Substation Electrical Design Engineer – Hybrid

Hitachi, Ltd.; Lombardia; Hybrid; EUR 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive plan

Lunch tickets

Health insurance

Pension fund

Well-being platform

Family care

Parking

Hybrid work model

Flexible hours

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Europe seeks a skilled Electrical Engineer to lead the secondary design for substations, coordinating across internal and external teams to ensure reliable operations. You will prepare schematics, wiring diagrams, and protection schemes, supporting FAT/SAT and customer interfaces.

With a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and 4+ years of relevant experience, you’ll work in a collaborative environment that emphasizes safety and continuous improvement, including a hybrid work

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of experience in secondary engineering for substations or industrial power systems.
• Knowledge of protection concepts (differential, distance, overcurrent) and FAT/SAT processes.
• Strong commitment to safety and willingness to learn new technologies.
• Collaborative, solution‑oriented mindset with good communication skills.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and Italian.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the secondary (electrical design) scope from concept through implementation.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities to deliver high‑quality outcomes.
• Prepare, review, and validate technical specifications, equipment selections, and drawings.
• Develop and verify protection and control schemes and support FAT/SAT activities.
• Ensure compliance with standards, grid codes, and Hitachi Energy requirements.
• Collaborate with civil, primary, protection, and control engineers for interfaces and cable routing.
• Serve as technical point of contact for customers, suppliers, and project stakeholders.
• Support project execution with scope changes, risk management, and scheduling.
• Contribute to tendering with engineering estimates and documentation; assist handover.

Skills

Power systems

Protection concepts

Safety mindset

Communication skills

English & Italian

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Hitachi Energy in Europe seeks a skilled Electrical Engineer to lead the secondary design for substations, coordinating across internal and external teams to ensure reliable operations. You will prepare schematics, wiring diagrams, and protection schemes, supporting FAT/SAT and customer interfaces.

With a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and 4+ years of relevant experience, you’ll work in a collaborative environment that emphasizes safety and continuous improvement, including a hybrid work