at ABB Inc in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Senior Field Service EngineerTake your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future.
At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity and generations. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.
In this role, you will execute medium to high complexity service work installation, commissioning, maintenance, upgrades and retrofits according to work instructions and in accordance with ABB processes, standards and safety guidelines.
As a Senior Field Service Engineer, you are entitled to empower smarter business operations by connecting equipment, software and services to protect, control and optimize assets within electrical infrastructures. Across multiple energy intensive industries, the business provides customers with end to end product and service solutions that help ensure the reliability and protection of their electrical infrastructure.This is a position with global grade
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Service ManagerYour responsibilities
Provide a deliverable paralleling switchgear system that can perform the following modes of operation: open transition, closed transition, peak shave, load shed, load add, balance of plant
Lead site deliverables for the customer, maintain a schedule, document changes in scope, document site delays and interface with Project Manager
Leadership of a site commissioning team that consists of switchgear engineers, power deliver field engineers, generator technicians and electrical contractors
Maintain interface with product engineering team for project scope, system sequence of operation and field modifications
Completion of project and daily reports consisting of short duration safety plans, field service reports, redlines and method of procedure
Completion and compliance to all safety requirements
Ability to travel at least 80 percent of the timeYour background
Bachelor of Science (BSEE is preferred) with a minimum of 8 years of field commissioning experience as a site lead engineer
Field experience and technical training can be accepted in lieu of degree
PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers) programming and interface to Paralleling Switchgear Design
PLC, RTU (Remote Terminal Unit), DCS (Distributed control system) and Computer controlled SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems with a focus on power delivery equipment and paralleling switchgear operations and mandatory understanding of power delivery equipment as it pertains to data center and healthcare application
SCADA, HMI (Human Machine Interface) or GUI (Graphical user interface) all are operator interfaces mostly developed around Complicity, Wonderware, infix (Proficiency), Citect and RS View applications and the ability to create the graphic interface the customer uses to operate and manage the system
Fundamental understanding of hardware network design and various communication protocols such as Control Net, Modbus, ProfNet, etc., and this involves polling or extracting information out of the field devices
Ability to interpret the protective relay settings in relationship to the system
Deep understanding of distribute energy resources (diesel generator, steam/gas turbines, solar, wind, hydro and battery storage systems that can island or operate in parallel with the utility grid is helpful
Knowledge of synchronization hardware such as Woodward Governor is essential and ability to read and understand system one lines, power three lines and equipment control and layout drawings
Operation, controls and testing of all aspects of low voltage and medium voltage switch gear
Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the USBenefits
Retirement plan
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Wellbeing program
Healthcare planMore about us
Electrifying the world in a safe, smart and sustainable way, ABB Electrification is a global technology leader in electrical distribution... For full info follow application link.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB Inc.
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