Project Lead Control Engineering

About the role

Hitachi Energy is looking for a Project Lead Control Engineer in its Grid Integration – Power Quality unit in Västerås. You will lead a team of control engineers delivering advanced solutions from the FACTS portfolio, combining technical expertise with people leadership in a global engineering environment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a sub-project team of control engineers to deliver high-quality, cost-effective and reliable engineering solutions.
• Coordinate engineering activities across Control Applications, SCADA, HMI, Network and Cyber Security across the full project lifecycle.
• Take overall responsibility for the team's technical scope, priorities, schedule, budget, risks and quality in assigned projects.
• Act as the main technical interface for control engineering with customers, project managers, suppliers and other engineering teams.
• Support design reviews, customer meetings, factory acceptance tests, commissioning and technical follow-up.
• Improve ways of working, strengthen collaboration and share knowledge across the organisation.

Required profile

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in engineering, ideally electrical systems, power systems, automatic control, software engineering, computer science or a related field.
• Proven experience in engineering, project execution or technical coordination in control systems, automation, power plants, converter stations, substation automation, FACTS, HVDC or similar.
• Experience leading in a fast-paced environment with technical experts.
• Good English; Swedish is an advantage.

What we offer

• Collective agreement, occupational pension and salary exchange to pension (for ITP1 and ITP2).
• Group life insurance and additional insurances.
• Flex-time and shortening of working hours in a time bank.
• Hybrid work and allowances for setting up a home workplace.
• Health care and wellness allowance, health insurance including dental, spectacles and contact lenses.
• Psychological support programme, parental leave compensation and training opportunities.
• Internal career paths in Sweden and globally, plus an employee benefit portal with discounts and perks.