System Expert, High Voltage and Medium Voltage Power Distribution & Protection

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This position reports to:

Engineering Manager

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Your Role and Responsibilities

The System Expert (High Voltage and Medium Voltage Power Distribution & Protection) is responsible for system-level technical solutions related to HV and MV power distribution systems in ABB Process Industries projects. According to the role, the System Expert in addition to project execution, he/she supports sales operations by defining power system architectures, protection concepts, and technical boundary conditions to be sold in such a way that they can be implemented consistently from the start of the project to its completion. This role could be located in Vaasa, Pirkkala or Helsinki.

During project implementation, the System Expert operates as a system-level technical specialist for HV and MV distribution and protection, ensuring that switchgears, protection relays, control systems, and auxiliary systems form a coherent, compliant, and operable overall power distribution system according to as sold scope.

Whenever necessary, the System Expert provides assistance to the organization for tools and system development needs, project organization, feeder factories, suppliers, and the customer in system-level technical issues related to power distribution, protection functionality, testing, and operation.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Act as the system-level technical expert for HV and MV power distribution and protection

• Define and validate overall power system architecture, operating philosophy, and key system designs

• Define and approve protection concepts and schemes, ensuring selectivity and system availability

• Ensure technical integration of switchgear, protection relays, automation, and communication systems

• Identify and manage system-level technical risks (e.g. short-circuit levels and protection performance)

• Support sales, project execution, and engineering across the full project lifecycle

• Guide and align project engineers and protection specialists under a common system philosophy

• Review, approve, and execute critical system and protection-related technical decisions

• Maintain and develop system-level documentation, expertise, and best practices

- Work model: hybrid, LI#hybrid

Qualifications for the Role

• Strong expertise in electrical power engineering for HV and MV power distribution systems

• Expert knowledge of protection and control principles for power systems

• Experience in protection relay testing, commissioning, and fault analysis

• Ability to understand and apply short-circuit calculations and protection selectivity principles

• Broad understanding of industrial and utility power systems and applicable standards

• Knowledge of and ability to use ABB HV/MV switchgear, protection relays, and substation automation solutions

• Good cooperation and communication skills

• Extensive knowledge of ABB products and system solutions

• Good ability as a public performer

• Good command of English

• Because most projects are in the Nordic countries, proficiency in Finnish and Swedish is highly beneficial

More about us

The Process Industries Division serves the mining, minerals processing, metals, cement, pulp and paper, battery manufacturing, and food and beverage, as well as their associated service industries. The Division brings deep industry domain expertise coupled with the ability to integrate both automation and electrical systems, increase productivity and reduce overall capital and operating costs for customers. For mining, metals and cement customers, solutions include specialized products and services, as well as total production systems. The Division designs, plans, engineers, supplies, installs and commissions integrated electrical and motion systems, including electric equipment, drives, motors, high power rectifiers and equipment for automation and supervisory control within a variety of areas including mineral handling, mining operations, aluminum smelting, hot and cold steel applications and cement production. The offering for the pulp and paper industries includes control systems, quality control systems, drive systems, on-line sensors, actuators and field instruments. Digitalization solutions, including collaborative operations and augmented reality, help improve plant and enterprise productivity, and reduce maintenance and energy costs.

For more information, please contact Engineering Manager Ilmari Lepistö +358 50 3341239. Interested in joining the crew? Please apply for the position by May 13, 2026. We look forward to receiving your application.

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