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Project Technical Engineer

ABB is hiring a Project Technical Engineer in Shanghai, China. Level rates it ; you can apply on ABB.

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  • On Level's scale, this role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
  • The posting mentions project engineering, technical reviews and fat procedures among its tools and skills.
  • Level classes it as a mid-level role.
  • ABB has 2,200+ other open roles on Level.

AI in this role

Manage technical project engineering tasks, design reviews, and factory acceptance tests for industrial systems.

project-engineeringtechnical-reviewsfat-proceduresquality-control

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to:

Senior Engineering Manager

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Run What Runs the World

At ABB, we help important industries outrun - leaner and cleaner.

Every person here makes that happen. By rethinking, rewiring, and improving, we combine the world’s best minds and technologies to elevate performance to a whole new level.

Because at ABB, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a Project Technical Engineer, you’ll take on challenges that transform industries and drive innovation. We give you the market-leading expertise, technology, and opportunity, and you own the challenge to make an impact that matters.

It won’t always be easy. Growing takes grit. Innovating takes the courage to try, fail, learn, and succeed. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone.

Your Role: Own the Challenge/Take on the Journey

  • – Sales Handover

    • Attend project handover meeting, review all technical documents and clarify all deviations.

    • Identify risks and opportunities.

    – Basic Engineering

    • Acquires initial data from stakeholders.

    • Prepare project engineering document list and submitting schedule plan together with Project Technical Manager or Project Manager.

    • Prepare engineering templates / references.

    • Prepare / Attend external kickoff meeting, prepare question list to meeting and finalize the meeting minutes / action list.

    • Attend basic technical review, follow up action list.

    – Detailed Engineering

    • Monitors the compliance of the engineering processes to operating procedures e.g. classification society’s rules and other standards.

    • Guides design works and design changes (Project Manager takes responsibility if the change is requested by Shipyards or Owner, and have impact on schedules or (and) costs)

    • Check project documents status and organize documents delivery.

    • Answers technical questions from stakeholders.

    • Organizes and leads project technical reviews and prepare review reports and action list.

    • Follow up design freeze plan and document approval status.

    – Test

    • Prepare FAT procedures and check list

    • Pre-check, pre-test in test lab or factory site, finish internal quality control document

    • Attends FAT, support customer during test, organize punches discussing and prepare FAT minutes of meeting

    • FAT punches clearance follow-up

    – Commissioning

    • Prepare as-built updates Participates in kickoff meeting with commissioning team and prepare for technical handover.

    • Provides technical support of critical issues for commissioning.

    • Prepare final documents and software archive.

    – Warranty Support

    • Join the warranty case studies if required.

    • Update engineering documentation or software

    • Collect site final test results

    • Update final documents / software

    – Quality

    • Join quality improvement projects.

    • Support to engineering templates maintenance

    • Project lesson learns sharing

    • Quality issue capture from project engineering

What it takes to Run what runs the world

  • Electrical & Automation (Marine), Bachelor or Above.

  • Marine & Offshore electrical propulsion system knowledge
  • Electrical drive system analysis
    • Drive system THD calculation
    • AFE converter filter selection
    • System resonance evaluation
  • Drive system products knowledge
    • Medium voltage frequency converter
    • Low voltage frequency converter
    • PLC drive control unit hardware / software
    • Vessel remote control unit hardware
  • Fluent English communication with customer and colleagues (Oral / Written)
  • Ownership to own area of responsibility
  • “Higher Quality” awareness on daily work
  • Additional Information: With Lean 6 Sigma (L6S) basic

Why ABB?

A global market leader redefining industries through technology and expertise.

  • Results that matter—what we run here, runs the world.
  • Autonomy & Ownership—we trust you to implement solutions.
  • Run What Runs the World—join a team that drives progress forward.
  • Apply by: [Closing Date, if applicable]

OPTIONS FOR THE LAST LINE –

Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world.
Run What Runs the World.

Join us. Be part of the team where progress takes place, industries transform, and your work shapes the world.
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Make your mark. This is where progress takes shape, industries evolve, and your presence is noted.
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Guide the future. This is where innovation accelerates, industries are reimagined, and your impact powers the world ahead.
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Push the limits. This is where progress never stops, teams work collaboratively, and your work shapes the world.
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Meet the moment. This is where progress never stops, teams push boundaries, and we’re engineered to outrun the challenges ahead.
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Lead the way. This is where progress moves faster, teams turn enthusiasm into action, and we’re engineered to outrun expectations.
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Think bigger. This is where bold ideas meet unstoppable progress, teams initiate what’s next, and we’re engineered to outrun, together.
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Be part of something bigger. This is where progress is powered, teams initiate action, and we move the world forward—together.
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Contribute to a collective vision. This is where progress takes flight, teams turn ideas into impact, and we define what’s next.
Run What Runs the World.

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.

Ready to make an impact?

Apply today or visit https://www.abb.com to learn more about the impact of our solutions across the globe.

How we rate this

Project Technical Engineer at ABB rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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