Senior Protection Engineer - Substation Automation Lead

Hitachi Energy; Vaasa; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Senior Protection Engineer for Vaasa or Helsinki, Finland, to strengthen the protection and control scope of substation automation projects globally. You will lead a small engineering team, collaborate with project managers, SCADA engineers, and customers to deliver high-quality solutions.

The role requires in-depth knowledge of substation protection systems, IEC61850, Relion PCM600, and hardware design tools, with Finnish and English language proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, computer, or systems engineering.
• Experience with substation control and protection systems.
• Experience with IEC61850
• Familiarity with Relion PCM600 and E3.series is a plus.
• Strong teamwork, safety, quality, and efficiency mindset.
• Fluency in Finnish and English.

Responsibilities

• Develop protection and control concepts for (sub-)transmission systems with the project core team.
• Lead hardware design of bay level cubicles for substations.
• Configure Protection and Control IEDs per customer specs.
• Coordinate factory testing and lead Factory Acceptance Test at customer site.

Skills

Team player

Customer focus

Safety mindset

Quality mindset

Independent worker

Stakeholder coordination

Finnish & English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Relion PCM600

E3.series

Job description

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Senior Protection Engineer for Vaasa or Helsinki, Finland, to strengthen the protection and control scope of substation automation projects globally. You will lead a small engineering team, collaborate with project managers, SCADA engineers, and customers to deliver high-quality solutions.

The role requires in-depth knowledge of substation protection systems, IEC61850, Relion PCM600, and hardware design tools, with Finnish and English language proficiency.