Electrical Design Engineer North - Vattenfall Eldstribution

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Company Description Vattenfall Eldistribution AB is Vattenfall's electricity grid operations business and one of Sweden's largest grid companies. We are responsible for critical infrastructure that distributes electricity to more than 900,000 businesses and households. As an employee with us, you contribute every day to society functioning and to secure electricity supply for coming generations. Together we are building the electricity grid of the future and enabling the transition to a sustainable society. Read more about what it's like to work here About the Role Do you want a meaningful job where you get to make a real difference for both society and the energy transition? With us, you are part of a socially critical operation with exciting projects, cutting-edge technology, and colleagues who value each other. Now we are looking for several experienced Electrical Design Engineers who want to be part of building the maintenance operations of the future! We are facing one of Vattenfall Eldistribution's largest initiatives ever – a historic mobilization to build stronger, more resilient, and completely independent capabilities in maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair. In a time when the world is placing ever higher demands on robustness and sustainability, we are taking decisive steps to secure an electricity grid that can handle difficult conditions and delivers when needed most. About the Role As an Electrical Design Engineer with focus on substations and control equipment, you are a key person in our reinvestment projects within the electricity grid 0.4–400 kV. You drive the design from requirements and technical decisions through detailed design, procurement documents, and complete documentation. The work is carried out mainly together with our own maintenance organization, which means you have close dialogue with those who will build, test, and maintain the installation. In the role, you also ensure that work environment and safety considerations are taken into account at all stages from design decisions and work planning through implementation and handover. Your main tasks and areas of responsibility: Develop and quality assure design documentation (single-line diagrams, circuit diagrams, connection tables, assembly documents, and layouts/cabinet layouts) Prepare technical descriptions and documentation as well as provide technical support during implementation Ensure that the design meets requirements, standards, and internal guidelines and contribute to technical decisions and solution discussions Drive documentation all the way through handover, including updates and as-built documentation after construction/commissioning Coordinate and set requirements for contractors/suppliers in those parts of projects where external resources are used When needed, work with protection relays/IED and communication in substation environments, for example IEC 61850 as well as support related to substation networks Requirement Specification We are looking for you who are analytical and enjoy working with complex technical issues. You have good collaboration skills, willingly share your expertise, and contribute to the team as a whole. At the same time, you are responsible, drive your tasks to completion, and feel comfortable asking for support when needed. We would like you to have: Post-secondary education in electrical power/electrical engineering (university/civil engineer degree) or equivalent experience-based competence Experience with electrical design in a project environment Experience preparing design documentation: single-line diagrams, circuit diagrams, connection tables, assembly documents, and layouts/cabinet layouts Good CAD skills Structured and quality-conscious, takes responsibility for technical deliverables and enjoys working with many stakeholders Very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written B-class driver's license Meritorious: Experience with distribution projects/substation and control installations. Protection relays/IED and IEC 61850 (configuration/testing, e.g., SCD/GOOSE/MMS where relevant) Experience with testing/commissioning/troubleshooting of control installations Experience with procurement documentation and technical support during procurement Experience preparing as-built documentation and finalizing documentation after construction Additional Information We offer an exciting work day and a good balance in life at an attractive workplace with good opportunities for development. We work in a safe and motivating work environment with a strong and positive culture characterized by care for everyone. To help you thrive, we offer opportunities for continuous learning, good working conditions, and a wide range of employee benefits - Read more about our benefits here. Work Location We offer an exciting work day and a good balance in life at an attractive workplace with good opportunities for development. We work in a safe and motivating work environment with a strong and positive culture characterized by care for everyone. To help you thrive, we offer opportunities for continuous learning, good working conditions, and a wide range of employee benefits - Read more about our benefits here. Work Location Västerås, Avesta, Uppsala, Älvkarleby, Östhammar, Umeå, Örnsköldsvik, Storuman, Luleå, Jokkmokk, or Gällivare. Contact Persons For more information about the position, contact recruiting manager Anders Palenbring, [email protected]. For questions about the recruitment process, contact recruiter Johanna Sperling, [email protected]. Trade union representatives for this position are Christian Ericsson, Ledarna, Anne-Marie Sjöbohm, Akademikerna, Jan-Olof Eriksson, Unionen, Ulf Tengman, SEKO. All contact persons can be reached via Vattenfall's switchboard 08-739 50 00. Welcome to submit your application by August 9, 2026! We do not accept cover letters in applications. You apply quickly and easily by answering selection questions and attaching your CV. We only accept applications through our website. We conduct continuous selection. However, during the vacation period it may take a bit longer before you receive feedback on your application or answers to your questions – we appreciate your patience. Working at Vattenfall means working with critical societal infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are classified and you may be subject to civil defense placement. If this position is classified, a security vetting will be conducted before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any civil defense placement is made with support from the employment contract and the Total Defense Duty Act. At Vattenfall, we value being active, positive, open, and safety-conscious.Company Description Vattenfall Eldistribution AB is Vattenfall's electricity grid operations business and one of Sweden's largest grid companies. We are responsible for critical infrastructure that distributes electricity to more than 900,000 businesses and households. As an employee with us, you contribute every day to society functioning and to secure electricity supply for coming generations. Together we are building the electricity grid of the future and enabling the transition to a sustainable society. Read more about what it's like to work here About the Role Do you want a meaningful…

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