Lead Engineer to HVDC Upgrades

Lead Engineer, Control & Protection upgrades service and support

You will be part of HVDC within the Power Systems division in Ludvika. The HVDC technology has been on the market for the past 50 years and is used to transmit power over long distances with minimal losses, using overhead lines, underground and submarine cable systems. Please find out more about our world leading technology at www.abb.com/hvdc.

Tasks: We help our customers to increase their profits and to contribute to a more sustainable future. By improving and ensuring the operation of our customers' existing systems and by replacing all, or parts, of the control equipment we make this happen. Now, Control & Protection Upgrades Service and Support in the HVDC, need you who can take the overall responsibility for our deliveries ? all the way from quotation to customer taking over. You will face an exciting challenge in the advanced control equipment area within a growing market. As a Lead Engineer you will join various teams that works with the entire project cycle, until testing of the control equipment at the customer's facility. Each project usually spans over a period of two years? time.

Most of our clients are found in North America and Scandinavia, but we also have clients in India, Africa, South America and Australia. As Lead Engineer, it is paramount that you can travel to client meetings and participate in the commissioning of the customer's facility in every single project. In this role you can look forward to extensive customer contact as well as good development opportunities.

Requirements: You have worked with control and protection, preferably within HVDC. It is a requirement that you have participated in commissioning and testing of control equipment, as is leadership experience. If you have worked as Sales Engineer in the after sales market it is an advantage. It is crucial that you speak and write fluently in English and Swedish. Knowledge of additional languages such as French and Portuguese is an advantage.

As our new Lead Engineer you need to be organized and skilled at doing overall planning. You are also an experienced problem solver who thrive with challenges and enjoy an outgoing and customer oriented role with both internal and external stakeholders. With your interest in technology and your excellent leadership skills you find it highly enjoyable to support and manage experienced, as well as graduate, engineers.

Additional Information: Recruiting Manager, Torbjörn Englund, +46 240-78 39 52, will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives - Sveriges Ingenjörer: Daniel Rydmell, +46 240-78 26 04, Unionen: Göran Börjesson, +46 240-78 32 89 and Ledarna: Lena Hagström +46 240-78 21 90. All other questions can be directed to Recruitment Consultant Tomas Lanner, +46 223-65 20 56. Welcome to apply by November 10 at the following link: http://www.abb.com/cawp/abbzh253/ec5bc3eea21af278c125787f004679e7.aspx?configurationId=Z_UNREG_SEARCH&cuiconfigurationid=Z_UNREG_SEARCH&cuiparameter=cGd1aWQ9NTI1N0ExMkU4QjRBMEE2MEUxMDA4MDAwMEEzMzEzN0Y=

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