Vacant job

Are you an experienced electrical power or energy systems engineer who wants to work with control systems to keep Sweden lit? Apply now!

In the role of Control Systems Engineer, you will be part of project groups within substation investments, working together to achieve project goals. You will primarily be responsible for control system matters in projects, from the preparation of procurement documents to project completion. Furthermore, you will define requirements for suppliers and contractors. Your responsibility includes ensuring that the facilities are built according to our contracts and technical guidelines. You may participate in contractors' testing, both at the manufacturer's site and at the facility, to ensure the correct quality. You will also participate together with the construction contractor in the energization of the substation's new facility parts. You will participate in updates to technical guidelines for control systems and act as a technical support for neighboring units with control system issues.

There are good opportunities for development in both the role and the area as a whole. You will have the opportunity to attend training, work with the latest technology, and collaborate with some of the industry's most competent employees, both internally and externally.

The work also involves making assessments between different technical solutions together with our contractors, maintaining schedules and deadlines, and maintaining good relationships with larger contact surfaces.

You will belong to the Control Systems AC Project North or Control Systems AC Project South unit, which currently consists of approximately 10 employees and 12 consultants. Their main task is to support the investment activities within Svenska Kraftnät with technical competence and to define requirements for the technical design of our facilities.

About you

To thrive in the role, we want you to have a strong interest in this specific technical area and the ambition to both deepen and broaden your competence in the field. The role requires you to be meticulous, structured, and value good collaboration. Together with your colleagues, you will tackle complex problems and work solution-oriented with curiosity and engagement.

Requirements

We want you to have a University College degree, a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering with a focus on electrical power, energy systems, or equivalent. You may also have acquired relevant competence in other ways that the employer considers equivalent. We also want you to:

• Be communicative and express yourself well in Swedish and English, both orally and in writing.
• Have a valid driver's license (Category B).
• Have several years of experience working with control systems for transmission networks at 130–400 kV or hydropower stations (>40 MW production/station).

We consider it meritorious 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.
• The location is Sundbyberg, Västerås, Gothenburg, Sundsvall, Luleå, or Sollefteå, but home stationing can also be discussed.
• Last application date: 2026-08-14. To be able to make a fair and equal assessment of you as an applicant, we use selection questions. Therefore, we do not use cover letters in the selection process.
• Opportunity for remote work up to 50%.
• Domestic and international travel occurs in this position.
• Hiring 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 slightly longer response times, but you can always reach us at [email protected].

Other information

We have high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. Prior to employment, a security check is conducted according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585), which includes a basic investigation. If the employment concerns a position in a security class, the security check will also include a register check. For employment at Svenska Kraftnät, Swedish citizenship may be a requirement for certain positions. The employment includes an obligation to be placed in wartime assignments. For more information about personnel security at Svenska Kraftnät, see svk.se/sakerhet-och-beredskap/sakerhetsskydd/personalsakerhet (https://www.svk.se/sakerhet-och-beredskap/sakerhetsskydd/personalsakerhet).