Senior PLC Technician

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🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

💵 $40 - $65 / hour

⏰ Full Time

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10,000+ employees

⚡ Energy

🏭 Manufacturing

🔧 Hardware

💰 $545.9M Post-IPO Debt - ABB on 2023-11

Energy • Manufacturing • Hardware

ABB is a global technology and engineering company focused on electrification, industrial automation, and motion (electrical motors, drives, robotics and related systems). The company provides products, systems and services for electrification, power and automation across sectors such as buildings and infrastructure, industrial automation, marine and ports, oil & gas, and power generation, with an emphasis on energy efficiency and sustainable solutions.

📋 Description

• Provide independent technical leadership for pre-startup, startup, commissioning, modification, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting of ABB paralleling switchgear and controls • Plan, organize, and execute complex field assignments involving paralleling switchgear and PLC/relay transfer schemes • Lead functional and integrated testing of emergency/standby power systems, including transition sequences, transfers, load management, utility-generator paralleling, import/export, and baseload applications • Configure, verify, and troubleshoot generator controls, load-sharing systems, protective relays, switchgear controls, meters, breakers, PLCs, HMIs/ACS platforms, and communications • Perform authorized modifications and advanced troubleshooting of PLC ladder logic, I/O, communications, sequencing, and ACS parameters • Establish and troubleshoot Modbus, PLC-to-PLC, redundant PLC, remote PLC, PLC-to-ACS, BMS, EPMS, and SCADA communications • Interpret one-line diagrams, schematics, interconnection drawings, sequence-of-operations documents, coordination studies, settings files, and commissioning procedures • Lead on-site technical execution, coordinate daily work, communicate status and risks, manage punch-list closure, and support project completion • Direct and mentor junior field engineers and technicians • Serve as a senior escalation resource for remote and on-site troubleshooting, including emergency response • Complete field service reports, startup checklists, redlines, test documentation, software backups, time entry, expense reporting, and customer status updates • Protect ABB and customer assets, control job costs, and identify quality, productivity, and service improvements • Build customer relationships by translating technical findings into actions, recommendations, risks, and recovery plans

🎯 Requirements

• High school diploma or GED with 7+ years of relevant field experience, or an associate or bachelor degree with 5+ years in a related field • Demonstrated ability to handle highly complex field assignments • Advanced experience with low- and medium-voltage switchgear, circuit breakers, protective relays, generator controls, PLC-based controls, HMIs/ACS, industrial networking, and mission-critical power systems • Extensive experience leading startup and commissioning work, coordinating power-up and switching operations, resolving issues on tight timelines, and overseeing multi-person site teams • Ability to read, interpret, and redline complex electrical and control drawings and apply approved engineering methods in the field • Well-developed problem-solving, reporting, client communication, and field coordination skills • Ability to travel extensively within the United States and remain at customer sites for extended assignments • Ability to meet ABB and customer site access, electrical safety, training, and personal protective equipment requirements • Authorization to work in the United States without requiring ABB sponsorship, where applicable • Preferred experience with ABB Energy Commander or comparable paralleling switchgear and controls • Preferred experience with GE/Emerson RX3i PLCs, Proficy Machine Edition, ABB AC500, Automation Builder, CP600 HMI/Panel Builder, Cimplicity, or comparable platforms • Preferred experience with Woodward EasyGen and LS5 generator controls and load-sharing systems • Preferred experience with ABB, SEL/Schweitzer, Multilin, Basler, or Woodward protective relays and testing/configuration tools • Preferred experience with Modbus, industrial Ethernet, fiber-optic networks, redundant control networks, BMS, EPMS, and SCADA integration • Preferred experience with breaker testing, CT/PT verification, relay testing, primary/secondary injection, turns-ratio, winding-resistance, insulation, power-factor, hipot, phase-rotation, and related commissioning test equipment • Preferred experience with utility paralleling, emergency standby generation, complex load management, data center commissioning, and third-party commissioning agents

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive travel accommodations, lodging, and per diem • Two medical plan options: PPO Copay Plan or High Deductible Health Plan with Health Savings Account • 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 • Short-Term Disability up to 26 weeks, company-paid • Long-Term Disability at 60% of pay, company-paid, with buy-up to 66 2/3% • Supplemental benefits including accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and pet insurance • Parental Leave up to 6 weeks • Employee Assistance Program • Health Advocate support resources • Employee discount program • 401k Savings Plan with company contributions • Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP) • 11 paid holidays • Vacation based on years of service • Tools and freedom to grow skills and shape career path

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