Test Engineer - Electrical

The work model

This position reports to: Engineering Manager
The work model for the role is: Onsite, Richmond, VA

Your Role And Responsibilities

• Facilitate completion of testing activities efficiently, timely, cost-effectively, and in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, safety requirements, and cybersecurity policies and standards.
• Showcase your expertise by providing feedback for the design process from the testing perspective.
• Mainly accountable for:
• Designing and developing electrical test fixtures and processes to be implemented in factory production testing of high-power, low and medium voltage UPS, PDU, and STS products.
• Leading test infrastructure design projects from concept through commissioning, ensuring compliance with industry standards and safety regulations.
• Developing, implementing, and improving relevant policies and procedures to improve testing efficiency and quality across the testing function.
• Performing electrical troubleshooting and diagnostics on high-power three-phase power protection equipment such as UPS, STS, and PDU.
• Acting as an authority to ensure 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.

Qualifications For The Role

• Bachelor degree in Engineering (Electrical preferred)
• Minimum 2 years electrical-related manufacturing work experience
• Strong grasp of 3 phase power system analysis, required
• Knowledge of applicable codes and standards, including but not limited to the NEC (National Electrical Code), NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, NFPA 72 (National Fire Alarm Code), building codes, energy codes, etc.
• Low Voltage Switchgear or industrial electrical safety system design experience, a plus.
• Medium Voltage experience, a plus.
• Python, MATLAB, Labview or PLC programming experience, preferred.

About Us

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 CO2 emissions.

Why ABB?

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You’ll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that’s tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger. 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.

ABB Benefit Summary For Eligible US Employees

• Health, Life & Disability
• 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.
• Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
• Employee discount program
• Retail 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
• Time off
• Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.