Senior Project Engineer - Mechanical Design Automation
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 21, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 20, 2026. ABB scores A on the Alion truth index.
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This position reports to:
Engineering Tools Manager__
Your role and responsibilities
In this role, you will have the opportunity to act as a design authority for an engineering discipline with low to medium complexity. Each day, you will complete assignments on small projects or portions of larger projects in a cost-effective manner. You will also showcase your skills by applying basic design thinking/design for excellence concepts in projects.
The work model for the role is: onsite
This role is contributing to the Electrification Distribution Solutions in North America. Main stakeholders are Engineering, R&D, and Manufacturing.
You will be mainly accountable for:
- Plan, organize, lead, and execute multiple small and large projects simultaneously while meeting target delivery dates.
- Develop user requirements, specifications, and structure for improving various applications, including, but not limited to Empower, Rulestream, ePLAN, GPLM, and SAP.
- Design, code, test and implement new programs using various languages such as Visual Basic (VBA and VB.NET) and C#, using structured programming techniques.
- Interact with Engineering, Manufacturing, IT, and SAP team members to identify and resolve system related issues.
- Enhance mechanical configurator code and tables for various product lines.
- Enhance electrical CAD tools for various product lines.
- Setup, maintain, and train users on engineering systems.
- Some evenings and weekends may be required as part of production problem resolution, programming and inventory support.
- Perform other duties within Engineering Systems as directed.
Qualifications for the role
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or Mathematics.
- 3 years of experience with Project Engineering and Rules based Systems.
- Skills in MS Office, Empower, HIRES, ePLAN, GPLM, and SAP.
- Skills in MS Office, Empower, HIRES, ePLAN, GPLM, or SAP.
- Enhanced knowledge of Low/Medium Voltage Motor Control Centers.
- You have a working knowledge of SQL and general programming.
- You are organized with the ability to manage your own tasks and as part of a team.
- Candidates already have work authorization to work in the US.
More about us
ABB is an innovative technology leader in power grids, electrification products, industrial automation, robotics and motion, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing a history of innovation spanning more than 130 years, ABB today is writing the future of industrial digitalization with two clear value propositions: bringing electricity from any power plant to any plug and automating industries from natural resources to finished products. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 147,000 employees. www.abb.com
The Electrification Products business connects equipment, software, and services to protect, control, and optimize assets within electrical infrastructures. The business provides customers with end-to-end product and service solutions that help ensure the reliability and protection of their electrical infrastructure.
What's in it for you
We want you to bring your full self to work-your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.
ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.
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ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees
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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)
Time off
ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.
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