Control Lead Engineer

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Are you a skilled control system engineer with several years’ experience, hungry to develop your career? If so, Grid and Power Quality Solutions (GPQS) unit (former FACTS – Flexible AC Transmission Systems) in Västerås and part of the Hitachi Energy’s business, currently has several vacancies for Control Lead Engineers within our Global Engineering’s Control design department. The position as Control Lead Engineer offers extensive opportunities to deepen and broaden your knowledge of the FACTS business, and the chance to grow as a leader. Openings with us offering high visibility in a global organization with challenging projects and great opportunities to develop and influence.
The FACTS technology enables power system owners to increase capacity within existing power systems. As a result, greater amounts of power reach customers with minimal environmental impact and at lower investment costs. The GPQS unit in Västerås pioneered this technology and remains the market leader in developing and marketing this groundbreaking technology to customers worldwide.
Your responsibilities
As Control Lead Engineer you will lead and inspire a sub-project team of control engineers to deliver high-quality and cost-effective engineering solutions for our customers.
The team works with everything from design and implementation to verification and commissioning of control systems to meet customer requirements in delivering solutions on the FACTS market.
You will take on overall technical responsibility for the team’s technical scope of work and ability to meet scheduling requirements and agreed budgets.
You will have the opportunity to combine the lead role with a design role in one of the control system's technical areas.
To achieve this, you will need to have extensive contact with other engineering groups, project managers, local Hitachi Energy offices and customers.
Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background
To succeed in this position, you need to be a confident leader who facilitates teamwork and communicates clearly at all levels.
You hold a BSc or a MSc. in Engineering with a specialization in electrical systems, automatic control theory, software engineering or equivalent.
Experience from similar technical engineering positions working with design of electrical power plants, converter stations, process control systems, or substation automation.
As a person you are organized, responsive and solution-driven, with a strong focus on delivering results.
An outgoing personality is a must, as this role entails extensive customer contact and close co-operation with colleagues and suppliers.
Hitachi Energy is a truly global company and proficiency in English is required.
We would welcome applications from experienced professionals, as well as driven younger applicants who are keen to take their careers to the next level.

More about us
Are you ready for an exciting new challenge? Does the above description sound like you? Welcome to apply before August 21! Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so don’t delay – apply today!
Recruiting manager Johan Frank, +46 107-38 60 64, johan.frank@hitachienergy.com, will be happy to answer your questions regarding this position. Union representatives - Sveriges Ingenjörer: Stefan Andersson, +46 107- 38 08 21; Ledarna: Christer Fridlund, +46 107-38 29 12; Unionen: Karin Ulvemark, +46 107-38 51 42 or Ingrid Rinaldo, +46 107- 38 51 42. All other questions can be directed to Talent Acquisition Partner Helena Stefansdottir, helena.stefansdottir@hitachienergy.com
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