Senior ICSS Engineer

ABB Schweiz AG; Warrington; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior ICSS Engineer to drive innovative automation solutions across national and international projects. This role offers a unique opportunity to leverage your expertise in ICSS and application engineering, ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions that meet customer specifications. You will collaborate with project managers and engineers, mentor new team members, and interact with clients to understand their needs. Join a forward-thinking company that values diversity and inclusion, and be part of a team that is committed to creating sustainable solutions that impact industries worldwide.

Qualifications

• Degree educated with relevant working 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 while mentoring team members.

Skills

Decision-making

Leadership

Time management

Organizational skills

HMI engineering

Application engineering

Cyber Security

Industrial communications protocols

Education

Degree (B.Eng or M.Eng)

HNC/HND

Tools

DCS/PCS

FAT

SAT

IEC-61131-3 languages

Network Management software

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. That's our story. Make it your story.

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

• 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.
• Training and mentoring new team members.
• Interacting with clients to interpret their needs and performing quality control on work deliverables.
• Reviewing engineering deliverables, monitoring compliance with standards, coordinating technical queries, assisting with technical sales presentations, and producing engineering estimates for bids.

Qualifications for the role

• Degree (B.Eng or M.Eng) educated and be progressing towards Chartered Engineer status with proven relevant working experience, or an HNC/HND 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).
• Knowledge of industrial communications protocols.
• Industry knowledge in Networking, Cyber Security, IoT, Industry 4.0, SCADA, and PLC.
• Software experience in Network Management and virtual machines.
• Flexibility to travel within the UK and overseas (up to 30% of the time).

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. ABB provides a comprehensive range of integrated automation, electrical and digital systems and services for customers in the process, hybrid and maritime industries. These offerings, coupled with deep domain knowledge in each end market, help to optimize productivity, energy efficiency, sustainability and safety of industrial processes and operations. We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.