CoolbrookLead Electrical Engineer

Coolbrook, developing next-generation electrification systems for heavy industry, is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to join its Delivery & Aftermarket team!

What will you be doing?

As a Lead Electrical Engineer at Coolbrook, you will act as Coolbrook’s expert in large-scale electrical systems, providing critical expertise to evaluate partner solutions, assess customer grid connections, and coordinate electrical aspects of delivery projects. You will play an important role in feasibility studies, customer engagement, and delivery execution, establishing the foundation for Coolbrook’s electrification solutions in industrial-scale process heating.

Coolbrook is a transformational technology and engineering company on a mission to decarbonize major industrial sectors such as petrochemicals and chemicals, iron and steel, and cement. The company brings together world-class expertise across different fields, building a strong, impactful, and passionate organization to scale up its technology for industrial decarbonization. Coolbrook’s international and growing team operates in Finland, the UK, and the Netherlands and is leading a Clean New Industrial Era.

Key responsibilities

• Act as Coolbrook’s primary electrical expert, ensuring all project electrical aspects are properly evaluated and executed.
• Evaluate and challenge partner solutions for performance, cost, and compliance.
• Assess customer power grid connections and define needed modifications for electrification.
• Support sales and feasibility phases through electrical assessments and client collaboration.
• Join site visits to refine requirements and verify system integration.
• Lead power electronics scope and coordinate suppliers and engineering partners.
• Supervise electrical design to meet safety, quality, and performance standards.
• Resolve technical issues during design, delivery, and commissioning.
• Advance Coolbrook’s electrical engineering practices and guidelines.

What makes you a great fit?

You are an experienced and hands-on electrical engineering professional with solid expertise in industrial-scale systems, power electronics, and motor drives. You thrive in an environment where you can take ownership, work across organizational boundaries, and drive progress from concept to delivery. You combine deep technical insight with strong communication skills, enabling you to represent Coolbrook confidently in discussions with OEMs, partners, and customers, and to work effectively in international, cross-functional project teams.

We require you to have:

• Several years of experience in electrical engineering with proven expertise in industrial-scale systems
• Experience with large-scale electrical motor applications (5+ MW) and Variable Speed Drive implementations
• Understanding of power electronics, control/protection systems, and industrial site integration
• Ability to evaluate customer power grid connections and identify modifications for electrification projects
• Good communication and collaboration skills in English
• Willingness to travel internationally (approx. 50+ days per year)

We consider as an asset:

• Expertise in control, protection, and plant-level electrical systems (DCS/SCADA)
• Experience in pioneering industrial or technology development projects
• Knowledge of grid connection standards and long-term design specification work

Coolbrook offers you:

• The opportunity to work at the forefront of industrial electrification, developing high-power solutions with real climate impact
• A senior specialist role where you define and develop electrical engineering ways of working as part of a growing technology organization
• Close collaboration with engineers from different technical fields in a global environment
• An applied engineering environment where complex challenges are solved hands-on, and your contribution is visible in real industrial deliveries
• A pragmatic, non-bureaucratic, and trust-based culture that encourages initiative, learning, and responsibility
• Employee benefits, including lunch and wellbeing benefits, and comprehensive occupational healthcare

Practicalities:

This is a full-time and permanent position where you will be employed directly by Coolbrook. The preferred start time in the role is as soon as possible but negotiable. The role will be located preferably in Helsinki, and we hope you are able to work at the office at least a few days per week as part of a hybrid model. International travel is part of the role, including site visits, supplier meetings, and internal project collaboration.

Recruitment process timeline:

• Initial phone interviews with aTalent: week 3-4
• We will notify all candidates about the next steps by week 4 at the latest
• Interview rounds with Coolbrook: week 4 – week 6
• Final decisions and selections in February

Does this sound like the next step in your career?

Please submit your CV and motivation letter in PDF-format in English by latest on the 11th of January via our application system. A motivation letter is optional, but with a role-specific motivation letter you can provide more information about your relevant skills and why this would be an interesting opportunity for you.

Remember to use the application system, we do not accept applications by email. We want to ensure that all applicants can participate in the process equally, and we will take individual accessibility needs into account where necessary.

You can familiarize yourself with Coolbrook here: www.coolbrook.com. For more information about the recruitment process contact aTalent’s Recruitment & HR Consultant Paavo Pikkarainen (+358 504061111, paavo.pikkarainen@atalent.fi). If I’m unable to answer your call right away, please leave a text message and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.