Senior Project Engineer

ABB • Lake Mary, FL

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position reports to: Senior Engineering Manager. Senior Automation Engineer with expertise in industrial automation, control systems, OT networking, and cybersecurity. The ideal candidate will lead the design, implementation, commissioning, and support of PLC/HMI-based solutions, industrial networks, and secure control system architectures while ensuring compliance with applicable industry standards. The work model for the role is: #LI-hybrid. This role is contributing to the Electrification Solutions-Digital Solutions in North America.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Control Systems, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 8–10 years of experience in SCADA system design, integration, and industrial automation.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, verbal, and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with cloud-based monitoring, IIoT, or edge automation solutions preferred.
• Understanding of power systems with protection, controls, and automation applications preferred.

Responsibilities

• PLC programming and automation development (ABB, Emerson, Allen-Bradley, Schneider).
• HMI design, control logic, alarming, trending, and system integration.
• Industrial communication protocols: Modbus, IEC 61850, OPC, DNP3, EtherNet/IP, and PROFINET.
• Control system architecture design including PLCs, HMIs, relays, controllers, and communication processors.
• Industrial networking expertise: Layer 2/3, VLANs, routing, switching, IP addressing, and redundancy (RSTP, PRP, HSR).
• Hands-on testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and network diagnostics (Wireshark, packet capture).
• OT cybersecurity and secure remote access solutions (VPNs, firewalls, IEC 62443 compliance).
• Strong knowledge of industry standards and hardware platforms (UL, IEEE, IEC; Cisco, Hirschmann, Moxa, Siemens).

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
• 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
• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
• ABB provides 11 paid holidays.
• Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior