ABB Ltd

Senior Project Engineer-Data Center Applications

ABB Ltd$110K — $130K *
US-Anywhere
+ 2 other locationsRemote
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
  • Knowledge of Data Center Infrastructure.
  • Experience with Ehouse and Modular systems.
  • Over 5 years in electrical power systems and project engineering.
  • Expertise in MV/LV switchgear and associated electrical equipment.
  • Strong design and calculation skills for electrical systems in Power Distribution Centers.
  • Proficient in electrical drawing creation and reviewing.

Responsibilities

  • Lead project design and coordinate deliverables.
  • Serve as technical lead for data center solutions.
  • Ensure compliance with electrical standards.
  • Manage customer expectations and engineering changes.
  • Coordinate with teams for FAT and IFAT execution.
  • Review design documentation for accuracy and risk mitigation.
  • Mentor junior engineers and document best practices.

Benefits

  • Two medical plan options (PPO and HDHP).
  • Choice between two dental plans.
  • Vision benefits offered.
  • Company-paid life insurance and AD&D.
  • Short term and long term disability benefits provided by the company.
  • Paid parental leave for new parents.
  • Access to Employee Assistance Program for mental health support.
Full Job Description
This position reports to:
Engineering Team Lead - Data Center

In this role, you will have the opportunity to be a design authority for an engineering discipline. Each day, you will complete assignments on multiple projects of moderate size or portions of major projects in a cost-effective manner. You will also showcase your expertise by ensuring assignments are completed in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, safety requirements, and cybersecurity policies and standards.

The work model for the role is remote #LI-Remote

This role is contributing to the Electrification Distribution Solutions in Houston, TX, Lake Mary, FL or Mebane, NC.

Your role and responsibilities
  • Being responsible for the project design and coordinates design deliverables. The project engineer would be the technical lead working with the customer to shape and deliver solutions and seeks customer feedback to drive and deliver improvements. Maintain close contact with customers and project participants to identify and resolve issues of mutual concern and to seek opportunities for additional business.
  • Being the technical lead for data center solutions by working closely with customers, general contractors, suppliers on electrical equipment design including Ehouse, Medium, switchgears, Switchboards, transformers etc...
  • Ensuring compliance with Electrical standards, IEC, NEC, IEEE, UL
  • Managing customer expectations and maintaining engineering change order control
  • Coordinating with manufacturing, procurement and testing teams to prepare and execute FAT, IFAT.
  • Reviewing design and documentation for accuracy, maintaining design changes, identifying and mitigating technical risks.
  • Showing leadership by mentoring junior engineers and documenting best practices
  • Staying current with data center trends, evaluating new design methodologies and contributing to process improvements.


Our Team Dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

Qualifications for the role

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience and skills.
  • Data Center Infrastructure Knowledge.
  • Ehouse and Modular systems experience
  • Functional team with more than 5 years relevant engineering experience in electrical power systems and project engineering.
  • Strong knowledge of MV/LV switchgear, protections, controls, automation, and integration within Power Distribution Centers; familiarity with transformers, drives, motors, bus duct, cables, and associated equipment.
  • Ability to design and calculate electrical systems for integrated Power Distribution Centers, including cable sizing, conduit fill, voltage drop, breaker sizing, and overall HV-LV distribution.
  • Proficiency in creating, modifying, and reviewing electrical drawings (single-line, three-line, schematics, interconnections, wire lists) and validating vendor/customer designs, protection schemes, and metering.
  • Working knowledge of IEEE/ANSI, NEMA, NETA, API, PIP, NEC/NESC standards and codes; capable of influencing senior stakeholders and customers, with basic understanding of battery storage, chargers, and UPS systems.
  • This role requires some overnight travel will vary up to 30%.
  • Candidates must have work authorization to work in the US.


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


  • Paid Parental Leave


  • 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.

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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