Senior Controls Engineer - Robotics Industries

Introduction

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This role sits within ABB's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we’ve announced the plan for Soft Bank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. Soft Bank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you’ll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics—working alongside world-class experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment.

This Position reports to:
Engineering Manager

You will be the design authority for the engineering discipline. You will complete assignments on multiple projects in a cost-effective manner. You will also ensure assignments are completed in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, safety requirements, and cybersecurity policies and standards.

This role is: onsite in our Auburn Hills, MI headquarters.

Main duties include:

• Translating customer needs into executable technical solutions and system architectures, balancing performance, cost, manufacturability, and long‑term supportability.
• Providing technical leadership throughout the full project lifecycle, from concept and design through factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), and commissioning.
• Proactively identifying risks and improvement opportunities while driving corrective actions to ensure reliable, high‑quality system delivery.
• Coaching engineering colleagues on the translation of conceptual designs to engineering documentation, best practices, and lessons learned from past projects.

• You are highly skilled with structured text & ladder logic, HMI/SCADA development, electrical schematic design, system integration, functional safety and the advanced automation, robotics market.
• You have 8+ years of experience in controls engineering, industrial automation, electrical system design, or mechatronic systems designing robotic cells, motion control systems, power distribution panels, safety systems or custom machinery for customers.
• You are adept in PLC programming using Rockwell Studio 5000, Siemens TIA Portal, EPLAN, AutoCAD Electrical.
• You showcase problem solving and system‑level thinking as well as cross‑functional collaboration and technical leadership in a global setting.
• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, Associates and 10+ equivalent or high school diploma and 12+ equivalent relative years experience.
• You are at ease communicating in professional‑level English across multiple countries.
• You are authorized to work in the United States.

We empower you to take the lead, share bold ideas, and shape real outcomes. You’ll grow through hands‑on experience, mentorship, and learning that fits your goals. Here, your work doesn’t just matter, it moves things forward.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affiliation Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: EEO Rights.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affiliation Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities,…