ABB Ltd

Digital Engineer - Process Performance Optimization

ABB Ltd • $100K — $140K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering; advanced degrees preferred (Master's or PhD).
  • 10+ years experience in industrial automation across energy, power, water, and oil and gas sectors.
  • Expertise in process control for advanced control strategies.
  • Strong background in distributed control systems and process instrumentation.
  • Proven skills in strategic planning, problem-solving, and operational efficiency.
  • Established leadership to manage technical discussions and teams.
  • Willingness to travel up to 40%.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design, configuration, testing, and commissioning of Advanced Process Control (APC) applications.
  • Develop and maintain process models and control strategies to enhance production.
  • Act as technical SME for APC solutions during proposals and workshops.
  • Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to define APC project requirements.
  • Provide lifecycle support for APC applications, ensuring performance monitoring and continuous improvement.
  • Analyze operational data to identify optimization and deliver actionable recommendations.
  • Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in APC engineering.

Benefits

  • Choice of medical and dental plan options.
  • Company paid life and AD&D insurance.
  • Short and long-term disability coverage at no cost.
  • Up to 6 weeks of parental leave.
  • EAP with resources for mental/behavioral health and general health navigation.
  • 401k Savings Plan with company contributions.
  • Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP).
  • 11 paid holidays and vacation based on years of service.
Full Job Description
This position reports to:
Digital Execution Lead

In this role, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with key stakeholders to develop, implement, and facilitate successful onboarding of digital solutions and the adoption of digital platforms and solutions into the customer business environment along with their subsequent operations and maintenance. Each day, you will provide consultative assistance in supporting the use of products with the goal of improving productivity and efficiency. You will also showcase your expertise by helping the customers to achieve their solution goals and objectives by leveraging domain expertise and knowledge on ABB's digital solutions.

The work model for the role is: Hybrid, based either in Houston, TX or Cleveland, OH

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead the design, configuration, testing, and commissioning of Advanced Process Control (APC) applications, ensuring successful project delivery and achievement of customer performance objectives.
  • Develop and maintain dynamic process models, control strategies, and optimization solutions that improve production throughput, product quality, energy efficiency, process stability, and asset utilization.
  • Serve as a technical subject matter expert (SME) for APC solutions, supporting sales pursuits, proposal development, technical workshops, scope development, and customer presentations.
  • Collaborate with process engineers, operations personnel, automation teams, and project stakeholders to identify process improvement opportunities and define APC project requirements.
  • Provide lifecycle support for deployed APC applications, including performance monitoring, controller tuning, troubleshooting, model maintenance, periodic health checks, and continuous improvement recommendations.
  • Analyze process and operational data to quantify benefits, identify optimization opportunities, and develop actionable recommendations that deliver measurable business value to customers.
  • Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers and project team members while promoting APC engineering best practices, standards, and documentation quality.
  • Support the development of APC standards, methodologies, reusable engineering templates, and organizational knowledge to improve consistency, efficiency, and scalability of APC project execution.
  • Guides, mentors, and performs a variety of software engineering tasks in one or more of the assigned areas such as software development, software quality engineering, software testing, DevOPS, cybersecurity, software release, support and maintenance, and/or release management with limited supervision.
  • Collaborates with Sales, Product Management, and development teams and Solution Architects for future planning, feature development, and support on product deliverables.


Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering with advanced degrees (Master's or PhD) preferred.
  • 10+ years of experience in industrial automation, energy, power and water and oil and gas industries.
  • Expertise in process control to develop and implement advanced control strategies for optimizing processes.
  • Strong background with distributed control systems, process instrumentation and supervisory control applications is a plus.
  • Proven strategic planning, problem-solving, and operational efficiency skills, with expertise in process optimization, asset management, and regulatory compliance.
  • Established leadership skills to effectively manage technical discussions and guide technical teams.
  • Willingness to travel up to 40%


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 Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]

Go to myBenefitsABB.com and click on "Candidate/Guest" to learn more

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. Vacation is provided based on years of service for hourly and non-exempt positions. 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 $100,000 and $140,000 annually and is eligible for a short-term incentive plan/annual bonus.

About ABB Ltd

ABB Ltd is a Swiss multinational corporation that specializes in electrical equipment. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. ABB operates in a variety of industries, including power generation, transmission, and distribution, as well as automation and robotics. The company's products and services are used in a range of applications, from electric vehicles to renewable energy systems. ABB has a global presence, with operations in more than 100 countries. The company is committed to sustainability and has set ambitious targets for reducing its environmental impact.
Learn more about ABB Ltd
Size
104,400 employees
Market Cap
$59.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$5.1 billion
Founded
1988
5 Year Trend
+3%
Revenue
$26.1 billion
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