Senior Protection Engineer

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Vaasa; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking a Senior Protection Engineer to strengthen our protection and control team in Vaasa or Helsinki, Finland.

You will lead the protection scope of substation automation projects, collaborate with project managers, SCADA engineers and customers, and, depending on project size, head a small engineer team. You will bring a bachelor’s in electrical or systems engineering and experience with substation protection and IEC61850, with familiarity to Relion/PCM600 or

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, computer or systems engineering or related field.
• Experience in substation control and protection systems and communication protocols like IEC61850.
• Familiarity with Hitachi Energy protection and control IED portfolio (Relion) and PCM600; experience with E3.series is a plus.
• Strong teamwork, safety, quality and efficiency mindset; ability to work with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop protection and control concepts for (sub-)transmission systems with the project core team and in close collaboration with the customer.
• Lead hardware design of bay level cubicles within the substation.
• Configure Protection and Control IEDs according to customer specification.
• Perform factory testing and lead Factory Acceptance Test at the customer site in Vaasa.
• Oversee site tests of the control and protection parts at customer sites.
• Lead a small team of engineers across global centers.

Skills

Substation protection

IEC61850

Team leadership

Customer collaboration

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 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 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 2026-10-30

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.