Senior Field Service Technician

ABB Inc.; Texas; On-site; USD 79,800 - 127,680; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Savings Plan

Health insurance options

Short and Long Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

A global technology leader is seeking an experienced Field Engineer to join their team. The role requires maintaining customer relationships and ensuring ABB's Safety Culture. Candidates should have a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering and at least 5 years of field experience. This position offers remote work opportunities and requires extensive travel across multiple states.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a field engineering role.
• Experience with Mid-Voltage and Low-Voltage Switchgear.
• Ability and willingness to travel 60% - 80% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary on-site representative to the customer.
• Preserve ABB's Safety Culture.
• Assist customers with spare parts ordering.

Skills

Electrical controls

Field engineering

Mid-Voltage Switchgear

Low-Voltage Switchgear

Relay Testing

PLC's & DCS

Variable Frequency Drives

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

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: Service Team Leader

In this role, you'll help run what runs the world, by taking on meaningful work that drives real impact.

The work model for this role is: Remote

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary on‑site representative to the ABB end customer/user and other ABB field personnel.
• Preserve ABB's Safety Culture on every aspect and as first priority, in the field and always keeping an eye on co‑workers.
• Occasionally have additional team leader administrative responsibilities to coordinate internal field service activities.
• Assist customer with spare parts ordering, issues resolution, and provisioning.
• Perform collateral duties as assigned to meet business needs as they relate to EHS, Quality, Integrity, etc.
• Perform duties in Power Delivery, Medium & Low Voltage Switchgear/MCCs, Protective Relays, Transformers, Control Systems, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university or college and 5 years of experience in a field engineering role (or a High School Diploma / GED with a minimum of 9 years of experience in a support or field engineering position).
• Experience with various electrical controls (power delivery) and systems to include:
  • Mid-Voltage Switchgear
  • Low-Voltage Switchgear
  • Motor Control Center
  • Transformers Test & Maintenance
  • Automatic Transfer Switches
  • Wiring Diagrams: one line electrical drawings
  • Blueprints & Schematics
  • Relay Testing & installation (preferred)
  • Instruments; PLC's & DCS (preferred)
  • Variable Frequency Drives (preferred)
• Ability and willingness to travel 60% - 80% of the time within TX, LA, MO, OK, AR, KS, AL, MS, TN states and every now and then within the US.
• Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

What's in it for you

We want you to bring your full self to work-your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You'll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmatieve 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 affirmatieve 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. #LI- Remote

While base salary is determined by things such as the successful applicant's qualifications and experience, this position is expected to pay between $79,800 and $127,680 annually.

ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]

Go to MyBenefitsABB.com and click on "Candidate/Guest" to learn more.

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).
• Parental Leave - up to 6 weeks.
• 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. Vacation is provided based on years of service for hourly and non‑exempt positions.

More about us

ABB's Service Division partners with our customers to improve the availability, reliability, predictability and sustainability of electrical products and installations. The Division's extensive service portfolio offers product care, modernization, and advisory services to improve performance, extend equipment lifetime and deliver new levels of operational and sustainable efficiency. We help customers keep resources in use for as long as possible, extracting the maximum value from them, and then recovering and regenerating products and materials at the end of their useful life.

We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.