Protection and Control Engineer

ABB

Technical lead for engineering activities in protection & control projects at ABB. Overseeing design, documentation, and project management for utility, industrial, and commercial systems.

Posted 7/11/2026full-timeRemote • California, District of Columbia, Minnesota, New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $83,300 - $133,280 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as the technical lead for all engineering activities in assignments.
Ensure the activities related to all engineering disciplines within the project are executed in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
Showcase your expertise by acting as a design authority for a particular engineering discipline and completing the corresponding engineering assignments.
Lead and support engineering design activities for new and existing utility, industrial, and commercial substation protection & control/automation systems, including planning, coordination, and execution of new and retrofit designs.
Develop engineering documentation and perform analyses such as schematics, logic diagrams, layouts, bills of materials, reports, and calculations to support accurate, standards-compliant system designs.
Manage project materials, construction design packages, and technical issue resolution while providing ongoing communication, status updates, and support to project teams, management, partners, and customers.
Ensure adherence to safety practices, industry standards, and company/customer requirements while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and participating in training to maintain technical proficiency.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering required.
Masters Degree Preferred.
5+ years of experience in protection & control projects for utility customers.
Ability to read, correctly interpret, and apply electrical one-lines, schematics, and instruction manuals.
Proficient software experience should include Easy Power, SKM Powertools, ETAP, Aspen, and EMTP.
PE License in California required
Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

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
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)
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 One-Line InterpretationSchematic ReadingLogic Diagram DevelopmentLayout DesignBill of Materials CreationEngineering CalculationsStandards ComplianceTechnical Issue ResolutionProject ManagementCost-Effective Engineering Execution

Soft Skills

CommunicationCollaborationLeadershipTraining ParticipationStatus Update Management

Certifications

PE License in California