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Principal Engineer - Secondary and Protection

Hatch · Posted Nov 9, 2026

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Principal
15+ years

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Lead technical authority for secondary systems, protection and control engineering in Australia, providing strategic leadership across transmission, substations, renewable energy, battery energy storage systems, interconnectors, and major energy infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

Act as Hatch's Australian Subject Matter Expert (SME) for secondary systems, protection and control engineering.
Provide technical leadership across transmission, renewable energy and energy transition projects.
Lead technical assurance, peer reviews and governance activities for complex engineering deliverables.
Oversee the delivery of secondary and protection engineering scopes from concept through to commissioning and operational support.
Lead the development and review of protection philosophies, relay applications, secondary system architecture, SCADA interfaces and substation automation systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent

Skills

secondary systems protection and control engineering IEC 61850 SCADA

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