ABB Marine \& Ports Norway is expanding its team with new position for Field Service Engineer

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Your role and responsibilities

Marine & Ports is driving the transition towards a sustainable future. To successfully be the partner our costumers choose to work with, we need to ensure sustainability both in our solutions and in our organization from a business perspective. Our customers increasingly seek solutions that provide greater efficiency, safety and reliability and prepare vessels for operations of today and tomorrow. This makes the transition even more exciting, as this also drives us to constantly challenge our technology, solutions, and the way we operate.

ABB Marine & Ports Norway is expanding its team with new positions for Field Service Engineer.

The Field Service Engineer travels worldwide to shipyards to perform commissioning of ABB delivered electrical equipment onboard newbuilt vessels. This must be done in close cooperation with the customer and our engineering department. Another part of the job is to perform Service of existing systems onboard vessels in operation. The candidate must be motivated for significant travelling.

This position reports to Field Service Manager and are located at our Ulsteinvik office.

Tasks will be:

• Commissioning of ABB Marine delivered systems worldwide
• Functionality testing
• System integration
• Customer approval testing

Service of ABB Marine delivered systems worldwide:

• Maintenance
• Repairs
• Troubleshooting
• Upgrades
• Modernization

We have several Field Service Engineer positions available for different systems such as:

• Medium voltage/Low voltage Frequency Converters
• High Voltage Switchboards
• Onboard DC grid systems
• Automation Systems
• Power & Energy Management Systems

Area of competence will be depending on candidate previous experience and competence.

Qualifications for the role

• College / University (Bachelor) / Technical College
• Willingness and possibilities to travel
• Must be fluent in both written and verbal English
• Experience within electrical power and/or automation systems onboard ships will be an advantage but not an absolute requirement
• If you have experience as a ship/rig electrician or have experience from shipyards, understanding and interest in marine installations it would be an advantage
• Newly graduates are also encouraged to apply
• We emphasize:
• The ability to understand and find practical solutions to problems
• Initiative and cooperative, ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to perform tasks under pressure
• Good understanding of marine systems
• Your attitude is as important for us as your track record. Fluent English is a demand as well as cultural awareness and mutual respect - we have an international workplace and business where we have colleagues and customers with diverse backgrounds and nationalities.

More about us

As your employer, ABB can offer:

• Technical and personal challenges in a positive and innovative environment
• Rotational work based on project schedules or long-term outplacement
• Informal and good work relations between co-workers and managers
• Positive and exciting work environment in a global organization with future career opportunities
• Professional growth
• Various company benefits

We are looking forward to receiving your application letter and CV through the ABB job portal by 5.1.2025. Please note that we can only accept applications submitted through our online career portal. Applications via e-mail will have to be deleted and not processed due to data privacy requirements.

For any questions regarding the position please contact Wenche Låbakk, phone +47 900 59 656.

ABB is a supplier of critical infrastructure. Personnel safety is therefore important to ABB and our customers. In collaboration with Meditor, ABB in Norway conducts background checks on candidates who receive offers of employment. This is to ensure compliance with ABB’s guidelines for recruitment and personnel safety, as well as compliance with legal requirements related to trade sanctions. Candidates will be asked to provide relevant information.

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