Electrical Project Engineer – Grid & Protection

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Leinster; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous bonus scheme

24 days holidays plus bank holidays

Excellent company pension

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ireland Limited in Dublin seeks a Secondary Project Engineer to lead design and delivery of electrical protection, control, and interconnection schemes for industrial installations. The role focuses on diagrams, schematics, and interface design within Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service.

You will review tender specs, develop design intent documents, and collaborate across teams to ensure timely milestones and compliance with safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• 3rd level degree (Hon’s) in Electrical Engineering or similar.
• Minimum of 3 years in Secondary Engineering Design on industrial installation projects.
• Strong IT skills and excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review Single Line Diagrams, Protection Interface, and Feeder Block Diagrams.
• Analyse tender documents and technical specifications; prepare Design Intent Documents.
• Develop protection single line diagrams showing relays, meters and design standards.
• Create and review signal lists, trip matrices, logics and interlocks; review vendor drawings.
• Prepare schematics for interface equipment in control and relay panel schemes.
• Develop circuit diagrams for retrofit projects and support panel manufacturing.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Project management

HV/MV networks

Detail oriented

Communication skills

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Hitachi configuration tools

Electrical design software

Job description

Hitachi Energy Ireland Limited in Dublin seeks a Secondary Project Engineer to lead design and delivery of electrical protection, control, and interconnection schemes for industrial installations. The role focuses on diagrams, schematics, and interface design within Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service.

You will review tender specs, develop design intent documents, and collaborate across teams to ensure timely milestones and compliance with safety and quality standards.