Sr. Electrical Engineer

ABB•Houston, TX

1d•Hybrid

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. ABB is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer with a strong background in Protection and Controls to join our team. Working at ABB offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience across the full spectrum of power system engineering. Our group actively engages in substation design, protection and controls engineering, power system studies, and the design and implementation of power management systems. Being part of this team allows engineers to collaborate across multiple disciplines, contribute to complex and impactful projects, and develop a well-rounded understanding of modern power infrastructure up to 69kV. The work model for the role is: hybrid. This role is contributing to the Process Automation Energy Industries division in Houston, TX.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
7+ years of experience in power systems engineering, with significant experience in Protection and Controls.
Strong knowledge of protection principles, relay coordination, and protection scheme design for medium and high voltage power systems.
Hands-on experience with protective relay configuration and settings development (e.g., SEL, GE, Siemens, ABB or similar platforms).
Experience performing power system studies such as short circuit, protection coordination, load flow, and arc flash.
Familiarity with power system analysis software (e.g., ETAP, SKM PowerTools, EasyPower, PSCAD, or similar).
Working knowledge of substation design and electrical building integration, including protection and control system interfaces.

Responsibilities

Lead and support engineering projects, ensuring successful delivery through effective technical leadership, coordination, and adherence to project scope, schedule, and quality expectations.
Serve as the technical lead and subject matter expert for Protection and Controls across projects, providing guidance, standards, and technical oversight to the engineering team.
Develop and review protection and control system designs, including relay selection, protection philosophies, settings development, configuration, and coordination.
Support and mentor team members on protection and control best practices, helping build capability within the group.
Review engineering deliverables to ensure technical accuracy, consistency, and compliance with industry standards, project specifications, and internal engineering practices.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to support project execution and technical decision-making.

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.
Vacation is provided based on years of service for hourly and non-exempt positions.
Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.