Protection & Control Engineer

Overview

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 Position reports to:
Senior Engineering Manager

For this position, we are open to candidates being full remote or working out of our Houston, TX or Lake Mary, FL offices. This role contributes to the Electrification Distribution Solutions group in the United States.

As the Sr. Project Engineer - Protection & Control, you will be responsible for designing and executing the protection and control engineering components of projects and ensuring that all related activities are performed in accordance with ABB policy, contractual agreements, quality standards, HSE requirements, financial targets, and schedule commitments. You will also perform engineering analysis and troubleshooting for automation, control, and protection in power systems.

You will approach customers with integrity and respect for long-lasting relationships, using your experience to solve problems and achieve objectives per business metrics.

Key accountability:

• Engineering & Technical Execution: Lead protection and control engineering design for MV/LV systems, including relay selection, logic implementation, IEC
  61850 configuration, documentation, and testing support (FAT/SAT).
• Customer & Sales Engagement: Provide presales technical support, develop proof-of-concept demos, and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to meet customer requirements.
• Process Improvement &
  
  Risk Management:
  
  Drive continuous improvement, manage change processes, and assess project risks to ensure timely and quality delivery of engineering solutions.
• Communication &
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Effectively communicate technical concepts across teams and levels, coordinate engineering tasks, and contribute to planning and control of protection and control architectures.

• Bachelors Degree with 12 years of relevant experience strongly preferred. Masters Degree preferred. Candidates with no degree and commensurate experience will also be considered.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in power systems design, testing, and commissioning regarding protection and control.
• Strong technical background and knowledge of protection and control systems for LV / MV and HV power systems.
• Familiar with power system architectures, troubleshooting tools for protection systems, and power systems analysis.
• Proven experience with IEC 61850 based substation automation schemes.
• Experience with other protective relay communication protocols including DNP & Modbus is highly desirable.
• Customer focused. Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel up to 40%.

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening grid resilience. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions serving utilities, industry and infrastructure, connecting high-voltage transmission to low-voltage users. With ABB Ability enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage apparatus, circuit breakers, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, and low-voltage switch gear for ANSI markets.

We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, energy, and 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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