Senior Project Engineer

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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 Sr. 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 :

Extensive Experience with ABB Zenon / ZEE600 : Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in designing, developing, and deploying SCADA solutions using ABB Zenon / ZEE600 (or similar) including dynamic HMI creation, alarming, trending, and report generation.

Control System Architecture & Integration : Proven expertise in end-to-end control system design and integration—covering PLCs, HMIs, communication protocols (IEC 61850, Modbus, DNP3, OPC), and remote telemetry units.

Advanced PLC Programming Skills : Proficient in PLC programming using platforms such as ABB AC500 / PM series, Allen Bradley, Siemens, and Emerson, with experience in implementing logic for power and industrial automation systems.

Testing, Commissioning, and Troubleshooting : Strong track record of successfully executing FAT / SAT, site commissioning, and root-cause analysis in complex SCADA and automation environments.

Networking : Solid understanding of industrial networking, VLANs, firewalls, and cybersecurity principles as applied to SCADA environments.

Industry Standards & Compliance : Deep knowledge of UL, IEEE, and IEC standards relevant to control systems and automation, including familiarity with NERC-CIP for power projects.

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.

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Health, Life & Disability

Choice between two medical plan options : A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.

Choice between two dental plan options : Core and Core Plus

Vision benefit

Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)

Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)

Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums

Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid

Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid.

Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2 / 3% of pay.

Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance

Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks

Employee Assistance Program

Health Advocate support resources for mental / behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility / adoption

Employee discount program

Retirement

401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions

Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

While base salary is determined by things such as the successful applicant's qualifications and experience, this position is expected to pay between $79,800 and $127,680 annually.

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