Field Service Engineer Medium Voltage Drives (80-100%)

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Are you the kind of person who likes to travel to any destination and values cultural differences? Are you belonging to the pool of people who are eager to understand causes, and resolve challenges within complex technical systems? Do you want to learn something new every single day? Do you like to take responsibility and manage the pressure of it? Then you got it!!! In order to strengthen our Onsite Experts team, we are looking for an Electrical Engineer (m/f) to act as an interface between our customers and ABB with the exciting task of performing worldwide commissioning and troubleshooting of large ABB MV Drives. Reporting to the Head of expert service team, you will be part of the ABB Service Responsible Unit for MV drives in Turgi, Switzerland. You will be working in close collaboration with production, engineering, management, R&D, quality team, project and support teams. In your role, you will ensure flawless delivery of services at our customer locations worldwide and provide feedback to the back office for continuous improvement of ABB’s products and processes. In this role, you will gain technical knowledge and customer experiences that will lay a great foundation for career development.

Your responsibilities

• Perform commissioning and troubleshooting in large MV drive applications in different industries: e.g. wind, marine propulsion, power plant, oil & gas, water storage, metal applications
• Technical lead of installation and commissioning team at customer sites to ensure a smooth commissioning for modernization projects and new applications
• Close collaboration with the project engineering team during the design phase of modernization projects and new applications
• Provide remote support and guidance to regional service engineers
• Collect firsthand customer experience with our drives and control upgrades and transfer them into improvements to ensure further development of our products together with Engineering, R&D, Quality and Production Teams
• Consult with and advising customers on the best service solutions in accordance with standard processes, procedures and safety guidelines
• Assume international traveling of approx. 50–70%, duration of each assignment typically up to 4 weeks

Your background

• Ability to translate customer needs into continuous improvements and drive them until completion
• Customer and solution-oriented with the ability to approach technical challenges in a structured manner
• Team player with pronounced communication skills and intercultural sensitivity
• High flexibility and willingness to work independently around the globe
• Master or bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related fields focused on power electronics is a plus
• Basic knowledge about electrical machines: transformers, drives, and motors is a must
• Fluent in English, German language is beneficial, any other language an asset

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. We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). The recruiting process is being led by Nathalie Bierschenk, Talent Partner. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. ABB Data Privacy Statement: https://new.abb.com/privacy-notice/candidate