Associate Project Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 23, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 5, 2026. ABB scores B on the Alion truth index.
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This Position reports to:
Senior Project Lead EngineerYour role and responsibilities
In this role, you will have the opportunity to support engineering activities in all types of project sizes and complexities, under the supervision of senior engineers. Each day, you will complete the tasks cost-effectively and in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, safety requirements, and cybersecurity policies and standards. You will also showcase your expertise by collecting data and supporting production of the engineering design.
The work model for the role is: #LI - Onsite
This role is contributing to the Automation business area within the Process Industries division in the India-Bangalore (Peenya) region. Main Stakeholders include Internal engineering, automation & commissioning teams, process industry customers, contractors, plant operations personnel, and project management teams.
You will be mainly accountable for:
- Performing survey work, standard computations, analysis, and basic design tasks.
- Exercising judgment on limited details of work and on application of standard methods and preparing project documentation within your scope of deliverables.
- Assisting customers on technical issues and interacting with official contacts, contractors, and other staff within your scope of deliverables.
- Supporting in communication pertaining to specific assignments or meetings.
- Participating in workshops related to engineering design, tools, and processes.
Qualifications for the role
- 3-7 years of experience in Load Management Systems, Control & Automation, software development, testing, installation, and commissioning of High Power Rectifier Systems and Rectifier Transformers.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, or related Engineering disciplines, with experience delivering automation solutions in process industries.
- Highly skilled in ABB 800xA Platform, Rectifier Control Systems, and industrial automation solutions supporting Aluminum, Copper, Zinc, and Caustic Chlorine process industries
- Possess solid knowledge of ABB 800xA, Control Builder, SCADA, RTU, Power Management Systems (PMS), and industrial communication protocols such as IEC61850, OPC, Modbus, and Modbus TCP/IP.
- Experienced in developing and optimizing PMS and Rectifier libraries, with hands-on experience in IED engineering, protection relay applications, and electrical system commissioning.
- Comfortable with 70-80% Pan-India travel and are at ease communicating in English with strong verbal and written communication skills.
More about us
The Process Industries Division serves the mining, minerals processing, metals, cement, pulp and paper, battery manufacturing, and food and beverage, as well as their associated service industries. The Division brings deep industry domain expertise coupled with the ability to integrate both automation and electrical systems, increase productivity and reduce overall capital and operating costs for customers. For mining, metals and cement customers, solutions include specialized products and services, as well as total production systems. The Division designs, plans, engineers, supplies, installs and commissions integrated electrical and motion systems, including electric equipment, drives, motors, high power rectifiers and equipment for automation and supervisory control within a variety of areas including mineral handling, mining operations, aluminum smelting, hot and cold steel applications and cement production. The offering for the pulp and paper industries includes control systems, quality control systems, drive systems, on-line sensors, actuators and field instruments. Digitalization solutions, including collaborative operations and augmented reality, help improve plant and enterprise productivity, and reduce maintenance and energy costs.
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