Commissioning Engineer

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This position reports to:

Service Manager

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In this role, you will have the opportunity to act as commissioning lead for projects with low to medium complexity and coordinating work with contractors. Each day, you will ensure completion of all commissioning activities efficiently and cost-effectively in accordance with contract specifications, standards, and safety requirements. 

Reporting to the Technical Service Manager, you will assist and coordinate installation activities with the Installation Supervisor/Site Manager, as well as implementing design changes and marking up project documentation. 

The work model for the role is: Hybrid (must be based in Houston, TX or Cleveland, OH)

This role is contributing to the PAEN Division in North America.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Provide on-site or remote technical support for installation and commissioning and conduct routine maintenance autonomously on Excitation Systems, Static Frequency Starters and Synchronizing equipment

• Assist in continuous improvement of project design, participating in project review meetings, and providing input on commissioning activities

• Coordinate activities focused on customer acceptance 

• Provide quality Operation and Maintenance training to customers

Our team dynamics
You will join a high performing team, where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications for the role:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.

• Power generation or Electronics is an asset. 

• More than five years of experience in field services, working as field service engineer with Power Generation and Power Electronics experience.

• Sound knowledge of and hands-on experience in servicing, maintaining, commissioning and repairing of Power Electronics equipment.

• Knowledge of servicing industrial equipment.

• Strong Software understanding 

• Control Systems and PID Control/Calibration understanding 

• Proven leadership skills, with a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach and strong verbal and written communication skills in English. 

• Current Passport/Work Permit valid in Canada and United States of America.

• Ability to travel within Canada and to the United States of America and must have and maintain a valid driver’s license.

More about us

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

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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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