Protection Engineer

Hitachi Energy Ltd.

Protection Engineer

Salary Not Specified

Hitachi Energy Ltd., Walton, Stafford

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 days ago, 17 Sep | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: acd69ce9b3d7411ab5e28d5157f9cba5

Full Job Description

Seize this opportunity as a skilled 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 timescales, scoped out within budget. Applying quality standards and H&S 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.

The role:

  • 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 of 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 pre-FAT and FAT stage, 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.)

    5 - 7 years within the electrical engineering sector - particularly the grid automation sector

  • Strong foundation in transmission of transmission (within the energy sector)

  • HND or Degree in Electrical engineering

  • Membership (or working towards membership) of relevant professional body eg. IET

  • Strong design capability and experience in the engineering discipline of Power System.

  • Project coordination and operates well within a team

  • Fluent in both spoken and written English and good communication skills

    Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future.


  • We employ around 45,000 people in 90 countries who each day work with purpose and use their different backgrounds to challenge the status quo. We welcome you to apply today and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.