Senior Commissioning Engineer

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Ballerup; On-site; DKK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Denmark A/S is seeking a Senior Commissioning Engineer for our Grid Integration team in Copenhagen/Ballerup. You will lead on-site commissioning of HV/MV substations, configure protection relays, and coordinate external resources across Nordic projects in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden.

You're expected to have a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, hands-on testing experience at substations, and fluent English with at least basic Danish.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience testing at substations (MV/HV).
• Fluent in English; basic Danish required.

Responsibilities

• Test and commission HV & MV substations, including protection and control systems.
• Plan pre-commissioning and commissioning activities; document FATs, ITPs/ITRs, method statements.
• Organize FAT of C&P equipment in the test lab.
• Coordinate on-site commissioning with internal and external resources.
• Support tendering with commissioning plans and time/cost estimates.
• Lead commissioning on projects when appointed.

Skills

Relay testing

Commissioning experience

Electrical safety

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Senior Commissioning Engineer

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 Hitachi Energy is now looking for a Commissioning Engineer with relay testing experience in Middelfart or Ballerup/Copenhagen, Denmark. You will be part of a dedicated and skilled commissioning team within our Grid Integration business - Nordic OU (Finland, Sweden and Denmark). As a commissioning engineer, you are accountable for pre-commissioning and commissioning activities in our projects (e.g. HV substations for utilities, industry, data centers, etc.). Besides site commissioning activities, role could involve planning and management of external commissioning resources, tendering support for commissioning activities, FAT support, etc. Variety of projects that we have within all three countries, as well as variety of commissioning and engineering tasks, gives you opportunity to have very good balance between office and site works, travelling, and your private life.

Location: Ballerup, Capital, Denmark

Job ID: R0142544

Date Posted: 2026-10-20

Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY DENMARK A/S

Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: Full time

Remote: No

How you'll make an impact

• Perform the testing and commissioning of HV & MV Substations, including control & protection systems, HV/MV switchgears, power and aux transformers, AC & DC auxiliary systems, etc.
• Take part in pre-commissioning meeting, commissioning planning activities and documentation preparation (e.g. FAT documentation, Site ITPs & ITRs, Method Statements, Control programs, etc.).
• Organize and perform FAT of C&P equipment in our test lab.
• Follow the instructions of electrical safety and other HSE instructions in accordance with Hitachi/customer requirements.
• Coordinate and plan on-site commissioning activities, including internal and external resources management.
• Support tendering by providing commissioning plan and time/cost estimation.
• Act as commissioning leader/manager in particular projects, if appointed.

Your background

• A bachelor’s degree or above in electrical engineering or similar.
• Some working experience at substation sites, with testing and commissioning of MV & HV substations.
• Experience in settings/configuring and testing of the relay protection (e.g. Hitachi, or other vendors IEDs).
• Competence in testing & commissioning of switchgears and other key components/apparatus in substations.
• Overall experience in substation projects is a plus.
• Experience in commissioning of data centers substations is a strong plus (e.g. Microsoft, Google, Apple).
• You are fluent in English written and spoken alike.
• At least basic knowledge of Danish language is required.

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