Electrical Engineer (Medium Voltage)
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The quality and innovation of the engineering in our products, systems and service offerings keeps our customers ahead. Developing solutions for our customers all over the world and working on our market-leading technologies will challenge and enrich your work and your mind. As a member of the Electrification Distribution Solutions engineering team, you will work on projects to provide to customers (Utility, Industrial, Datacenters and Traction Power Substations) with high quality equipment, in order to power up their electrical systems via MV/LV Switchgear, LV Distribution systems and MCCs. You will be the technical lead for all design activities related to the integration of different equipment for AC substations applications, related to engineering projects mainly in North America, under the Electrification division, Distribution Solutions unit. Reporting to the Engineering manager, you will drive excellence - ensuring that design activities are efficiently and cost-effectively executed in accordance with customer expectations, contract specifications, quality standards and safety requirements.
Your responsibilities
- Living ABB’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
- Providing technical solutions in accordance with customer specifications and applicable standards (CSA, IEEE, UL, etc.).
- Conduct thorough technical reviews of proposed solutions and drawings from sub-contractors and factories against specifications and standards.
- Be the customer local technical interface for on-going projects.
- Support to the field application specialist with application and product management work.
- Making technical recommendations in the testing, installation, and commissioning phases of customer projects to ensure all actions are completed according to process requirements and standards, while identifying improvement opportunities.
- Communicate any product gaps to local product management.
- Maintaining and enhancing customer satisfaction by providing excellent service at all stages of the project and tracking quality issues with local quality representative.
- Supporting project managers with claims related to changes in the project scope, including assessing cost and time impacts, as well as risk quantifications.
- Execute multiple projects with various completion maturity levels.
Your background
- A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Strong ownership sense.
- Structured and organized.
- 5-10 years of experience in medium voltage project execution in a similar industrial setting.
- Experience in any relevant technical topics Medium voltage switchgear and equipment, protection and control schematics, protection relays, AC/DC auxiliary distribution, Substation design, PT/CT sizing, Cable sizing, fuses selection, E-House, documentation preparation for installation, test procedures or site commissioning support.
- Knowledge in system studies, arc flash studies, coordination studies are an asset.
- Ability to read, understand and communicate in French and English. French is required. English is also required to communicate with customers outside Quebec on a regular basis.
- Knowledge of ANSI, CSA, UL, IEEE standards, mandatory.
- OIQ or PEO or EGBC valid membership, mandatory. Other provinces an asset.
- Current class 5 driving license valid in Canada and Canadian work permit.
- Strong commitment to safe work practices and dedication to following all relevant workplace safety guidelines.
- A high level of self-motivation, curiosity, and desire to learn about new technologies.
- A collaborative, solutions-oriented approach with strong communication skills to quickly resolve project related activities and issues.
Benefits
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