Project Engineer - Automation

ABB; Al Khobar; Hybrid; SAR 89,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, seeks a skilled Instrumentation/Control Engineer to support engineering activities across projects and ensure compliance with standards.

You will collect data, assist in design production, and help develop technical solutions under guidance of senior engineers, with a hybrid/on-site work model.

Role involves collaborating with Sales, Product Management, and Business Development teams to deliver customer-focused solutions and achieve business objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in instrumentation, electronics & communications, or electrical engineering.
• 3–5 years of control systems experience; ABB systems preferred.
• Willingness to travel and work at sites domestically/overseas.

Responsibilities

• Performs basic survey work, standard automation engineering, analysis, and basic design tasks.
• Collect data and support engineering design production.
• Exercises judgement on limited details of work and on application of standard methods & prepare relevant documentation.
• Supporting communication pertaining to specific assignments in meetings.
• Participate in workshops related to engineering, design, tools and processes.
• Work in graphic / application engineering development in DCS
• Program, implement, test and document process control applications.
• Ability to understand control narratives, P&ID’s.
• Assists in preparing proposal / presentation of engineering projects / programs (provision of bills of materials, estimated engineering hours, etc.).

Skills

Control systems

Data collection

Documentation

Team player

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Instrumentation Engineering, Electronics & communications, Electrical Engineering

Tools

DCS

Job description

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to:

Operations Manager

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Your role:

In this role, you will have the opportunity to support engineering activities across projects of varying sizes and complexities under the guidance of senior engineers. You will be responsible for completing assigned tasks in a cost-effective manner while ensuring compliance with contract specifications, quality standards, safety requirements, and cybersecurity policies. You will also contribute to the engineering design process by collecting data, performing analyses, and supporting the development of technical solutions.

The work model for the role is: hybrid/on-site.

This role contributes to the SA-OPC Business Line within the Middle East region based in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The position supports engineering activities and project execution while collaborating with key stakeholders, including Sales, Product Management, and Business Development teams, to deliver customer-focused solutions and achieve business objectives.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Performs basic survey work, standard automation engineering, analysis, and basic design tasks.
• Collect data and support engineering design production.
• Exercises judgement on limited details of work and on application of standard methods & prepare relevant documentation
• Supporting communication pertaining to specific assignments in meetings.
• Participate in workshops related to engineering, design, tools and processes.
• Work in graphic / application engineering development in DCS
• Program, implement, test and document process control applications.
• Ability to understand control narratives, P&ID’s.
• Assists in preparing proposal / presentation of engineering projects / programs (provision of bills of materials, estimated engineering hours, etc.).

What It Takes To Run What Runs The World

• Bachelor's Degree - Instrumentation Engineering, Electronics & communications, Electrical Engineering.
• Control Systems Experience: 3-5 years of experience with control systems. ABB systems will be an advantage.
• Must be a team player, self-motivated, quick learner, adaptable and flexible.
• Willingness to travel & work at sites as and when required.
• Willingness to travel domestic / overseas based on project need.

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.

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

Run What Runs the World.

#ABBCareers #RunwithABB

#Runwhatrunstheworld

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.

Ready to make an impact?