Project engineer

ABB; West Virginia; On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB Energy Industries in the United States (West Virginia) seeks an instrumentation engineer to act as design authority on small to mid-size projects. You’ll apply standard techniques to deliver cost‑effective engineering work, document interfaces, and support testing, installation and commissioning throughout the project lifecycle.

Candidates should have a BE/B.Tech in Instrumentation or Electronics & Communications with 4–6 years in process/safety systems, especially HMI engineering, FAT/SAT,

Qualifications

• Bachelor or higher in instrumentation/electronics with exposure to process and safety systems.
• 4–6 years hands-on experience in process and safety systems, especially application engineering and HMI.
• Familiarity with safety concepts (Fire & Gas, ESD) and control system integration.

Responsibilities

• Act as design authority for an engineering discipline on small to medium projects.
• Prepare proposals and presentations for service engineering projects.
• Identify customer requirements, document as‑is processes, and design to‑be integrations.
• Create work plans and cost estimates; ensure quality deliverables on time and within cost.
• Support testing, installation and commissioning activities; guidance across project life cycle.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

B.E/B.Tech in Instrumentation Engineering, Electronics & communications

Tools

MODBUS

OPC

HART

Profibus

Foundation Fieldbus

800xA

MOD300

AC800M

Job description

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to:

Senior Engineering Manager

Your Role And Responsibilities

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.

The work model for the role is:

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Evaluate, selects and applies standard techniques and procedures to perform Engineering assignments in projects. Assists in preparing proposal/presentation of service engineering projects/programs.
• Identify customers requirements, analyze and document as-is process and process interfaces, design to-be integration in collaboration with business resources.
• Creates work plans and cost estimates in own area of responsibility and ensures quality deliverables on time and within targeted cost. Understanding of the complete project life cycle including project deliverables is must.
• Provides technical support for testing, installation and commissioning activities. Understanding of the complete project life cycle including project deliverables is must. Work experience in projects with customers from multiple geographical areas /multi-cultural is an added advantage.
• Providing technical support for testing, installation, and commissioning activities.
• Assisting in preparing proposal/presentation of engineering projects.
• Utilizing checklists to perform design verification according to applicable standards and engineering guidelines.

Qualifications For The Role

• Full time B.E/B.Tech in Instrumentation Engineering, Electronics & communications. Minimum 4-6 years of hands-on Process /Safety System Experience predominantly in Application Engineering, HMI engineering, FAT and SAT.
• Good Knowledge on Process /ICSS and Safety Systems (Fire & Gas Protection Systems / Emergency Shutdown Systems). Configuration of Network Switches/Routers/Firewall, Configuration of Field devices like HART, Profibus & Foundation Fieldbus, Asset Optimization will be added advantage.
• Knowledge on Third party Communication like MODBUS, OPC Etc.
• Experience in any ABB systems like 800xA, MOD300, AC800M, will be added advantage. Experience on DCS controller migration will be added advantage.

More About Us

ABB Energy Industries is enabling safe, smart and sustainable projects and operations for businesses across the oil, gas, chemicals, life sciences, power generation and water sectors. Driving integrated solutions that automate, digitalize and electrify industry we connect our people and technology to help our customers adapt and succeed. With over 50 years domain expertise, we continue to innovate and reshape traditional approaches across the energy sector with our technologies designed to improve operational efficiency, reduce risk, reduce energy consumption and waste.

We value people from different backgrounds. We value diversity and believe in equal opportunities. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and perspectives that help us build a cleaner, smarter future.