Electrical Design Engineer South - Vattenfall Eldstribution

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Company Description Vattenfall Eldistribution AB is Vattenfall's electricity distribution business and one of Sweden's largest grid companies. We are responsible for critical societal 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 future 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 can contribute to making a real difference for both society and the energy transition? With us, you are part of a socially important operation with exciting projects, cutting-edge technology, and colleagues who value each other. We are now seeking several experienced Electrical Design Engineers who want to help build the maintenance operations of the future! We are facing one of Vattenfall Eldistribution's largest investments ever – a historic mobilization to build stronger, more resilient, and completely in-house capacity for maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs. In a time when the outside world places ever-higher demands on robustness and durability, we are taking decisive steps to ensure an electricity grid that can handle difficult conditions and delivers when it matters most. About the Role As an Electrical Power Design Engineer with a 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 to detailed design, procurement documentation, and completed documentation. The work is conducted primarily together with our own maintenance organization, which means you have close dialogue with those who will build, test, and operate the facility. In the role, you also ensure that working environment and safety are considered at all stages from design choices and work preparations to execution and handover. Your main tasks and areas of responsibility: Develop and quality assure design documentation (single-line diagrams, circuit diagrams, connection tables, assembly documentation, and layouts/cabinet layouts) Prepare technical descriptions and documentation and 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 to handover, including updates and as-built documentation after construction/commissioning Coordinate and set requirements against contractors/suppliers in the parts of projects where external resources are used When needed, work with protective relays/IED and communication in substation environments, for example IEC 61850 and support related to substation networks Requirements Specification We are looking for someone who is analytical and enjoys working with complex technical issues. You have good collaboration skills, like to share your expertise, and contribute to the team's overall success. At the same time, you are responsible, drive your tasks to completion, and are comfortable asking for support when needed. We would like you to have: Post-secondary education in electrical power/electrical engineering (bachelor's/master's 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 documentation, and layouts/cabinet layouts Good CAD skills Structured and quality-conscious, takes responsibility for technical deliverables and enjoys collaborating with many stakeholders Very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written Class B driver's license Meritorious: Experience with distribution projects/substations and control facilities Protective relays/IED and IEC 61850 (configuration/testing, e.g., SCD/GOOSE/MMS where relevant) Experience with testing/commissioning/troubleshooting of control equipment Experience with procurement documentation and technical support during procurement Experience preparing as-built documentation and completing documentation after construction Additional Information We offer an exciting work day and a good work-life balance 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 make you feel at home, we offer continuous learning opportunities, good working conditions, and a broad range of employee benefits - Read more about our benefits here. Work Location We offer an exciting work day and a good work-life balance 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 make you feel at home, we offer continuous learning opportunities, good working conditions, and a broad range of employee benefits - Read more about our benefits here. Work Location Trollhättan, Åmål, Borås, Gothenburg, Skövde, Motala, Linköping, Kimstad, Sköldinge, Nyköping, Södertälje, or Sollentuna. 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 personal 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 – thank you for your patience. Working at Vattenfall means working with critical infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are security classified and you may be placed on wartime deployment. If this position is security classified, a security vetting will be conducted before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any wartime placement occurs with support from the employment contract and the law on total defense duty. At Vattenfall, we value being active, positive, open, and safety-conscious.Company Description Vattenfall Eldistribution AB is Vattenfall's electricity distribution business and one of Sweden's largest grid companies. We are responsible for critical societal 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 future 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…

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6. 7. 2026

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