Project Engineer

at ABB Inc in Westbrook, Maine, United States

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to:Senior Engineering Manager

What we believe in:

At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. That's our story. Make it your story.

Your role and responsibilities:

As a Project Engineer, you will demonstrate leadership, communicate business goals, and provide support in team management and coordination for engineered solutions. In this role you will drive the performance and quality of an engineering team to ensure that all executed activities meet the required short-term and long-term business goals.

Approach customers with integrity and respect, for long lasting relationships. You will utilize your experience and expertise to solve problems, develop and execute objectives for yourself and the team.

For this position, we are open to candidates being full-remote or based out of either our Houston, TX office or Lake Mary, FL office.

This role is contributing to the Electrification Distribution Solutions group in the United States.

You will be mainly accountable for:

Providing technical leadership to meet business metrics regarding safety, quality, on-time delivery, and talent retention.
Effectively communicate with internal and external customers, cross cultural, and diverse teams for successful planning and execution of multi-discipline control systems.
Drive the team's technical skillset portfolio for more business opportunities.
Travel domestically to customer sites 25% or as needed.

Qualifications for the role:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Computer Engineering, or related field.
3+ years of work experience in SCADA system design, integration, or industrial automation.
Proficiency in PLC programming (e.g., Allen Bradley, Siemens, ABB, Schneider, Emerson) and HMI development, alarming, trends and control logic.
Familiarity with communication protocols: Modbus, DNP3, IEC 61850, OPC, TCP/IP, etc.
Understanding of networking and cybersecurity concepts in industrial control systems. Experience in control system architecture design and development.
Hands-on experience with testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting automation systems.

More about us:

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.

Why ABB?

What's in it for you:
We want you to bring your full self to work-your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You'll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated... For full info follow application link.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB Inc.

ABB Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: