Field Application Engineer - Power Delivery (Hybrid)

Overview

Serve as the senior Field Application Engineer for ABB’s Electrification business, providing technical leadership and application support for electrical distribution solutions in the Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware trade areas.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with consultants, end users, utilities, and EPC/design-build engineers to define electrical project needs.
• Provide design assistance, product selection, value engineering, budgeting, and customer education.
• Support acceptance of ABB solutions in project specifications.
• Advise customers on switchgear, switchboards, panelboards, transformers, motor control, monitoring, and circuit breakers.
• Explain short-circuit, coordination, and arc-flash mitigation concepts using SKM or Easy Power.
• Develop and present technical concepts to engineers, contractors, and users.
• Share customer feedback, product gaps, and market trends with commercial and product leadership.

What you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably electrical, with 8+ years of electrical distribution industry experience.
• Alternatively, a master’s degree in engineering with 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of ANSI, IEEE, NEC, NEMA, NFPA 70E, and UL codes and standards.
• Experience in field, plant, or design engineering for electrical power systems.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to resolve technical issues.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Existing US work authorization permitting employment with ABB.

Nice to have

• Professional Engineer certification.
• Experience with major oil and gas companies, electric utilities, or industrial facilities.
• Participation in IEEE or other industry papers, events, or conferences.

Details

• Hybrid role in the Philadelphia area.
• Travel approximately 10–15% of the time, with regular local customer visits.
• Supports healthcare, data center, industrial, utility, and commercial construction markets.