Senior Data Center PLC Technician — Travel‑Heavy Lead

ABB Inc.; Wyoming; Remote; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k plan

Paid time off

Job summary

ABB Inc. is seeking a Data Center Sr. PLC Technician to lead field operations on paralleling switchgear and PLC systems in mission-critical power applications. You will manage on-site activities, mentor junior engineers, and serve as a technical liaison with customers and contractors across the United States.

The role requires extensive nationwide travel, pre-startup through startup, commissioning, and ongoing maintenance, with per diem and lodging provided. Remote in the US.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with 7+ years field experience or an associate/bachelor with 5+ years in related field.
• Ability to read and redline complex electrical/control drawings and apply engineering methods in the field.
• Extensive experience leading startup, commissioning, and multi-person site teams.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and execute complex field assignments involving Paralleling Switchgear and PLC/Relay transfer schemes during pre-startup, startup, commissioning, and maintenance.
• Lead testing of emergency/standby power systems and manage open-transition/closed-transition sequences.
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot generator controls, switchgear, PLCs, HMIs/ACS, and communications.

Skills

Field leadership

Troubleshooting

Electrical drawings

Communication

Education

HS diploma or GED

Associate or Bachelor degree

Tools

ABB paralleling switchgear

GE/Emerson RX3i PLCs

Proficy Machine Edition

Cimplicity / supervisory platforms

Job description

ABB Inc. is seeking a Data Center Sr. PLC Technician to lead field operations on paralleling switchgear and PLC systems in mission-critical power applications. You will manage on-site activities, mentor junior engineers, and serve as a technical liaison with customers and contractors across the United States.

The role requires extensive nationwide travel, pre-startup through startup, commissioning, and ongoing maintenance, with per diem and lodging provided. Remote in the US.