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You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.\nThis Position reports to:\nGlobal Bid and Proposal ManagerWhat we believe in\nAt ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. That's our story. Make it your story.\nYour role and responsibilities:\nIn this role, you will be responsible for developing technical and commercial proposals primarily for Low Voltage Uninterruptible Power Supply (LV UPS) systems on a global scale. While the primary focus is LV UPS solutions, the scope may also extend to other Critical Power products and integrated power infrastructure solutions. The ideal candidate will possess a solid technical understanding of ABB’s Critical Power portfolio and the ability to translate customer requirements into commercially viable and technically optimized solutions.\nThe work model for the role is: #Li-Onsite\nThe role will support for the Electrification Smart Power Business, Critical Power Product Group to be based at PEENYA Bangalore, India.\nYou will be mainly accountable for:\nOversee technical and commercial tender preparation, risk assessments, and proposal management to ensure timely submissions, market competitiveness, and meeting ABB’s profitability targets.\nDesign and develop LV UPS solutions for global customers across data centers, semiconductor facilities, and other mission-critical applications, ensuring reliability and compliance with customer specifications.\nContribute to business development through technical presentations, customer workshops, product demonstrations, seminars, and solution-based promotional activities targeting key market segments.\nProvide application engineering support by reviewing customer specifications and technical documentation, collaborating with engineering teams, factories, and vendors to develop technically feasible and commercially sound proposals while ensuring compliance with applicable standards and regulations.\nLeverage ABB’s power protection and distribution portfolio to improve customer value and business opportunities, while continuously developing technical and commercial knowledge through professional training, including approximately two months of onboarding and technical training in Switzerland on ABB Critical Power products and global proposal management practices.\nQualifications for the role:\nBachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Power Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline, with a minimum of 8 years of experience in the electrical power, critical power, or energy infrastructure industry.\nMinimum 5 years of mandatory experience in UPS systems, including battery technologies, Battery Management Systems (BMS), power conversion equipment, and system integration.\nSolid technical knowledge of LV UPS systems, switchgear, transformers, electrical distribution systems, and power system studies and analysis.\nExperience in project engineering, proposal management, quotations, contract negotiations, technical sales, or solution engineering.\nExperience in data centers, semiconductor facilities, mission-critical infrastructure, or industrial power applications. 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