Remote AE Leader, Electrification Services

ABB Inc.; Minnesota; On-site; USD 143,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB's ELSE team in the U.S. seeks an Application Engineering Manager to lead the U.S. AE organization in support of Commercial Operations and Sales.

You will drive customer-focused technical solutions, ensure high-quality SOWs and JCEs, and develop a high-performing team capable of supporting growth. This is a remote role, with travel up to 25% within the US, and you will collaborate with Proposal Management, Business Development, Operations, and other ABB engineering teams to standardize

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required and 12+ years relevant work experience. Candidates with Electrical Engineering degree will be preferred.
• Ability and willingness to travel 25% of the time within US.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in application engineering or field engineering in power delivery products and systems including a minimum of 5 years of experience working with customers in oil & gas, metals, mining, paper, power generation, data center, commercial buildings or similar business segments.
• Experience leading geographically dispersed technical teams strongly preferred.
• Experience with proposal development, statement of work creation, job costing, and commercial operations processes.
• Background in field service, power systems engineering, or industrial electrical services.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing Application Engineering team by setting clear performance expectations, coaching employees, closing technical skill gaps, and implementing targeted development plans.
• Provide technical leadership and customer solution support across the ELSE portfolio, including strategic customer engagements, site assessments, solution development, and effective resource prioritization to ensure successful execution.
• Drive proposal excellence and operational effectiveness by ensuring high-quality SOWs and JCEs, improving inquiry-to-order (ITO) processes, and partnering with Commercial Operations to enhance proposal quality and cycle times.
• Standardize and continuously improve engineering processes and capabilities through KPI management, solution and estimating libraries, digital tools and automation, process improvements, and the development of comprehensive technical training programs.

Skills

Leadership

Travel

Customer engagement

Proposal development

Team development

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Electrical Engineering preferred

Tools

SOW creation

Job costing

Proposal management tools

Job description

ABB's ELSE team in the U.S. seeks an Application Engineering Manager to lead the U.S. AE organization in support of Commercial Operations and Sales.

You will drive customer-focused technical solutions, ensure high-quality SOWs and JCEs, and develop a high-performing team capable of supporting growth. This is a remote role, with travel up to 25% within the US, and you will collaborate with Proposal Management, Business Development, Operations, and other ABB engineering teams to standardize