Senior Project Engineer

ABB

. Leads technical direction, approves designs, solves complex engineering challenges, and ensures safety, cybersecurity, and quality compliance while driving advanced concepts and design priorities.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeRemote • Florida, Missouri, Ohio, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $100,500 - $160,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber SecurityFirewalls

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leads technical direction, approves designs, solves complex engineering challenges, and ensures safety, cybersecurity, and quality compliance while driving advanced concepts and design priorities.
Partners with customers to shape solutions, resolves technical issues, supports proposals, and ensures design principles and project deliverables meet contractual and performance requirements.
Coaches engineers, conducts peer reviews, applies design thinking, drives standards and tool improvements, and promotes best practices through workshops and verification activities.
Manages planning, cost estimates, supply chain evaluations, manufacturing/testing coordination, and commissioning support, ensuring accurate deliverables, risk management, and contract adherence.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Control Systems, Computer Engineering, or related field required
8+ years of experience with 2+ years dedicated to SCADA system design and strong knowledge of Industrial Networking (e.g., ABB Zenon, GE CIMPLICITY, GE iFIX, Wonderware, Ignition, ClearSCADA, etc.) preferred
Proficient in PLC programming, HMI/SCADA development, alarming, trends, control logic, and control system architecture—including relays, controllers, processors, and industrial automation platforms.
Strong knowledge of L2/L3 networking, VLANs, routing, redundant topologies (RSTP/PRP/HSR), diagnostics tools, secure remote access, and OT cybersecurity standards (IEC 62443).
Experienced with industrial communication protocols (Modbus, DNP3, IEC 61850, OPC, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP), and network hardware (managed switches, firewalls, gateways, routers).
Skilled in testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, quality control, change management, power systems understanding, and multidisciplinary collaboration; proficient with MS Office, AutoCAD/ePlan, SAP, and emerging IIoT/cloud solutions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
ABB provides 11 paid holidays.
Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

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Hard Skills & Tools

SCADA system designPLC programmingHMI developmentcontrol logiccontrol system architectureindustrial automationL2/L3 networkingindustrial communication protocolstestingtroubleshooting

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingproblem-solvingcollaborationcommunicationproject managementrisk managementdesign thinkingpeer reviewbest practices promotion