Regional Technical Advisor

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This position reports to:
Regional Technical Advisor Manager

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In this role, you will support our Automation Energy Industries Service business across the United States. You will deliver high-level field service expertise, providing 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

The work model for the role is: Hybrid

This role is contributing to the Process Automation Energy Industries Service Division in the US.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• 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.

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

Qualifications

• You are 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.
• You have 5 years of hands-on experience in industrial automation, with a strong foundation in electrical engineering, programming, and troubleshooting. Your background includes 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.
• You are passionate about traveling more than 80% of the time, across the United States and occasionally international, and interacting with customers at their facilities. Traveling is a requirement for this role.
• Perform physical tasks such as lifting equipment, replacing power supplies, and conducting on-site troubleshooting and repairs .
• You are at ease communicating in English
• You hold current work permit to work in the United States of America

More about us

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.

For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites:

As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.

Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to [email protected] . Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.

ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]

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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

ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Vacation is provided based on years of service for hourly and non-exempt positions.

While base salary is determined by things such as the successful applicant's qualifications and experience, this position is expected to pay between $66,600 and $106,560 annually.

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