Lead Engineer

ABB Schweiz AG; Kingston near Lewes; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a motivated Service professional to deliver industry-leading solutions with a focus on safety and quality. This remote role requires expertise in ABB Control Systems, PLCs, and cyber security, along with excellent communication skills. You'll provide hands-on support and work closely with clients while traveling across the UK. Join a team that values collaboration and innovation, where your impact is significant.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Competitive pension scheme

Private medical cover

Generous bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Strong safety and integrity mindset.
• Solid application background with PLCs, SCADA, and cyber security.
• Strong communication skills and ability to drive projects independently.

Responsibilities

• Lead updates of ABB Control System hardware/software modules.
• Prepare design specifications and test procedures.
• Provide on-call customer support and site visits.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues on-site or remotely.

Skills

Safety and integrity mindset

Application background

Knowledge of PLCs

Communication skills

Initiative and flexibility to travel

Job description

På ABB hjälper vi industrier att bli snabbare, mer resurseffektiva och hållbara. Här är framsteg en självklarhet - för dig, ditt team och hela världen. Som global marknadsledare ger vi dig rätt förutsättningar för att lyckas med det. Det kommer inte alltid att vara enkelt - utveckling kräver mod och styrka. På ABB är du aldrig ensam. Run what runs the world.

Denna position rapporterar till:

LCS Contract Delivery Manager

We’re looking for a motivated Service professional to help deliver our industry-leading portfolio with the highest standards of safety and quality. In this role, you’ll be the go‑to technical expert—providing hands‑on support, solving complex problems, and ensuring our customers get the best possible experience.

You’ll work closely with clients and our sales teams, turning customer needs into real solutions while identifying opportunities to grow our Service business. Based remotely, the role offers variety and impact, with regular travel across the UK to both office locations and customer sites (onshore and offshore). Full training to be provided by the team at our Aberdeen location during inducting period.

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.

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.

Your Role and Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll help run what runs the world, by taking on meaningful work that drives real impact.
Work model: remote from the UK #LI-remote with travel both on and off-shore

• Lead, maintain and update ABB Control System hardware/software modules, including testing, integration and modifications.

• Prepare and review design specifications, test procedures, method statements and scopes of work.

• Deliver product updates and new solutions in collaboration with customers, end users and internal stakeholders.

• Support bids, proposals and quotations while promoting sales of maintenance services, equipment and spares.

• Provide customer support including on‑call advice, ad‑hoc site visits, system modifications and lifecycle management.

• Ensure cyber security systems, processes and documentation are maintained to ABB standards.

• Troubleshoot complex technical/system issues on‑site or remotely, driving proactive corrective actions.

• Plan and execute service work “first‑time right,” managing subcontractors and ensuring quality, timelines and customer satisfaction.

• Compile site visit reports, communicate findings and ensure follow‑up actions are completed.

• Act as technical consultant, advising on maintenance, operations, control strategies and performance improvements.

• Interact with service management, clients, sales teams and technical specialists to identify opportunities and align priorities.

• Balance multiple challenges, including shifting priorities, customer expectations, resourcing, progress reporting and continuous improvement.

Qualifications for the Role

• Strong safety and integrity mindset – essential

• Solid application background – essential

• Working knowledge of PLCs, SCADA, HMIs, industrial networks and cyber security – essential

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to work independently and drive projects to completion – essential

• Willingness to learn, innovate and take initiative, with flexibility to travel to customer sites – essential

• Practical, hands‑on experience and offshore certification – desirable

• Knowledge of ABB 800xA control systems, process control, loop performance, functional safety and cyber security awareness – desirable

Benefits

ABB offers a full range of benefits to help you thrive at work and beyond.

• Competitive salary

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Competitive contributory pension scheme

• Life assurance

• Flexible benefits scheme (Includes options to buy/sell holidays, health checks, dental, eye care, gym memberships, cycle to work, gadget discounts and more)

• Internal mobility opportunities, mentorships & access to projects globally

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Generous employee referral scheme

• Private medical cover

• Generous bonus scheme

For the 5th consecutive year ABB UK has been recognised as a Top Employer in UK. Being certified as a Top Employer showcases an organisation’s dedication to a better world of work and exhibits this through excellent HR policies and people practices.

More about us

The Energy Industries Division serves a wide range of industrial sectors, including hydrocarbons, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, power generation and water. With its integrated solutions that automate, digitalize and electrify operations, the Division is committed to supporting traditional industries in their efforts to decarbonize. The Division also supports the development, integration and scaling up of new and renewable energy models. The Division’s goal is to help customers adapt and succeed in the rapidly changing global energy transition. Harnessing data, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), the Division brings over 50 years of domain expertise delivering solutions designed to improve energy, process and production efficiency, as well as reduce risk, operational cost and capital cost, while minimizing waste for customers, from project start‑up and throughout the entire plant lifecycle.

Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world.
Run What Runs the World.

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