HV/MV Substation Secondary Engineer - Protection & Control

Eliosa; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 days leave

Pension plan

Hybrid work

Job summary

Eliosa in Rotterdam seeks a Senior Secondary Engineer to design and deliver secondary systems for HV/MV substations, covering protection, control, SCADA, and auxiliary systems as part of Grid Integration.

You will work through design, testing, and commissioning with customers and suppliers, ensuring IEC standards and Dutch grid codes are met, and you will coordinate with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, Protection & Control or related discipline.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in secondary engineering for substations or industrial power systems.
• Strong knowledge of protection and control systems.

Responsibilities

• Produce secondary engineering deliverables including SLDs, protection and control schematics, wiring diagrams, I/O lists and panel layouts.
• Specify and select equipment such as protection relays, CTs/VTs, switchgear auxiliaries, PLC, RTU and SCADA systems.
• Develop and validate protection and control philosophies.
• Perform engineering calculations and prepare relay setting files.
• Prepare and support FAT and SAT procedures.
• Ensure compliance with IEC/EN standards, Dutch grid codes and QHSE requirements.
• Coordinate with primary, civil and telecom engineers to ensure complete technical interfaces.
• Support installation, testing and commissioning activities.
• Review as-built documentation and support customer handover.
• Coordinate suppliers and panel builders, including technical reviews and factory acceptance testing.
• Act as a technical partner to customers, clarifying requirements and presenting engineering solutions.

Skills

Protection & control

Substation engineering

IEC 61850

Electrical engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems

Tools

SCADA systems

Protection relays

Job description

Eliosa in Rotterdam seeks a Senior Secondary Engineer to design and deliver secondary systems for HV/MV substations, covering protection, control, SCADA, and auxiliary systems as part of Grid Integration.

You will work through design, testing, and commissioning with customers and suppliers, ensuring IEC standards and Dutch grid codes are met, and you will coordinate with multidisciplinary teams.