Control & Protection Engineer HVDC Service

The Opportunity

Want to work with control and protection logic in some of the world’s most advanced power systems?

Hitachi Energy delivers power grid technologies that supply electricity to more than three billion people worldwide. We are now looking for a Control & Protection Engineer for our HVDC team in Ludvika.

Make a difference with us!

In this role, you will work with the development, configuration, and verification of control and protection functions for HVDC installations. Programming is performed in graphical function block environments for real-time systems, where you build logic for regulation, monitoring, and protection.

You will work closely with system engineers, test teams, and site organizations in international projects, and see your solutions tested, verified, and commissioned in real facilities. We value candidates who can see the bigger picture, are curious, and eager to learn.

Since the role involves close collaboration with global project teams, personal qualities will be important in the recruitment process.

How you’ll make an impact

Develop control and protection functions

Work with real-time applications for control systems

Simulate, test, and verify functions in a laboratory environment

Participate in system testing, factory system tests (FST), and commissioning

Troubleshoot and improve control logic and functionality

Document functions and system solutions

Collaborate with system, network, and site teams

Your background

An outgoing and communicative personality with the ability to collaborate with both customers and external teams

A post-secondary education in electrical power engineering, electronics, automation, or equivalent

An interest in control systems, control theory, and real-time systems

The ability to work in a structured manner in technically complex environments

Very good communication skills in both Swedish and English

Merits

Eligibility to work in the EU and willingness to travel internationally

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