Senior Project Engineer - Team Leader

ABB; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB in Nashik, India, is seeking an experienced electrical design engineer to support the Electrification business within Smart Power. You will review customer specifications, prepare drawings and BOMs, and collaborate with engineers to deliver robust switchgear solutions.

The role emphasizes protection schemes, IEC standards, and efficient execution from bid to handover, with on-site work at Nashik. Strong expertise in EPLAN and AutoCAD is required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical/ Electronics engineering from a reputed university (full-time).
• 10–15 years of experience in designing Low Voltage Switchgear, including electrical power distribution.
• Ability to analyze customer technical documentation and apply ABB product offerings to meet expectations.
• In-depth hands-on experience with EPLAN Electric P8 and AutoCAD.
• Strong knowledge of relay protection, control schemes, and IEC standards.

Responsibilities

• Review customer specifications and define the preliminary scope of work for Switchgear.
• Prepare Bills of Materials, Layout Drawings, SLDs and cable scheduling.
• Collaborate with engineers to generate technical solutions for ABB MNS products.
• Prepare electrical drawings: general arrangement, SLD, wiring, detailed drawings.
• Ensure designs meet standards, fault level calculations, and protection philosophy.
• Prepare closeout/as-built documents and engage with Project Management and Sales.
• Prepare Change Order documents to support project execution from bid to handover.

Skills

Electrical design

Switchgear design

Relay protection

2D drawings

Education

Electrical/Electronics engineering degree

Tools

EPLAN

AutoCAD

Job description

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to support engineering activities in all types of project sizes and complexities, under the supervision of senior engineers. Each day, you will complete the tasks cost-effectively and in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, safety requirements, and cybersecurity policies and standards. You will also showcase your expertise by collecting data and supporting production of the engineering design.

In this role, you’ll help run what runs the world, by taking on meaningful work that drives real impact.

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

This role is contributing to the Electrification business in Smart Power division at Nashik, India.

You will be mainly accountable for

• Reviewing of Customer specifications, commercial/technical documents, product requirements. Identifying and defining preliminary scope of work for Switchgear and its associated components that fits the Customer specifications.
• Preparing Bills of Materials, Layout Drawings, Single line Drawings, Cable Scheduling and Specifying Review documents based on the best judgement of the Engineer.
• Collaborating with Engineers within the Business Unit to generate technical solutions for the ABB MNS product.
• Preparing set of Electrical Drawings - General Arrangement, SLD, Typical Wiring , detailed drawings.
• Expertise in Switchgear Product Standardization and IEC Standards. Expertise and understanding of Fault level calculations and Switchgear ratings, protection philosophy and components selection of LV Switchgear.
• Preparing Customer-facing Closeout / As built documents for the complete scope of work. Engage in Customer discussions by supporting the Project Management and Sales teams.
• Preparing the Change Order documents to support Project Management. Work closely with the Project Management team for an efficient and effective Execution of the project from the Bid Phase to the Project execution to handover phase.

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.

Qualifications for the role

• Degree in Electrical/ Electronics engineering from reputed university (should be full-time)
• You have 10 to15 years of experience in designing Low Voltage Switchgear, including electrical power distribution and Motor Control Centers.
• Ability to analyze customer technical documentation and apply ABB product offerings to meet expectations efficiently, while proposing alternative solutions to optimize profitability.
• Hands-on experience with Electrical and 2D layout drawing tools such as EPLAN Electric P8, AutoCAD, etc.
• Strong knowledge of relay protection & control schemes, schematics, and communication network diagrams.
• Proven capability to deliver design solutions that balance technical accuracy, customer satisfaction, and business objectives.

Excellent communication skills to effectively engage with internal and external customers.

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.

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