Senior Project Lead Engineer - Power Systems (80-100%)

ABB Schweiz AG; Aargau; Hybrid; CHF 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB Schweiz AG is seeking a Senior Project Lead Engineer in Power Systems in Baden, Switzerland. You will lead international projects across the full lifecycle, focusing on electrification, control, and instrumentation for industrial plants, ensuring integration and compliance with safety and technical standards.

You will guide HV/MV/LV equipment choices, perform electrical studies, and support change requests and claims.

Qualifications

• Lead technical activities in international projects across the full project lifecycle (electrification, control, instrumentation).
• Strong knowledge of power distribution concepts and equipment sizing/specification.
• Experience with electrical network analysis and simulation (load flow, short-circuit, protection coordination, harmonic analysis).
• HV/MV/LV equipment, digital protection relays, IEC 61850 engineering experience.
• Proven leadership, collaborative mindset, and strong communication skills.
• Willingness to travel internationally ~25%.
• Fluent in English; German an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical activities in international projects across full lifecycle.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated engineering solutions.
• Ensure integration of all disciplines and compliance with standards and safety requirements.
• Provide guidance on HV/MV/LV equipment and protection schemes.
• Support design reviews and comments on change requests and claims.
• Engage with customers and suppliers from procurement to delivery.

Skills

Leadership

English fluency

German language

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (power distribution focus)

Swiss VET Diploma or equivalent (Vocational education and training)

Tools

IEC 61850 engineering

Job description

Senior Project Lead Engineer - Power Systems (80-100%)

ABB Schweiz AG

As a Project Engineer in Power Systems at ABB, a global leader in technology, electrification, automation, and digitalization, you will be part of a dynamic international project team, playing a crucial role in providing innovative technical solutions for our clients.

The work model for the role is: #LI-Hybrid

This role is contributing to the Process Industries division in Switzerland.

You will be mainly accountable for: Lead technical activities in international projects across the full project lifecycle, covering electrification, control, and instrumentation for industrial plants. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated engineering solutions. Ensure the integration of all engineering disciplines and efficient execution in line with contract specifications, quality and technical standards, safety requirements, and product compliance. Provide technical guidance on engineered High Voltage (HV) and Medium Voltage (MV) power distribution equipment and electrical studies. Contribute actively to design reviews, monitor the development of project deliverables, and support the preparation of claims and change requests, including new scopes of work, cost and schedule impacts, and related risk assessments. Engage proactively with internal and external stakeholders, including customers and equipment suppliers, from procurement through delivery to ensure equipment meets project requirements.

Qualifications for the role:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, with a focus on power distribution or a related field.
• More than 12+ years of experience in power systems, ideally as a Lead Engineer or Senior Project Engineer.
• Strong knowledge of power distribution concepts and the sizing and specification of primary and secondary equipment.
• Proven experience in advanced electrical network analysis and simulation, including load flow, short-circuit, protection coordination, harmonic analysis, transient and dynamic stability studies, small-signal and large-signal stability assessments, EMT simulations, power quality analysis, and grid compliance evaluations for industrial, mining, and renewable energy applications.
• Experience with HV, MV and LV equipment, digital protection relays, and IEC 61850 engineering.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, with a collaborative, solution-oriented mindset and strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Highly self-motivated and curious, with a strong interest in learning and applying new technologies.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are an advantage.
• Willingness to travel internationally approximately 25% of the time.

More about us

GREAT MINDS, GREAT MINES

From cellphones, electric vehicles, batteries, wind farms…virtually every aspect of modern life relies on the ores mined from the earth. But there must be a transformation. The demand for minerals has increased significantly, making sustainable, safe, and productive mining more crucial than ever.

Combining our advanced portfolio of electrification, automation, and digital technologies with over 130 years of experience in the mining industry, ABB is at the forefront of this transformation journey with our holistic framework eMine™

• Work location 5400 Baden (AG)
• Additional information on the place of work ABB Schweiz AG
• Workload 100%
• Employment start Immediately
• Employment duration Permanent

• Qualification skilled
• Work experience More than 1 year
• Education Vocational education and training with the Swiss Federal VET Diploma or equivalent

• German Orally : Good knowledge Written : Good knowledge

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