Senior Grid Protection Engineer — Flexible Hours

Hitachi, Ltd.; Stone; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Competitive salary

Professional development opportunities

ERGs and supportive work environment

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Senior Protection Engineer to design and deliver protection solutions for a rapidly expanding renewable energy sector in the UK. You will translate customer specs into robust designs, manage risk, and work with Hitachi teams across the project lifecycle.

You’ll lead protection engineering design activities, selecting appropriate protection products and configuring IEDs, while adhering to quality, health & safety, and budget constraints.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in electrical engineering within grid automation.
• Strong design capability in Power Systems.
• Experience with protection engineering standards and IEC 61850.
• Professional body membership or working towards (eg CEng).
• Fluent in English with good communication skills.
• Ability to manage projects and coordinate with teams.

Responsibilities

• Prepare functional design specifications and project scope documents
• Develop protection designs for production and manufacturing
• Protection product selection, IED configurations, and protection IEC61850 engineering
• Developing new protection solutions from concept to delivery
• Type registration and product approval – documentation
• Provide technical support during pre-FAT and FAT stages
• Assist in proposals with BOMs and engineering hours
• Support project management with scope changes and risk assessments

Skills

Protection engineering

Grid automation

Project coordination

IEC 61850

Client interfacing

Education

HND or Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

IED configurations

Job description

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Senior Protection Engineer to design and deliver protection solutions for a rapidly expanding renewable energy sector in the UK. You will translate customer specs into robust designs, manage risk, and work with Hitachi teams across the project lifecycle.

You’ll lead protection engineering design activities, selecting appropriate protection products and configuring IEDs, while adhering to quality, health & safety, and budget constraints.