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ABB INC Senior Lead Electrical Engineer in Lakewood, Ohio
Senior Lead Electrical EngineerTake your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity and generations. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences. Electrical Systems Engineering encompasses the planning, design, development, testing, installation, and coordination of related activities involving electrical/electronic components and systems. Perform various engineering duties requiring the exercise of judgment and application of standard engineering principles and practices. Pursue initiatives to improve effectiveness of the group and increase customer satisfaction. Responsible for project execution, contract compliance, customer satisfaction and financial return for one or more complex and/or large projects. Coordinate activities and provide technical advice to project participants. Develop, recommend and implement initiatives to ensure customer satisfaction and improve performance. This is a position with global grade 12 This position reports to Director of Enginerng, Continuous Improv Your responsibilities Plan, support and/or coordinate major project requirements and specifications. Determine most effective means of accomplishing objectives, develop schedules for technical deliverables, conduct and coordinate related activities. Ensure that overall efforts are in concert with customer and Company requirements. Develop detailed engineering documentation including: Single Line Diagrams, Power System Studies (Arc Flash, Load Flow, Short Circuit, etc.), Network Diagrams, Protective Device Settings, and Substation Layouts. Perform electrical system integration utilizing IEC 61850 and other industrial communication protocols. Maintain close contact with customers and project participants to identify and resolve issues of mutual concern and to seek opportunities for additional business. Ensure timely contract completion, customer satisfaction and desired financial return. Manage project risks to avoid incurring penalties, warranty repairs or other charges that may have substantial financial impact. In conjunction with related groups, develop business projections and implement strategies to achieve growth/profitability objectives and ensure responsiveness to customers. Relay integration and programming for protection and various control schemes Electrical design and integration of systems into E-Houses and control buildings housing switchgear, automation or telecom equipment. Cable ducts, lighting panels, circuit breaker panels, FACP integration, HVAC integration and more. In addition, the candidate is expected to spend 20-30% of his/her time on initiatives focusing on elevating and improving the electrical engineering team: *Develop action plans to build and develop needed skill sets for the electrical team. *Consult on various projects and ensure proper project execution methods & practices are applied. *Work with Project Management team to monitor engineering budgets, work on reducing and eliminating engineering overruns by identify overruns causes and means to resolve them. *Lead standardization including: Standardized engineering deliverables (from bids to execution), project execution best practices, systems installation, configurations, checkouts process, lessons learned and review processes. *Collect technical issues from different teams, support resolution and communicate to engineering team. *Lead development of training plans and training content to on-board new engineers. *Identify new tools and technologies, and develop training plans to different engineering levels. *Work on developing lab envir