Digital Project Engineer

About the role

ABB is looking for a Digital Project Engineer in Baden, reporting to the Global Engineering Manager. The role acts as the focal design authority for engineering disciplines across complete assignments, supporting local units on tenders, projects and parts of projects. It belongs to the Electrification Distribution Solutions Business Division and supports the EMEA region. The work model is hybrid.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical support for engineering design, primary and secondary technical documentation, testing and installation and commissioning procedures.
• Support local units in preparing tender and project documentation, take part in tender and project meetings and resolve technical issues to meet contractual obligations.
• Contribute to engineering proposals, presentations and planning, and apply design verification checklists in line with applicable standards and engineering guidelines.
• Ensure engineering activities comply with safety regulations and contractual requirements, support technical risk assessments and follow up on resulting actions.
• Escalate contract, safety, quality, schedule or cost issues to Project Managers and identify variation requests to support contract claims, subject to Project Manager approval.
• Work with Supply Chain, Project Managers and factories so that technical solutions are manufactured, staged and tested correctly.
• Coordinate with global Commissioning and Service teams, update engineering deliverables after site activities and share lessons learned.
• Share best practices across projects and disciplines and identify process or tool improvements.

Required profile

• Deep knowledge of MV/LV systems and system design, including Protection and Control, Automation and Auxiliary systems, as well as eHouse and mobile solutions.
• Knowledge of MV switchgear and protection functions, and experience with switchgear engineering in an EPC engineering environment.
• Familiarity with industrial communication protocols such as IEC 61850 and MODBUS, control and automation software such as ZENON, and protection relays such as the REx family and SSC 600, or similar technologies.
• Sound understanding of data center applications, including hyperscale and colocation environments.
• Experience with commissioning activities and quality procedures for FAT and SAT.
• Effective communication and strong stakeholder-management skills.