Senior Protection Engineer

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Finland; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Global engineering community

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Finland is seeking a Senior Protection Engineer to strengthen our substation automation team in Vaasa or Helsinki. You will lead the protection and control scope of global projects, coordinating a small engineering team and collaborating with a wide network of experts.

You will work with IEC61850, Relion PCM600, E3.series, and drive hardware design and factory testing. This role demands strong teamwork, customer focus, and the ability to deliver on time and with high quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, computer or systems engineering or related field.
• Experience with substation protection systems and IEC61850.
• Familiarity with Relion PCM600 and E3.series is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead protection and control scope of substation automation projects.
• Configure protection IEDs and hardware design for bay level cubicles.
• Oversee factory testing and lead FAT with customers.
• Coordinate with global project teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Substation protection

Team leadership

IEC61850 knowledge

Customer focus

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, computer or systems engineering

Tools

Relion PCM600

E3.series

Job description

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 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 company’s vision of advancing the world’s 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

• Bachelor’s 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.

Job type Full time

Work arrangement Hybrid

Experience Experienced

Job function Engineering & Science

Contract Regular

Publication date 2026-09-07

Reference number R0142146

About Hitachi Energy

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 world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s 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.