Regional Project Engineer (80-100%)

ABB; Baden; Vor Ort; CHF 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ABB Switzerland, Ltd. seeks an experienced engineer to act as the design authority for UPS applications. You will lead multi-project work, translate customer needs into practical engineering solutions, and ensure compliance with contracts, safety, and cybersecurity standards.

You will be the key link between customers and engineering, project management, and service teams, driving technical discussions, reviewing designs, and coordinating across functions to deliver integrated power solutions.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in UPS systems and critical power infrastructure.
• Ability to translate customer requirements into engineering solutions.
• Proven track record interfacing with multi-disciplinary project teams.

Aufgaben

• Act as the single point of accountability between customers and internal teams for UPS integration.
• Lead technical discussions, capture requirements, and ensure alignment with scope and standards.
• Review integration concepts, interfaces, and design documents; coordinate across teams.
• Manage risks, changes, and issues to protect schedule and cost objectives.

Kenntnisse

UPS systems

Critical power

Data center projects

Project management coordination

Systems integration

Technical interface

Electrical engineering knowledge

Communication protocols

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in related field

Related technical discipline

Tools

SCADA

BMS

EMS

Modbus

SNMP

Jobbeschreibung

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to:

Project Operations Manager

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In this role, you will have the opportunity to be a design authority for an engineering discipline in Critical Power application. 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:

This role is contributing to the Electrification / Critical Power in EMEA. Main stakeholders are EMEA DTC Program.

Your main responsibilities:

• Act as the single point of accountability between customers and internal engineering, project management, and service teams for all UPS application integration activities, ensuring customer requirements are clearly defined and translated into technical solutions.
• Lead technical discussions with customers, capture and clarify application requirements, and ensure alignment with contractual scope and technical standards.
• Review and approve integration concepts, interface documents, communication architectures, and application-specific designs; coordinate across engineering, manufacturing, testing, commissioning, and service teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Manage technical risks, interface issues, and change requests; drive issue resolution between customer stakeholders and internal functions to maintain project schedule, cost, and performance objectives.

What we're looking for:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in UPS systems, critical power infrastructure, data center projects, industrial power systems, or related application engineering roles.
• Proven experience serving as the technical interface between customers and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong knowledge of UPS topologies, battery energy storage systems, power distribution, monitoring systems, SCADA, BMS, EMS, and communication protocols such as Modbus, SNMP, or equivalent.
• Experience defining and managing system integration requirements, interface documentation, technical submittals, and acceptance testing.
• Ability to translate customer operational requirements into practical and compliant engineering solutions.
• Fluent in English; additional regional languages are considered an asset.

More about us:

ABB Smart Power provides energy distribution solutions for data centers, industrial and manufacturing plants, critical infrastructure and commercial buildings. The Division’s technical teams work closely with industry partners, delivering advanced solutions that support rapid growth, energy transition, and sustainability objectives. The Division’s portfolio includes industrial circuit breakers,

low-voltage systems, motor starting applications, and safety devices like switches and relays. Its Power Protection unit supports the world’s largest data center companies with advanced energy-efficient UPS solutions. The Division’s ABB Ability™ Energy Manager provides a scalable, easy-to-use platform that helps organizations save energy and reduce CO2 emissions.

The recruitment is led by Pedro Labian Sanchez, Talent Partner at ABB Switzerland, Ltd.

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