Gas Insulated Switchgear Commissioning Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Oversee the commissioning of ABB GIS and RMU systems, ensuring compliance with ABB standards, customer requirements, and relevant IEEE / IEC / ANSI regulations.

• Develop commissioning work plans, budget estimates, timelines, risk evaluations, and Methods of Procedure (MOPs).

• Facilitate the execution and oversight of commissioning tasks during energization and customer approval phases.

• Assist with Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Integrated FAT (IFAT).

• Collaborate with customers, EPCs, utilities, and internal ABB teams.

• Recognize commissioning risks and spearhead mitigation strategies.

• Provide technical insights to contract managers concerning scope and claims.

• Conduct site visits to support commissioning teams.

• Guide and mentor junior engineers in their professional development.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.

• Over 10 years of experience in commissioning and field engineering.

• Extensive experience with ABB GIS (ZX Portfolio) and RMU (SafeRing / SafePlus).

• Familiarity with ABB Protection & Control platforms (ZEE600, SSC600, PCM600).

• Understanding of generator paralleling systems and critical power infrastructure.

• Strong technical writing skills for commissioning documentation.

• Willingness to travel 40-50% of the time.

🏝️ Benefits

• Option to choose between two medical plans: a PPO plan known as the Copay Plan or a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.

• Selection between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus.

• Vision benefits included.

• Company-sponsored life insurance (2X base salary).

• Company-funded AD&D (1X base salary).

• Voluntary life and AD&D coverage – 100% employee funded up to maximum limits.

• Short Term Disability coverage for up to 26 weeks – fully paid by the company.

• Long Term Disability providing 60% of salary – company-funded, with an option to "buy-up" to 66 2/3% of salary.

• Supplemental benefits – 100% employee funded (including accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and pet insurance).

• Parental Leave available for up to 6 weeks.

• Employee Assistance Program offered.

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

• Employee discount offerings.

• 401k Savings Plan with company contributions.

• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP) available.

• ABB provides 11 paid holidays each year.

• Salaried exempt roles enjoy vacation under a permissive time away policy.

• Eligibility for a short-term incentive plan/annual bonus.

• Opportunities for continuous learning and support tailored to individual goals.