Proposal Engineer

ABB

Proposal Engineer providing technical and commercial expertise for ABB sales projects. Collaborating with the SEPS team on proposals for third-party products and managing complex project negotiations.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeLake Mary • Florida, North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $65,100 - $104,160 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work with the SEPS team to provide proposals for third-party products to support the ABB Sales teams in selling bundled projects to customers.
Requires technical understanding of electrical products such as transformers, medium voltage and low voltage switchgear and motor control center, batteries and UPS systems, etc.
Requires strong technical skills in order to review customer-supplied specifications and develop technical proposals and solutions that better position ABB.
Superior negotiating skills both with customers and with all sub-vendors involved in a complex project in order to achieve both technical and commercial agreement between all parties involved.
Ability to coordinate equipment delivery schedules with customers and all sub-vendors involved in order to mitigate the liquidated damages on drawings and equipment delivery.
Develop an understanding of marketing price levels and drive margin improvement through a value based approach.
Skill to set up the orders to assist Order Managers and Project Managers execute the project seamlessly and the opportunity to maximize profit margin.
Provide timely updates on orders forecast, target opportunity projects and other related marketing activities.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor Degree in Engineering and ideally 2 years of experience with electrical equipment such as switchgear / motor control centers, and transformers.
Ability to read and interpret electrical 1-line diagrams.
Excellent technical English writing and verbal skills.
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
Self-starter that can simultaneously manage multiple complex projects and desires to deliver to customers a high-quality, complete proposal that meets or exceeds the customer’s expectations.
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office software applications.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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. Vacation is provided based on years of service for hourly and non-exempt positions. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

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Hard Skills & Tools

technical understanding of electrical productstransformersmedium voltage switchgearlow voltage switchgearmotor control centerbatteriesUPS systemsreading electrical 1-line diagramsdeveloping technical proposalsnegotiating technical agreements

Soft Skills

superior negotiating skillsleadership skillsinterpersonal skillsself-starterproject managementhigh-quality proposal deliverycommunication skillsability to manage multiple projectscustomer focusmargin improvement

Certifications

Bachelor Degree in Engineering