Protection Engineer

Role: Protection Engineer

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Employment Type: Fixed-Term Contract (12 Months)

Key Responsibilities

• Design Protection & Control schemes for HV/MV substations.
• Perform protection coordination, relay setting calculations, and fault analysis.
• Develop protection philosophies and engineering documentation.
• Configure and commission numerical protection relays.
• Support FAT, SAT, and site commissioning activities.
• Review engineering drawings, technical specifications, and vendor documentation.
• Collaborate with Primary Design, Secondary Design, SCADA, and Electrical Engineering teams.
• Ensure designs comply with IEC and utility standards.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 5–8 years of experience in Protection Engineering or Protection & Control Design.
• Strong experience with HV/MV substations.
• Hands-on experience in:
• Protection & Control Design
• Protection Coordination
• Relay Settings
• Short Circuit & Fault Studies
• IEC 61850
• Experience with one or more of the following tools:
• ETAP
• DIgSILENT PowerFactory
• ABB PCM600
• Siemens DIGSI
• Schneider MiCOM
• Familiarity with GIS/AIS substations and international IEC standards is highly desirable.

Ideal Industry Background

We are particularly interested in candidates from:

• Utilities
• Transmission & Distribution
• Power Grid / Substation Projects
• EPC Companies
• OEMs (ABB, Siemens Energy, Hitachi Energy, Schneider Electric, GE Vernova)
• Data Center Electrical Design Projects

Benefits

• Competitive annual salary upto €55,000
• Annual Performance Bonus (up to 10%)
• Private Health Insurance
• Meal Allowance (€10.20 per working day)
• Company-paid flights and accommodation for project-related travel
• 22 working days of annual leave
• Opportunity to work on world-class mission-critical Data Center projects across Europe
• International and multicultural work environment with excellent career growth opportunities