Engineering and construction

Electrical Engineering Graduate for Power Systems

Step into a career where you develop optimised power systems to integrate renewable energy

The Ørsted Global Graduate Programme is designed to unleash your potential. We offer you an intense two-year developmental journey where you’ll learn from experts within your field and get diverse project experience, develop transferable skills, and build a strong cross-functional network with other talents.

The graduate journey
Our Global Graduate Programme consists of three rotations, where you’ll solve business challenges, take responsibility for your own assignments, and engage in our day-to-day business decisions.

You’ll work on the power system for our offshore wind farms, connecting the wind turbines to the transmission grid. You’ll be an important part of the design and grid integration of the system.

You’ll play an important role in:

  • performing power system studies on an offshore wind farms, which could include load flow, voltage control, dynamic analysis, short circuit calculations, fault ride through, stability, and harmonic studies
  • understanding and defining the transmission system of our future offshore wind farms in collaboration with different expert teams
  • aligning with stakeholders on the wind farm control requirements whilst securing and documenting the implementation of the overall wind farm control philosophy across the wind farm components
  • keeping track of risks, technical challenges, and requirements
  • communicating with internal and external stakeholders.

To succeed in this role, you:

  • have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering from before 1 September 2025
  • have a maximum of one year full-time, relevant relevant work experience between your master's completion and 1 September 2025 OR 1-2 years of full-time, relevant work experience between your bachelor’s completion and 1 September 2025
  • are familiar with power systems studies in simulation tools like PowerFactory, PSS/E or PSCAD
  • have a basic understanding of control theory and converter systems
  • have strong analytical skills, a high level of personal drive, and a high learning ability
  • have strong communication skills and are fluent in both spoken and written English.

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Join a global leader in renewable energy
Ørsted is a growing green energy major and global leader in climate action. With us you’ll play a part in driving change towards a green energy future. You’ll grow your talent in a fast-paced and high-growth industry where you have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop through challenging assignments and industry-leading experts. Here you can perform in a friendly work environment based on trust, respect, and collaboration.

The best first step you’ll ever take
Send your application, CV, and most recent grade transcripts as soon as possible and no later than 5 January 2025. We’ll conduct interviews shortly after the application deadline.

Please don’t hesitate to write to graduates@orsted.com if you have any questions. If you need to request any adjustments to working practices, working patterns, or the assessment or interview process we're happy to discuss alternative arrangements. 

Step closer to a career as a graduate in Ørsted
In Ørsted, we help accelerate your talent into an international career within your professional field. See our Global Graduate Programme overview, read more about the recruitment process, and find out how you can help us turn visions into reality.