Remote Application Engineering Manager - Electrification

ABB Inc.; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k with company contributions

Paid holidays

Job summary

ABB is seeking an accomplished Application Engineering Manager for Electrification Services (ELSE) to lead the U.S. AE organization in support of Commercial Operations and Sales.

This remote role focuses on delivering high-quality proposals, leading a team, and coordinating with multiple ABB groups to standardize solutions and improve cycle times. You will develop a high-performing team, provide technical leadership, and ensure customer-focused solutions while traveling up to 25% of the time

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

Technical leadership

Proposal development

SOW & JCE

Power systems

Travel readiness

US work authorization

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Electrical Engineering degree preferred

Job description

ABB is seeking an accomplished Application Engineering Manager for Electrification Services (ELSE) to lead the U.S. AE organization in support of Commercial Operations and Sales.

This remote role focuses on delivering high-quality proposals, leading a team, and coordinating with multiple ABB groups to standardize solutions and improve cycle times. You will develop a high-performing team, provide technical leadership, and ensure customer-focused solutions while traveling up to 25% of the time