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Project Lead Engineer – Substation Automation, Control & Protection

Madrid, Spain💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-10 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead and coordinate engineering activities for medium to high-complexity Grid Automation projects, ensuring efficient execution of substation automation, control, and protection systems.

Role type

Senior Project Lead Engineer (Grid Automation)

Builds

Substation automation, control, and protection systems

Domain

Energy Grid Automation / Electrical Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Technical leadership, design authority, detailed engineering verification, project lifecycle coordination, technical documentation review, customer solution definition, risk management, budget monitoring

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Serve as technical lead and design authority; Develop base designs for substation automation, control, and protection systems; Verify implementation of base designs during detailed engineering; Coordinate technical activities throughout project lifecycle; Review and approve technical documentation; Collaborate with customers to define technical solutions; Manage technical and cross-functional project risks; Support project management with budget monitoring and cost assessments

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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