Senior Protection Engineer, Grid Automation & IEC61850

Hitachi Energy; Stone; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Senior Protection Engineer to design and deliver high-quality protection engineering solutions for a rapidly evolving renewable energy sector. You will translate customer specifications into robust designs while managing risk, schedule, and budget, with the opportunity to lead diverse protection design projects.

You’ll work closely with customers, project managers, and Hitachi teams, applying IEC 61850 concepts, IED configurations, and protection design best

Qualifications

• Proven experience in electrical engineering, grid automation or related sector.
• Strong design capability in Power Systems.
• HND or a Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Membership or progression toward a professional body (eg, CEng).
• Fluent in spoken and written 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, and IEC61850 engineering.
• Develop protection solutions from concept design to delivery.
• Type registration and product approval with documentation.
• Provide technical support during pre-FAT and FAT, including installation and commissioning activities.
• Assist in preparing proposals and BOMs (bills of materials) and engineering hours.
• Support project management in scope changes, cost/time/risk analyses.

Skills

Protection engineering knowledge

English fluency

Project coordination

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Senior Protection Engineer to design and deliver high-quality protection engineering solutions for a rapidly evolving renewable energy sector. You will translate customer specifications into robust designs while managing risk, schedule, and budget, with the opportunity to lead diverse protection design projects.

You’ll work closely with customers, project managers, and Hitachi teams, applying IEC 61850 concepts, IED configurations, and protection design best