Interested in joining the team? We look forward to receiving your application. Apply for the position by 15 October 2026. Please note that we will initiate interviews as candidates apply and the position will be filled and closed as soon as a suitable candidate is found.

If you have questions, please contact, Jari Laaksoharju, Project Engineering Manager, [email protected]