Lead Grid Automation Engineer: Protection & Control

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.

Comunidad de Madrid

On-site

EUR 70,000 - 95,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Hitachi Energy Spain is seeking a Lead & Commissioning Engineer (Protection & Control) in Madrid to lead and coordinate engineering activities on Grid Automation projects. The role requires mobility with frequent travel to customer sites and project locations to ensure successful delivery and stakeholder alignment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in HV substation protection systems, experience with Relion relays and IEC 61850-based architectures, and native Spanish with English at least C1.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering or related field.
Minimum 5 years in engineering, testing, commissioning, and maintenance of HV substation protection systems.
Experience with Hitachi Energy Relion protection relays and IEC 61850-based architectures.

Responsibilities

Serve as technical lead and design authority for engineering deliverables.
Develop base designs for substation automation, control and protection systems.
Coordinate technical activities across the full project lifecycle.
Review and approve technical documentation per contract requirements.
Collaborate with customers to define and deliver effective technical solutions.

Skills

Spanish (native)

English (C1)

Protection projects

Substation coordination

Education

Electrical/related eng degree

Tools

Relion relays

IEC 61850

Job description

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in HV substation protection systems, experience with Relion relays and IEC 61850-based architectures, and native Spanish with English at least C1.

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