Process Systems Engineer, Pulp & Paper

ABB; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k with company contributions

ESAP – Employee Stock Acquisition Plan

Vacation and leave programs

Parental Leave

Job summary

ABB is seeking a qualified engineer to act as a design authority for systems engineering with opportunities on small to mid-size projects. You will lead, plan, and support system integration, test, and operator training across sites with remote flexibility.

Travel up to 60% and a focus on effective collaboration with ABB sales and customer teams are essential. Required is a Bachelor’s in Engineering or Paper Science, 2+ years of experience, and strong English skills; Spanish is a plus.

Qualifications

• Fluent in written and verbal English; Spanish a plus.
• Strong leadership and communications skills.
• Up to 60% travel; geographic location flexible.

Responsibilities

• Provide process control expertise during QCS order pursuit.
• Act as technical liaison between ABB sales and customer process control and engineering teams.
• Develop Systems Engineering Plan and manage Systems Engineering team for site coverage when lead role is assigned.
• Prepare system software and support internal integration test.
• Support Factory Acceptance Test with Customer when included in project.
• Develop training material and schedule; deliver operator training.

Skills

English fluency

Leadership

Communications

Travel up to 60%

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Paper Science

Job description

This position reports to: QCS Engineering Manager

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.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to act as a design authority for an engineering discipline with low to medium complexity. Each day, you will complete assignments on small projects or portions of larger projects in a cost-effective manner. You will also showcase your expertise by applying basic design thinking/design for excellence concepts in projects.

Responsibilities

• Sales Support:
  • Collect data from ABB and competitive systems for baseline performance and future performance guarantee development.
  • Provide process control expertise during QCS order pursuit.
  • Act as technical liaison between ABB sales and customer process control and engineering teams.
• Planning and Schedule Management:
  • Develop Systems Engineering Plan for all projects when lead role is assigned (implementation order and expected duration of control tuning and operator training tasks).
  • Manage Systems Engineering team for site coverage when lead role is assigned.
• Project Execution:
  • Prepare System software and make ready for internal integration test.
  • Support integration test of systems during internal One-hundred Percent Test.
  • Support Factory Acceptance Test with Customer, if included in project.
• Operator Training:
  • Develop training material both general and specific to project requirements.
  • Develop operator training schedule as part of overall Systems Engineering Plan.
  • Deliver effective operator training, which may include classroom and hands-on sessions.
• Results Delivery:
  • Insure all control features are tuned and optimized.
  • Collect data and review results versus performance objectives.
• Customer Satisfaction:
  • Provide Technical lead of project activities during the start-up, optimization and results stage of the project.
  • Insure proper implementation and function of any customer requested specials.
  • Resolve any outstanding issues with systems after commissioning.
  • Provide continued support to customer after the commissioning of a new system.

The work model for the role is

Remote location is available. Ideally in OH or WI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required, with Engineering or Paper Science degree preferred.
• 2+ years of experience required. Industrial Experience helpful but not required.
• Fluent in written and verbal English, Spanish a plus.
• Strong leadership and communications skills.
• Up to 60% travel; geographic location is flexible.

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.

More About Us

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affimative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their— sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf

As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affimative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.

Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to [e-mail]. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.

ABB Benefit Summary For Eligible US Employees

[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]

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Health, Life & Disability

• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
• Vision benefit
• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
• Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
• Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
• Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
• Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
• Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Vacation is provided based on years of service for hourly and non-exempt positions. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

While base salary is determined by things such as the successful applicant’s qualifications and experience, this position is expected to pay between $58,500 and $93,600 annually.

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