Are you an experienced engineer in electrical power or energy systems who wants to work with control systems to keep Sweden shining? Apply now!
In your role as a control system engineer, you will participate in project teams within station investments, collectively responsible for achieving project goals. You will primarily be responsible for control system issues in projects from the preparation of procurement documents to project completion. Furthermore, you will work with requirements setting toward suppliers and contractors. Your responsibility includes ensuring that installations are built according to our contracts and technical guidelines. You will participate in testing by the building contractor, both at the manufacturer and at the installation site to ensure correct quality. You will also participate with the building contractor during energization of the station's new installation components. You will participate in updates of technical guidelines for control systems and provide technical support to neighboring units with control system questions.
There are good opportunities for development both in the role and in the area as a whole. You will have the opportunity to take training courses, work with the latest technology, and work with some of the industry's most competent employees, both internally and externally.
The work also includes being able to make assessments between different technical solutions together with our contractors, maintain schedules and deadlines, and maintain good relationships with larger contact areas.
You will be part of the Control System AC Project North or Control System AC Project South unit, which currently consists of approximately 10 employees and 12 consultants whose primary task is to support Svenska kraftnät's investment activities with technical expertise and act as requirements setters for the technical design of our installations.
About You
To thrive in the role, we want you to have a strong interest in this technical field and have the ambition to both deepen and broaden your expertise in the area. The role requires that you are thorough, structured, and value good collaboration. Together with your colleagues, you tackle complex problems and work solution-oriented with curiosity and commitment.
Mandatory Requirements
We want you to have a vocational degree, civil engineering degree, or higher education engineering degree with a focus on electrical power, energy systems, or equivalent. You may also have acquired relevant expertise in another way that the employer deems equivalent. We also want:
You are communicative and express yourself well in Swedish and English in speech and writing.
Class B driver's license.
Several years of experience working with control systems for transmission networks at 130–400 kV or hydroelectric power stations (>40 MW production/station).
We consider it a merit if you have good knowledge of relay protection systems for transmission networks, control equipment, remote control, automation, auxiliary power systems, and project work.
Good to Know
The position is a permanent employment.
Work location is Sundbyberg, Västerås, Gothenburg, Sundsvall, Luleå, or Sollefteå, but remote location can also be discussed.
Application deadline: August 14, 2026. To make a fair and equal assessment of you as an applicant, we use selection questions. We therefore do not use personal letters in the selection process.
Opportunity for remote work up to 50%.
Domestic and international travel occurs in this position.
Recruiting managers: Daniel Sjösten, 010-475 9820 and Jessica Redander 010-475 9941.
Responsible recruiter: Anna Charles 010-489 2328.
Union representatives: Annika Ingeborn, SACO, tel. 010-475 84 77 and Erica Midfjäll, ST, tel. 010-475 87 31. You can also reach us via email: [email protected].
During the summer we have somewhat longer response times but you can always reach us at [email protected]
Other Information
We set high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. Prior to employment, a security clearance is conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585), which includes a basic investigation and if the employment concerns a position in a security class, the security clearance will also include a register check. For employment at Svenska kraftnät, Swedish citizenship may be required for certain positions. With employment comes an obligation to be placed in wartime reserve positions. For more information about personnel security at Svenska kraftnät: https://www.svk.se/sakerhet-och-beredskap/sakerhetsskydd/personalsäkerhetAre you an experienced engineer in electrical power or energy systems who wants to work with control systems to keep Sweden shining? Apply now!
In your role as a control system engineer, you will participate in project teams within station investments, collectively responsible for achieving project goals. You will primarily be responsible for control system issues in projects from the preparation of procurement documents to project completion. Furthermore, you will work with requirements setting toward suppliers and contractors. Your responsibility includes ensuring that installations are…