Regional Technical Advisor

About the Role

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

Reports to: Regional Technical Advisor Manager

Work Model: Remote

This role contributes to the Process Automation Energy Industries Service Division in the US, delivering high-level field service expertise across the United States. You will provide technical leadership, guidance, and support to improve service delivery nationwide. The RTA role requires initiative, creativity, and a strong drive for results. As part of a national team, you will collaborate with peers to share knowledge, accelerate the deployment of new technologies, and leverage individual strengths to enhance the capabilities of the entire service organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support complex field service projects, providing technical expertise and ensuring issues are resolved efficiently
• Mentor and develop team members, sharing knowledge and helping them build technical, certification, and customer management skills
• Represent ABB with customers, contractors, and industry partners, offering solutions that improve reliability, optimize operations, and introduce innovative technologies
• Partner with internal teams to shape proposals, support sales efforts, and contribute to business growth
• Perform physical tasks such as lifting equipment, replacing power supplies, and conducting on-site troubleshooting and repairs

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in industrial automation, with a strong foundation in electrical engineering, programming, and troubleshooting
• Background working as an engineer specializing in Distributed Control Systems (DCS), SCADA, and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), where you've consistently delivered reliable solutions for complex control and automation challenges
• Highly skilled in and deeply engaged with industrial automation, operating systems, industrial software, hardware, computers, and process equipment, thriving in the energy, utilities, and industrial automation sectors
• Passionate about traveling more than 80% of the time across the United States and occasionally international, interacting with customers at their facilities (traveling is a requirement for this role)
• Able to perform physical tasks such as lifting equipment, replacing power supplies, and conducting on-site troubleshooting and repairs
• Fluent in English communication
• Current work permit to work in the United States of America

Team Dynamics

You will join a dynamic and high performing team, where you will be able to thrive.

Benefits

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
• Vision benefit
• 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

• 11 paid holidays
• Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy

Why ABB

Working at ABB gives you the opportunity to contribute to a healthier and more prosperous world. Add to your story by joining a passionate team, focused on pushing the boundaries of technology to drive performance, shape new business models and find new ways of working that benefit our customers, partners and society. We want you to be proud of being part of ABB.

We Care

At ABB, we care about our people and their stories. We create safe, fair, equitable and inclusive working environments in which our people can succeed and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or cultural, religious or social background. Diverse teams make us stronger. ABB is also committed to a high standard of integrity in everything we do.

We Grow

We help our people succeed and develop, and we empower them to create their own careers at ABB. Our benefits, reward and development programs encompass a wide array of offerings.

Equal Employment Opportunity

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

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