Senior Commissioning Engineer

Hitachi

Senior Commissioning Engineer performing testing and commissioning in utilities and data centers. Involves planning, management of resources, and site commissioning across Finland, Sweden, and Denmark.

Posted 4/11/2026full-timeVästerås • 🇸🇪 SwedenSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Perform the testing and commissioning of HV & MV Substations, including HV/MV switchgears, power and aux transformers, AC & DC auxiliary systems, control & protection systems, etc.
Take part in pre-commissioning meeting, commissioning planning activities and documentation preparation (e.g. FAT documentation, Site ITPs & ITRs, Method Statements, Control programs, etc.).
Organize and perform FAT of C&P equipment in our test lab.
Follow the instructions of electrical safety and other HSE instructions in accordance with Hitachi/customer requirements.
Coordinate and plan on-site commissioning activities, including internal and external resources management.
Support tendering by providing commissioning plan and time/cost estimation.
Act as commissioning leader/manager in particular projects, if appointed.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A bachelor’s degree or above in electrical engineering or similar.
A few years of working experience with testing and commissioning of MV & HV substations.
Competence in testing & commissioning of switchgears and other key components/apparatus in substations.
Experience in settings/configuring and testing of the relay protection (e.g. RET series, or other vendors IEDs).
Overall experience in substation projects, from tendering, engineering or site commissioning.
Experience in commissioning of data centers substations is a strong plus (e.g. Microsoft, Google, Apple).
You are fluent in English written and spoken alike.
A good knowledge of Swedish language is a strong plus, as well as Finnish/Danish languages.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Diverse company culture
Strong focus on innovation and collaboration

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Hard Skills & Tools

testingcommissioningHV substationsMV substationsswitchgearspower transformersauxiliary systemscontrol systemsprotection systemsrelay protection

Soft Skills

communicationcoordinationplanningleadershiporganizational

Certifications

bachelor's degree in electrical engineering