Technical & Design Promotion Manager

Job Description: 

Technical and Design Promotion Manager positions offered by ABB Inc. (Cary, North Carolina). Collaborate with electrical consultants, end-users, and EPC customers to determine electrical distribution product needs for projects being designed in the automotive, battery manufacturing, commercial construction, healthcare, data center, industrial and utility market sectors. Supply design assistance, product selection, physical layout, value engineering, ABB solution education, and budgeting assistance to gain acceptance of the same into project specifications. Function as the ABB expert in products and applications such as: medium and low voltage switchgear (600V, 5/15/27/38 kV), medium and low voltage motor control (7kV, 600V), switchboards, panelboards, transformers, power monitoring, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), automatic transfer switches (ATS), paralleling switchgear (PSG), generator circuit breakers, system coordination, arc flash solutions, and others. Develop and present complex technical concepts to engineers, contractors and channel partners. Participate in creating and delivering technical papers for IEEE and other industry events and conferences to raise awareness of ABB solutions. Obtain and present customer feedback on new product opportunities, product gaps and market trends to commercial and product management leadership for action. Prepare project analysis information such as technical, commercial, risk assessment and financials for discussion with commercial leadership.

Minimum Requirements

• Requires a bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in electrical engineering or a related field and 4 years of experience working with electrical distribution in one of the following capacities: designing power systems and performing consulting engineering; performing facilities engineering at an industrial manufacturing plant; conducting primary services engineering at a utility plant; or performing switchgear and switchboard requisition engineering. 

• Must have 4 years of experience in each of the following: using industry codes and standards, including ANSI, IEEE, NEC, NEMA, NFPA 70E, and UL; working with electrical one-line and three-line diagrams, symbols, terminology, and associated equipment specifications; and, using the Microsoft tool suite, including Excel, Word, and Power Point.  In lieu of a bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in the aforementioned fields and 4 years of experience as stated, employer will accept a master’s or foreign equivalent degree in the aforementioned fields and 2 years of experience as stated. 

• Must be willing to travel domestically 50%. Position reports to Cary, NC, but may telecommute from any location in the U.S.

We are offering a salary of $172,078 to $175,000 per year

What's in it for you

 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.

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: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf

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

US-AskHR@abb.com

While hourly pay rate is determined by things such as the successful applicant’s qualifications and experience, this position is expected to pay between $X and $X hourly and is bonus eligible.

ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

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

Go to MyBenefitsABB.com and click on “Candidate/Guest” to learn more

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.