Jobs at ABB

Owns the product backlog for ABB’s process automation and control safety R&D team. Responsibilities include evaluating product needs, clarifying and prioritizing epics, features, and stories, preparing work for program increments, defining acceptance criteria, and accepting completed work. The role balances new development with maintenance, corrective work, and technical debt while aligning team priorities with product portfolio and R&D objectives. Collaboration with product management, architects, release owners, and development teams is central.

Leads the design, development, testing, and quality assurance of safety-critical software for ABB’s next-generation DCS platforms. Responsibilities include evaluating customer requirements, making technical decisions, conducting code reviews, mentoring developers, solving complex problems, and ensuring compliance with security, software quality, and IEC 61508 functional safety standards.

Owns the R&D team backlog for ABB’s process automation and DCS products. Defines, prioritizes, refines, and accepts epics, features, and stories; prepares work for program increments; aligns development priorities with product strategy; and balances new development with maintenance, corrective work, and technical debt. Collaborates with product management, architects, release owners, and engineering teams.

Design and execute system-level test strategies for complex systems combining Windows, Linux containers, virtual machines, embedded devices, and industrial networks. Build reusable test environments, automate deployment and testing, integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, and troubleshoot failures across software, hardware, and network boundaries. Develop automated tests for APIs and web interfaces, maintain test libraries and configurations, analyze results, and collaborate with developers, testers, and architects.

Lead the design, development, testing, and delivery of safety-critical software for ABB’s next-generation distributed control system solutions. Responsibilities include evaluating technical solutions, making architecture and technology decisions, conducting code reviews, mentoring developers, troubleshooting complex problems, ensuring performance and reliability, and enforcing software quality, security, and functional safety standards including IEC 61508.

Supports production-line improvements across safety, quality, delivery, logistics, lean manufacturing, and automation. Responsibilities include hazard identification, ergonomic assessments, work instructions, PFMEAs, error proofing, ECN management, capacity and cost improvement projects, kaizens, project tracking, and sustaining process changes. The role also assists with evaluating and implementing robotics, vision systems, AGVs, control systems, and coordinating equipment vendors.

Leads district-wide growth across the Midwest by identifying strategic opportunities, developing pull-through demand, managing market-share initiatives, coaching agency sales teams, expanding distributor growth, and coordinating cross-functional pursuit strategies. The role supports industrial markets including data centers, infrastructure, semiconductors, OEMs, panel builders, and power generation. This remote position requires residence within the territory and approximately 50% travel.

Leads technical delivery of Distributed Control System projects for process automation customers across renewable energy, oil and gas, chemicals, power generation, and water treatment. Responsibilities include design, testing, commissioning, technical issue resolution, customer collaboration, project planning, budgeting, risk assessment, proposal support, and ensuring timely, compliant delivery. The role is hybrid in Cleveland, Ohio, with travel of up to 25% in the US and internationally.

Leads global product lifecycle management for ABB’s low-voltage system drives portfolio. Develops lifecycle decision processes, documentation, dashboards, and stakeholder meeting practices; analyzes change impacts on products and installed customers; coordinates lifecycle changes and continuous improvement; and manages cross-functional global projects involving product management, engineering, R&D, sales, service, and local business units.

Provides technical support for production engineering activities, including troubleshooting, work instructions, material identification, validation testing, root cause analysis, engineering change implementation, line balancing, routings, and cycle-time definition. Trains production personnel and supports deviation analysis, alternative materials, quality documentation, and manufacturing process improvements.

Develop and maintain 18–24-month unconstrained demand forecasts, analyze planning data, support global demand consolidation, and guide Sales on product demand. Monitor finished-goods SKU levels, recommend SKU rationalization, report forecast accuracy, and drive planning improvements. Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, production, and other relevant teams while using SAP ERP systems.

Optimize ABB’s instrumentation product portfolio through market, customer, competitive, profitability, and performance analysis. Manage technical requirements, product roadmaps, lifecycle investments, quality improvements, pricing, positioning, launches, and customer support. Collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, R&D, and customers to resolve complex technical issues, identify growth opportunities, and improve product performance and satisfaction.

Supports ABB’s New England District Sales team through collaborative projects, customer-needs analysis, solution development, meetings, and operational coordination. The intern manages multiple tasks, communicates project updates, uses office and mapping tools, and seeks feedback to build professional skills. This is an onsite role in Quincy, Massachusetts, requiring current enrollment in a U.S. bachelor’s or master’s program, reliable transportation, and authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Optimize assembly methods, production processes, equipment, cycle times, and materials to improve quality, efficiency, cost, and safety. Identify and implement process improvements, approve internally and externally developed processes, support equipment startup, train production and maintenance teams, and evaluate new technologies. The role also defines production sequences, testing activities, approval criteria, and supplier choices for new manufacturing processes.

Supports ABB instrumentation and flow computer products for oil and gas customers. Responsibilities include troubleshooting product and application issues, providing technical sales support, gathering customer feedback, supporting product improvements and launches, preparing technical content and training, and coordinating solutions with Sales, Engineering, Service, Manufacturing, and Quality. The role is hybrid in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and requires up to 25% travel.

Supports sales, commercial, customer service, and engineering teams for the ELSB Transformers business. Analyzes customer requirements, recommends suitable products, provides technical product data, supports new commercial projects, guides product selection and order placement, coordinates troubleshooting, collaborates with cross-functional departments, and prepares reports for engineering and technology leadership.

Manage and grow strategic industrial automation accounts in the Greater Houston area by developing account plans, coordinating sales activities, tracking projects, resolving customer issues, and engaging senior executives to drive profitability and share-of-wallet growth.

Designs and develops transformers within ABB’s R&D organization, addressing complex engineering challenges, validating innovative solutions, documenting technical results, and contributing to intellectual property. Responsibilities include maintaining specialized technical knowledge, supporting product-related issues, interpreting test reports, and collaborating with manufacturing and assembly teams. Requires extensive transformer design experience, knowledge of electrical industry standards, simulation software expertise, bilingual English and Spanish communication, and travel availability.

Manages commercial and industrial customer accounts across the Nashville territory, focusing on growth, profitability, customer satisfaction, sales strategy, and problem resolution. Responsibilities include communicating delivery and payment terms, conducting sales and marketing activities, identifying market opportunities, managing sales administration, supporting collections, and assisting with project management. Requires direct electrical-industry sales experience, strong communication and negotiation skills, business acumen, independent time management, and territory travel.

Supports manufacturing production systems by improving labor productivity, reducing waste, and enhancing operational efficiency. Responsibilities include production startup and ramp planning, technical support for testing and commissioning, engineering project proposals, design verification, and manufacturing process documentation. The role develops facility layouts, process flows, capacity studies, takt-time assessments, time and motion studies, standard work, cycle-time analyses, and line balancing using data-driven continuous improvement methods.