Electrical Designer at ABB

You will be working as Designer and will be the part of Electrification business area for Distribution Solutions division based in Longmeadow, South Africa. In this role you will be reporting to Senior Engineering Manager and will be responsible to create and modify designs of equipment, systems or installations, including standard specifications for manufacturing, fabrication or construction for assignments classified as low to medium complexity by applying standard design concepts.

Your responsibilities

• Designing engineering solutions, including drawings and calculations according to specification, contributing to design reviews and design verification, modifying design as necessary and identifying variation requests to support contract claims
• Following work and cost estimates for work in one’s area of responsibility and ensuring quality deliverables on time and at targeted cost, providing support and direction for entry level team members, which may include trainees and interns
• Completing risk and opportunity assessments, implementing of actions in one’s area of responsibility, reporting any contract / quality / program / cost issues for resolution, attending project meetings and presenting specific aspects of design assignments
• Collaborating with reviewing vendor documentation, preparing RFQs, providing design related evaluation of proposals for standard materials and equipment
• Assisting in communication with customer pertaining to specific project design assignments or meetings, using standard processes and tools, assisting in developing new processes and tools for reuse of technical solutions

Your background

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum 3 years engineering experience
• Must have Eplan experience
• Be able to work under pressure and should be a team player
• Fluency in English language is mandatory