Protection Engineer

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Stone; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology leader in electrification is looking for a Senior Protection Engineer based in the UK to design and produce high-quality protection engineering solutions. The role involves preparing functional design specifications, ensuring compliance with standards, and working closely with clients and project managers. Candidates should have 3-5 years' experience in the electrical engineering sector, particularly in grid automation, and hold a relevant degree. Hitachi Energy offers a dynamic environment focused on innovative technologies in a rapidly developing renewable energy sector.

Qualifications

• 3 - 5 years within the electrical engineering sector, particularly the grid automation sector.
• Strong foundation in transmission within the energy sector.
• Membership (or working towards membership) of a relevant professional body, eg, CEng.

Responsibilities

• Prepare functional design specifications and project scope documents.
• Prepare protection designs for production and manufacturing.
• Develop new protection solutions from concept design to delivery.

Skills

Strong design capability

Fluent in English

Project coordination

Education

HND or a Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Overview

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

• 3 - 5 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

Bring your very own sense of pride and purpose as you help us drive forward the Fourth Industrial Revolution – creating a sustainable future for our planet, and your career. Join Hitachi and harness the power of our diverse global network, as you collaborate with and learn from our world-class teams.

With Hitachi Energy\'s complementary strengths, we plan to form a new and stronger global leader in the power sector. Hitachi Energy will have more than 230 years of combined heritage and experience. Join us on this exciting journey.

Would you like to help us develop the technology of tomorrow? Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so don’t delay – apply today

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.