Company Description
Vattenfall Eldistribution AB is Vattenfall's electricity grid 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 making society function 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 make a real difference for both society and the energy transition? With us, you are part of a critical 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 initiatives ever – a historic consolidation 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 reliability, 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 Power Design Engineer focusing 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 choices through detailed design, procurement documents, and complete documentation. The work is primarily conducted together with our own maintenance organization, which means you have close dialogue with those who will build, test, and operate the facility. In this role, you also ensure that working environment and safety are considered at all stages from design choices and work preparations to implementation and handover.
Your main tasks and responsibilities:
Prepare and quality-assure design documentation (single-line diagrams, circuit diagrams, connection tables, assembly instructions, and layouts/cabinet layouts)
Develop technical descriptions and documentation and provide technical support during implementation
Ensure that the design meets requirements, standards, and internal guidelines and contribute to technical choices 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 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 station networks
Requirements
We are looking for someone who is analytical and enjoys working with complex technical questions. You have good collaboration skills, like to share your expertise, and contribute to the team as a whole. 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 (university/civil engineer degree) or equivalent experience-based competence
Experience with electrical power design in project environments
Experience preparing design documentation: single-line diagrams, circuit diagrams, connection tables, assembly instructions, and layouts/cabinet layouts
Good CAD skills
Structured and quality-conscious, takes responsibility for technical deliverables and enjoys collaboration with many stakeholders
Very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written
B-class driver's license
Meriting:
Experience from distribution projects/substation and control facilities
Protective relays/IED and IEC 61850 (configuration/testing, e.g., SCD/GOOSE/MMS where applicable)
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 workday 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 ensure 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
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 apply by August 9, 2026! We do not accept personal letters in applications. You apply quickly and easily by answering screening 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 infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are security-classified and you may be assigned to civil defense duties. If this position is security-classified, a security clearance will be conducted before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any civil defense assignment will be made in accordance with the employment agreement and the Act on Civil Defense Duties.
At Vattenfall, we value being active, positive, open, and safety-conscious.Company Description
Vattenfall Eldistribution AB is Vattenfall's electricity grid 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 making society function 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…