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This Position reports to:
Service Operations Manager
Your role and responsibilities The Marine Field Service Engineer (FSE) plans and executes, with minimal professional guidance, complex technical field assignments involving the installation, modification, test, inspection or repair of company products and equipment. The FSE may also coordinate work with other groups to ensure meeting customer commitments. Since the FSE is often the one who interacts with the customer's operation people, they may also recommend measures to improve operations and customer service.
The work model for the role is: hybrid #LI-Hybrid
This role is contributing to the Automation, Marine and Ports Division, in either Miramar, FL or Houston, TX
You will be mainly accountable for:
- Traveling to customer premises globally, in most cases onboard a vessel in offshore and in dry docks, for example but not limited to Drill ships, Drilling rigs, Offshore Supply Vessels, Cruise ships, Ferries, Tankers, Container ships, Etc.
- Working independently to install, modify, test, repair, or inspect company products and equipment including, but not limited to: Automation systems and programming, PLCs AC800m, AC500, AC450, AC80, 800xA system, ABB panels such as 800 series, proficiency with industry software such as Compact Control Builder.
- Troubleshooting communication networks, and performing complex and diverse engineering activities.
- Interpreting technical drawings and schematics and making changes as necessary in the field to reflect work carried out on site.
- Remote on-call support for customer technical problems is required.
Our team dynamics
Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.
Qualifications for the role - Three or more years' ,preferred, experience in marine power generation and power distribution with a focus on automation and control systems and programming.
- Bachelor's degree, preferred but not required, in electrical engineering or another Electrical technical field.
- Familiarity with marine/offshore work environment and procedures.
- Experience in marine integrated automation systems
- Preferred experience with ABB marine equipment.
- Ship electrician or have experience from shipyards, understanding and interest in marine installations.
- Familiarity with marine/offshore work environment and procedures.
What's in it for you? We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You'll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that's tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger
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ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees [excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]
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Health, Life & Disability - Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan .
- Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
- Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
- Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
- Voluntary life and AD&D - 100% employee paid up to maximums
- Short Term Disability - up to 26 weeks - Company paid
- Long Term Disability - 60 % of pay - Company paid . Ability to "buy-up" to 66 2/3% of pay.
- Supplemental benefits - 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
- Parental Leave - up to 6 weeks
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
- Employee discount program
Retirement - 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
- Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
Time off ABB provides 11 paid holidays . Vacation is provided based on years of service for hourly and non-exempt positions . Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.
More about us The Marine & Ports Division serves the shipping and ports industries through its extensive portfolio of integrated systems and solutions that improve the flexibility, reliability and energy efficiency of vessels and container terminals. By coupling power, propulsion, automation, marine software and services that ensure maximum vessel uptime, the Division is well positioned to help the marine industry to achieve its decarbonization targets while improving the profitability and sustainability of our customers' business throughout the entire lifecycle of vessels. With ABB Ability Marine software solutions and ABB Ability Collaborative Operations Centers around the world, shipowners and operators can run their fleets at lower fuel and maintenance costs, while improving crew, passenger and cargo safety as well as overall productivity of their operations. Further, the Division delivers automation, electrical systems and digital solutions for container and bulk cargo handling, from ship to gate. These solutions help terminal operators meet the challenge of larger ships, taller cranes and bigger volumes per call, and make terminal operations safer, greener and more productive.
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