Senior R&D Test Engineer

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This Position reports to: R&D Team Manager

In this role, you will be responsible for managing the construction, commissioning, and long‑term operation of a medium voltage electrical test facility for our ABB Power Protection productions in Richmond, Virginia.

The work model for the role is:
Onsite

This role is contributing to the Electrification - Smart Power - Power Protection business in North America. Main stakeholders are the Power Protection R&D Agile Teams, factory operations teams, and service teams
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• Act as a member of the Medium Voltage (MV) lab requirements team as the lab design is finalized.
• Coordinate the construction process for the lab, acting as the main point of contact for ABB between the ABB engineering teams specifying the lab, the local ABB test manager, and the contractors and subcontractors selected to build the facility, while driving the required schedule for completion.
• Develop and execute plans for MV lab commissioning.
• Responsible for operation and maintenance of the MV test lab in support of R&D engineering teams, including developing plans for safe operation.
• Develop automated test protocols and processes to streamline test execution.

• A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or similar.
• 5+ years of experience in high power electrical testing, commercial or industrial electrical systems, or equivalent.
• 2+ years of experience in a project management environment.
• Able to interface between many different organizations to coordinate construction of a complex electrical test laboratory.
• Experience in operation or testing of Medium Voltage electrical systems (up to 34.5 kV) a plus.
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

ABB Smart Power provides energy distribution solutions for data centers, industrial and manufacturing plants, critical infrastructure and commercial buildings. The Division’s technical teams work closely with industry partners, delivering advanced solutions that support rapid growth, energy transition, and sustainability objectives. The Division’s portfolio includes industrial circuit breakers, low‑voltage systems, motor starting applications, and safety devices like switches and relays. Its Power Protection unit supports the world’s largest data centre companies with advanced energy‑efficient UPS solutions.

The Division’s ABB Ability™ Energy Manager provides a scalable, easy‑to‑use platform that helps organisations save energy and reduce CO₂ emissions.

We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

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• Health: 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.
• Dental: choice between two dental plan options:
  Core and Core Plus.
• Vision benefit.
• Company paid life insurance (2× base pay).
• Company paid AD&D (1× 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/behavioural health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption.
• Employee discount programme.