Test Engineering Technician

At ABB, we help industries outrun – leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation – for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to:
Engineering Manager

In this role, you will have the opportunity to conduct testing and verification activities for assignments of systems, subsystems, or products effectively and cost‑efficiently. Each day, you will provide technical support during the installation of test objects in the test area. You will also showcase your expertise by preparing project test documentation.

The work model for the role is Onsite.

This role is contributing to the ABB Electrification Smart Power division in Richmond, VA.

• Executing testing according to schedule.
• Making risk assessments to assure safe and cybersecure systems of work and taking appropriate actions.
• Ensuring all applicable requirements, maintaining test reports and certificates that prove compliance with required and applicable standards, market, or regulatory requirements in line with customer specifications, legal, or ABB internal requirements.
• Maintaining a network of engineering professionals and sharing best practices across different projects.

• Associates degree in a technical field (electrical preferred) or electrical/electronics certification.
• 2+ years experience in an electrical field (electrical test environment preferred).
• Proven competency working with 3 phase power systems and the electrification power protection sector.
• Able to read and interpret mechanical drawings and electrical schematics.
• Proven experience using electrical measurement equipment in electrical testing environments.
• You are passionate about contributing to the development of production and safety processes used in an industrial environment.
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that allows them to work for ABB in the United States.

Our team dynamics:

You will join a collaborative and innovative team, where you will be able to thrive.

ABB Smart Power provides energy distribution solutions for data centers, industrial and manufacturing plants, critical infrastructure and commercial buildings. The Division’s technical teams work closely with industry partners, delivering advanced solutions that support rapid growth, energy transition, and sustainability objectives.

The Division’s portfolio includes industrial circuit breakers, low‑voltage systems, motor starting applications, and safety devices like switches and relays. Its Power Protection unit supports the world’s largest data center companies with advanced energy‑efficient UPS solutions. The Division’s ABB Ability Energy Manager provides a scalable, easy‑to‑use platform that helps organizations save energy and reduce CO – CO2 emissions.

We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities at ABB.

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