Senior ICSS Engineer

ABB Schweiz AG; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, St. Neots; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior ICSS Engineer to drive automation projects with a focus on delivering high-quality technical solutions. This role offers the chance to work on national and international projects, utilizing cutting-edge ABB products and systems. You will engage with clients to interpret their needs, mentor team members, and ensure compliance with industry standards. Join a company recognized as a Top Employer, committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace while contributing to the energy transition. If you are passionate about engineering and innovation, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Degree educated with relevant experience or HNC/HND with significant experience.
• Hands-on experience in process or safety systems, particularly in application engineering.

Responsibilities

• Execute high-level ICSS & Application Engineering deliverables on various projects.
• Provide technical solutions on time and within budget, mentoring new team members.

Skills

Decision-making

Leadership

Time management

Organizational skills

Process automation

Application engineering

HMI engineering

Cyber Security

Education

Degree in Engineering

HNC/HND in Engineering

Tools

DCS/PCS

FAT/SAT

IEC-61131-3 languages

ABB systems (800xA, Symphony Plus)

Job description

Senior ICSS Engineer

At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. Write the next chapter of your ABB story.

This is a position with grade

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This position reports to

Project Execution Support Manager

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to execute high-level ICSS & Application Engineering deliverables on various national and international automation projects using ABB products and systems. You will interpret and analyze customer specifications and narratives and produce the control system to the system requirements. The work model for the role is: hybrid from our St Neots location.

This role is contributing to the Energy Industries business in the UK. You will be mainly accountable for:

1. Providing technical solutions on time and within budget, working closely with project managers and engineers to identify key resources, and taking ownership of allocated scopes.
2. Training and mentoring new team members.
3. Interacting with clients to interpret their needs and performing quality control on work deliverables.
4. Review engineering deliverables, monitor compliance with standards, coordinate technical queries, assist with technical sales presentations, and produce engineering estimates for bids.

Qualifications for the role

• Degree educated and be progressing towards Chartered Engineer status with proven relevant working experience, or an HNC/HND educated with significant relevant working experience.
• Hands-on experience in process or safety systems, particularly in application engineering, HMI engineering, 3rd party communication interfaces, FAT, and SAT for process automation.
• Excellent knowledge of ICSS industry standards and specifications.
• Experience in design, configuration, testing, and commissioning of ICSS applications.
• Ability to work on multiple discipline projects.
• Strong decision-making, leadership, time management, and organizational skills.
• Good working knowledge of Networks, IT/OT Systems, and Cyber Security.
• Experience with ICSS systems like DCS/PCS, ESD, and F&G.
• Familiarity with ABB systems (800xA, Symphony Plus, SG400, AC400, AC800M, Infi90, AC500) or equivalent systems.
• Engineer applications using IEC-61131-3 languages (FB, ST, SFC).

More about us

For the 4th year running 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. 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.