Senior Electrical Project Engineer

ABB Inc.; New Berlin (WI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) Savings Plan

Paid holidays

Employee discount program

Job summary

ABB in New Berlin, WI is seeking a Senior Electrical Project Engineer to be a design authority for electrical engineering across multiple projects. The role focuses on ensuring compliance with contract specs, quality, safety, and cybersecurity standards in a hybrid work model.

Reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager, you will shape designs, create work plans and cost estimates, coordinate manufacturing and testing, and mentor peers to translate concepts into engineering documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with 8+ years of experience OR master's with 6+ years.
• UL508A proficiency with knowledge of manufacturing and assembly techniques used with Industrial Control Panels.
• Awareness of thermal requirements of electronic equipment.
• Proficiency in applying UL and IEC agency requirements to design and their related approval processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers to shape and deliver solutions for Industrial Control Panels.
• Create work plans and cost estimates for project portfolios, ensuring quality and timely delivery within budget.
• Coordinate with functions to ensure designs are manufactured, tested, installed, and commissioned.
• Coach engineering colleagues on translating designs to documentation and best practices.

Skills

Electrical engineering

UL508A proficiency

Thermal management

Engineering documentation

Power conversion design

Project planning & cost estimates

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Master’s degree in electrical engineering

Job description

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.

This position reports to:

Senior Engineering Manager

As a Senior Electrical Project Engineer, you will have the opportunity to be a design authority for an engineering discipline. Each day, you will complete assignments on multiple projects of moderate size or portions of major projects in a cost‑effective manner. You will also showcase your expertise by ensuring assignments are completed in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, safety requirements, and cybersecurity policies and standards.

The work model for the role is: Hybrid #LI-Hybrid

This role is contributing to the Motion-Drive Products Team in New Berlin, WI.

Your role and responsibilities

• Working with the customer to shape and deliver solutions while seeking customer feedback to drive and deliver improvements associated with the design of Industrial Control Panels
• Creating work plans and cost estimates for the portfolio of projects and ensuring quality, and timely implementation within the targeted cost.
• Coordinating with relevant functions to ensure the designs are appropriately manufactured / staged, tested, installed, and commissioned.
• Coaching engineering colleagues on the translation of conceptual designs to engineering documentation, best practices, and lessons learned from past projects.

Our Team Dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters – because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and 8+ years of experience in electrical engineering and design OR master’s degree in electrical engineering and 6+ years of experience in electrical engineering and design.
• UL508A proficiency with knowledge of manufacturing and assembly techniques used with Industrial Control Panels.
• Awareness of thermal requirements of electronic equipment.
• Prepare specifications, BOM (bills of material) and related documents in accordance with requirements, established formats and general instructions.
• Proficiency in applying UL and IEC agency requirements to design and their related approval processes.
• Prior experience in power conversion equipment electrical design.
• Plan, conduct or coordinate engineering analyses and tests, and prepare related reports and summaries, for review.
• Participate in the investigation of technical problems and the establishment of procedures and corrective actions to avoid recurrences.
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

More about us

ABB Drive Products serves the industries and infrastructure segments with world‑class drives and programmable logic controllers (PLC). With its products, global scale and local presence, the Division helps customers to improve energy efficiency, productivity and safety.

What’s in it for you

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You'll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that's tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative 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 https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf

As an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative 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)
• Paid Parental Leave
• 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. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That’s why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.

Ready to make an impact?

Apply today or visit https://www.abb.com to learn more about the impact of our solutions across the globe.