Application Engineering Manager – Electrification Services

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +43 more states.

📋 Description

• Oversee the U.S. Application Engineering division that supports the Commercial Operations and Sales teams.

• Build and nurture a high-performing Application Engineering team by establishing performance goals, mentoring staff, addressing technical skill deficiencies, and executing development plans.

• Offer technical guidance and customer solution support throughout the Electrification Services portfolio.

• Strategically engage with clients, perform site evaluations, devise solutions, and allocate resources effectively.

• Ensure the production of high-quality Statements of Work and Job Cost Estimates.

• Enhance inquiry-to-order processes, proposal quality, and the duration of proposal cycles.

• Standardize and continually refine engineering processes and capabilities through KPI management, solution and estimating libraries, digital tools, automation, and process enhancements.

• Create comprehensive technical training programs.

• Collaborate with Proposal Management, Business Development, Operations, and other ABB engineering teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree is required along with 12+ years of pertinent work experience.

• Candidates holding an Electrical Engineering degree will be given preference.

• Willingness and ability to travel 25% of the time within the U.S.

• At least 7 years of experience in application engineering or field engineering related to power delivery products and systems.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience collaborating with customers in sectors such as oil & gas, metals, mining, paper, power generation, data centers, commercial buildings, or similar industries.

• Experience leading geographically dispersed technical teams is highly preferred.

• Familiarity with proposal development, Statement of Work creation, job costing, and commercial operations processes.

• Background in field service, power systems engineering, or industrial electrical services.

• Candidates must possess authorization to work in the U.S.

🏝️ Benefits

• Choose between two medical plan options: a PPO plan known as the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) referred to as the High Deductible Plan.

• Select from two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus.

• Vision benefits are provided.

• Company-paid life insurance equal to 2X base pay.

• Company-paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance equal to 1X base pay.

• Optional life and AD&D insurance are available, 100% employee paid, up to specified maximums.

• Short Term Disability coverage for up to 26 weeks, fully funded by the company.

• Long Term Disability insurance covering 60% of pay, paid by the company, with an option to "buy-up" to 66 2/3% of pay.

• Supplemental benefits available, 100% employee funded (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance).

• Parental Leave of up to 6 weeks.

• Employee Assistance Program available.

• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation, virtual health, and infertility/adoption.

• Employee discount program offered.

• 401k Savings Plan with company contributions.

• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP) available.

• 11 paid holidays provided.

• Vacation under a permissive time away policy applicable for salaried exempt positions.

• Short-term incentive plan/annual bonus opportunities available.