Field Service Engineer

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Interested in power electronics and variable speed drives? Then join ABB’s Motion Service department as a Field Service Engineer. With bespoke internal training courses both in the UK and our European factories we’ll invest in you and provide you with all the training you need to be successful. As a Field Service Engineer, no two days will be the same. You’ll carry out routine maintenances, repairs and commissioning on LV and MV variable speed drives at our customer sites across the UK. Our customers range from automotive wind tunnels to wind turbines and papermills to steel plants. You’ll be part of a supportive team of technical support, project, and field service engineers.

Your responsibilities

• You’ll be responsible for the following activities on ABB’s LV and MV variable speed drives in the UK:
• Commissioning of new and upgraded drives
• Routine technical maintenance in accordance with ABB’s bespoke maintenance schedules
• Fault finding and repair activities at customers’ sites.
• Participation on a 24/7 on-call system providing emergency response to ABB’s contract customers.
• From time to time, you may be involved in longer term projects delivering upgrades and new systems. These will be in the UK and potentially offshore.

Your background

• Essential:
• Technical training or experience in Electrical Engineering
• Industrial background
• Highly motivated individual
• Willingness to learn and progress both in the classroom and in the field
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ideal:
• Fault finding experience on electrical equipment
• Previous experience working with Variable Speed Drives Field Service Engineer Background

More about us

ABB Motion Services serve customers around the globe with innovative services to maximize performance, uptime and energy efficiency throughout the lifetime of electrical motion solutions. Electrical motion is applied everywhere in industries, cities, infrastructure and transportation and is a cornerstone of the energy revolution. Our people and culture are the foundation of our success. We drive innovations through digitalization and make the difference for our customers and partners every day. ABB Motion keeps the world turning, while saving energy every day. For the 3rd year running ABB UK has been recognised as a Top Employer in UK. Being certified as a Top Employer showcases an organisation’s dedication to a better world of work and exhibits this through excellent HR policies and people practices.