Senior Project Engineer

ABB

Senior Project Engineer overseeing engineering and support services for electrical equipment integration in E-Houses. Leading projects at ABB while ensuring customer satisfaction and timely completion.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeHouston • North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage the Engineering and support services for the integration of electrical equipment into E-Houses.
Meet established engineering objectives within approved costs and timescale limits.
Act as a technical lead and approve design deliverables.
Work with the customer to shape and deliver solutions and seek customer feedback.
Maintain close contact with customers and project participants.
Ensure timely contract completion, customer satisfaction, and desired financial return.
Plan, monitor, coordinate, and execute complex engineering tasks including the technical and quality targets.
Develop and manage an engineering project plan, design reviews and approvals between ABB, sub supplying vendors, subcontractors, and the customer.
Develop status reports and modify plans or schedules as necessary.
Monitor the performance of subcontractors to ensure they fulfill their commitments.
Identify and pursue the resolution of problem areas likely to hinder progress of work or payment of work completed.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience and skills.
More than 5 years relevant engineering experience in electrical power systems and project engineering.
Strong knowledge of MV/LV switchgear, protections, controls, automation, and integration within Power Distribution Centers; familiarity with transformers, drives, motors, bus duct, cables, and associated equipment.
Ability to design and calculate electrical systems for integrated Power Distribution Centers, including cable sizing, conduit fill, voltage drop, breaker sizing, and overall HV–LV distribution.
Proficiency in creating, modifying, and reviewing electrical drawings (single-line, three-line, schematics, interconnections, wire lists) and validating vendor/customer designs, protection schemes, and metering.
Working knowledge of IEEE/ANSI, NEMA, NETA, API, PIP, NEC/NESC standards and codes.
Capable of influencing senior stakeholders and customers.
Basic understanding of battery storage, chargers, and UPS systems.
This role requires some overnight travel will vary up to 30%.
Candidates must have work authorization to work in the US.

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
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

Electrical EngineeringMV/LV switchgearPower Distribution CentersElectrical system designCable sizingConduit fillVoltage dropBreaker sizingElectrical drawingsBattery storage

Soft Skills

Technical leadCustomer feedbackProject coordinationProblem resolutionStakeholder influenceCustomer satisfactionContract completionCommunicationMonitoring performancePlanning

Certifications

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering