Application Engineer

ABB•Lombard, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. 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. This position reports to: Engineering Manager. In this role, you will have the opportunity to act as a design authority for an engineering discipline with low to medium complexity. This role bridges technical expertise with commercial awareness, delivering automation solutions and technical support for low to medium complexity projects across the entire project lifecycle. The Project Engineer conducts technical discovery, develops value propositions, qualifies opportunities, manages customer relationships, and ensures solution quality in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, safety requirements, and cybersecurity policies. The work model for the role is: Onsite in one of the following: Chicago, IL, Atlanta, GA, Boston, MA, OR Milwaukee, WI.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field and 2+ years of Engineering experience OR equivalent years of experience
Proficiency in IEC 61131 Programming Languages (Ladder Diagram, Structured Text) and Customer Management Relationship is required
Knowledge of Motion Control Systems, PLC/HMI Programming and Application Development (C or equivalent high-level language) is required
Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 30% of the time; Valid Passport with no barriers is required
Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

Responsibilities

Develops and documents control application designs; programs automation applications using advanced techniques.
Establishes trust and confidence with customers, acting as the primary technical contact; explains complex issues and develops relevant customer presentations.
Travels to customer locations to resolve technical problems; defines the need for and performs service calls on direct and other engineers' projects as needed.
Routinely develops and upgrades technical skills; self-trains in new products and technologies, including proficiency with additional concepts such as sizing.

Benefits

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
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Program
Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
Employee discount program
401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
11 paid holidays.
Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.