Graduate Project Engineer - Telecoms/Electrical/Networks & Systems/Automation

ABB
St Neots
4 months ago
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This position reports to

Project Execution Support Manager

Your role and responsibilities

Working as a Graduate Project Engineer, you will be delivering the hardware and software platforms for various automation systems and services, engineering projects in the Energy Industries in the UK, providing hands on support to our projects. You will be joining a team working with operational technology, the hardware and software that detects or causes a change, through the direct monitoring and/or control of industrial equipment, assets, processes, and events. Reporting to the Engineering Section Manager, you will implement hands on technical solutions in various phases of customer projects to ensure successful delivery of project deliverables on time, within budget and in line with quality and safety guidelines.

Qualifications for the role

  • A high level of self-motivation, curiosity and desire to learn about new technologies.
  • Sound practical knowledge of IT foundations: Operating Systems, Networks, Cybersecurity principles.
  • A bachelor's or master's degree in Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Networks Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or similar STEM foundations.
  • Willingness to gain hands on understanding of ABB's Industrial Automation systems
  • Willingness to gain hands on understanding of ABB's digital / cloud-based tools and solutions
  • Willingness to participate in all aspects of the ABB UK Graduate development program
  • Able to work closely with a team of software and hardware engineers
  • Able to work closely within an integrated multi-national team of specialist engineers and tools.
  • An interest in Energy Transition and Sustainability



More about us

We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visitwww.abb.comto read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory The Energy Industries Division serves a wide range of industrial sectors, including hydrocarbons, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, power generation and water. With its integrated solutions that automate, digitalize and electrify operations, the Division is committed to supporting traditional industries in their efforts to decarbonize. The Division also supports the development, integration and scaling up of new and renewable energy models. The Division's goal is to help customers adapt and succeed in the rapidly changing global energy transition. Harnessing data, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), the Division brings over 50 years of domain expertise delivering solutions designed to improve energy, process and production efficiency, as well as reduce risk, operational cost and capital cost, while minimizing waste for customers, from project start-up and throughout the entire plant lifecycle.

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