Senior Protection Engineer, Grid Automation

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Stone; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

ERGs and supportive work environment

Job summary

Hitachi Energy UK Limited is seeking a Senior Protection Engineer to design and deliver high-quality protection engineering solutions for the renewable energy sector. You’ll work with customers, project managers and the Hitachi team to manage protection design projects of varying complexity, using the latest software and IEC61850 standards.

You will be involved from concept through delivery, with emphasis on safety, quality and collaboration in a dynamic grid automation environment.

Qualifications

• Proven years in electrical engineering, with grid automation focus.
• Strong background in transmission systems in the energy sector.
• HND or degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Professional body membership (or in progress) such as CEng.
• Strong design capability in Power Systems.
• Experience coordinating projects within teams.
• Fluent English with good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare functional design specifications and project scope documents.
• Prepare protection designs for production and manufacturing.
• Protection product selection, IED configurations, IEC61850 engineering.
• Develop protection solutions from concept design to delivery.
• Type registration and product approval combining engineering and documentation.
• Provide technical support during pre-FAT and FAT; oversee installation/commissioning.
• Assist in preparing proposals and BOMs, estimates of engineering hours.
• Support project management with scope changes, cost/time/risk impacts.

Skills

Electrical engineering experience

Grid automation

Power systems design

Project coordination

English communication

Education

HND/Degree in Electrical Engineering

CEng/professional body membership

Job description

Location: Stone, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Job ID: R0128217 Date Posted: 2026-05-07 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY UK LIMITED Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science Job Schedule: Full time Remote: No

Hitachi Energy is looking to hire a Senior Protection Engineer to design and produce high-quality protection engineering solutions for Hitachi Energy as we respond to a rapidly developing renewable energy sector. You’ll use your knowledge and expertise to understand customer specifications and identify improvements, whilst maximizing efficiency and minimizing project risk. Providing you with fresh new challenges and the opportunity to manage detailed protection engineering design projects of varying degrees of complexity. You will work in close consultation with the customer, contract project manager, and wider Hitachi team. Drawing from specialist experience from within Grid Automation, you will devise protection engineering solutions tailored to our client’s specifications. Using the latest software, you’ll execute detailed designs within agreed-upon timescales, scoped out within budget. Applying quality standards and Health & Safety requirements. You will know how to handle customers on technical issues as a trusted expert and be comfortable interacting with official contacts and contractors as you proactively provide expertise and guidance and take a leading role. Be part of our amazing future, develop your career, and take pride in working in a great team.

How you'll make an impact:

• Prepare functional design specifications and project scope documents
• Prepare protection designs for production and manufacturing
• Protection product selection, IED configurations, and protection IEC61850 engineering
• Developing new protection solutions encompassing the full development cycle control (concept design to delivery)
• Type registration and product approval – combining engineering and documentation
• Provide technical support during the pre-FAT and FAT stages, handling installation and commissioning activities
• Assist in preparing proposal/presentation of engineering projects/programs (provision of bills of materials, estimated engineering hours, etc.)
• Commercial awareness and support project management in issuing claims (new/change in scope of work, cost impact, time impact, risk quantifications, etc.)

Your Background:

• Proven years within the electrical engineering sector, particularly the grid automation sector
• Strong foundation in transmission of transmission (within the energy sector)
• HND or a Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Membership (or working towards membership) of a relevant professional body, eg, CEng
• Strong design capability and experience in the engineering discipline of Power Systems.
• Project coordination and operates well within a team
• Fluent in both spoken and written English, and good communication skills

More about us:

Hitachi Energy is dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace where every team member can thrive and contribute their unique perspectives and skills. We provide competitive salaries, flexible working hours, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment that encourages growth and innovation through career development programs and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). Specific benefits depend on the location and will be communicated during the interview process.

Benefits

• competitive salaries
• flexible working hours
• professional development opportunities
• a supportive work environment that encourages growth and innovation through career development programs and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

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