Abb
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Engineering Manager - Automation

Location
Alpharetta, GA
Listed
3 days ago

The work model for the role is

Hybrid with a preferred location in Alpharetta, GA. #LI-Hybrid

Your role and responsibilities

  • Ensures delivery of technical automation solutions according to customer requirements and participates in customer meetings to drive growth and expand existing projects.
  • Allocates resources effectively, balancing workload and ensuring optimal team productivity.
  • Oversees project planning, execution, and closure to ensure delivery within scope, schedule, and budget while managing technical risks.
  • Drives team performance to ensure deliverables are met on time and in line with contract specifications, safety, cybersecurity, and quality requirements.

Qualifications for the role

  • Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field and 8+ years of Engineering experience OR equivalent years of experience required
  • 2+ years of leadership experience preferred
  • Proven expertise in project and engineering risk management, with the ability to apply agile methodologies, design thinking, and data-driven insights to solve complex problems and drive effective decision-making
  • Prior experience within the automation, industrial controls, programming or similar industry highly preferred
  • Strong leadership and people development skills combined with the ability to provide technical consulting, coaching, and guidance
  • Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 30% of the time; Valid Passport with no barriers is required
  • Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

What's in it for you

  • 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 Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

  • [excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]
  • Go to MyBenefitsABB.com and click on "Candidate/Guest" to
  • 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
  • P aid P arental Leave
  • 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. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.
  • Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.
  • Ready to make an impact?

About Abb

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner-and every person here makes that happen. You'll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to: Director Engineering & Services, Americas

B&R Industrial Automation, a part of ABB's Automation Business Segment, seeks to hire an Engineering Manager. In this role, you will have the opportunity to manage a team of designers/engineers to deliver high quality, cost effective, and timely automation and industrial controls solutions to customers. Each day, you will formulate plans and allocate resources to meet the agreed contractual and financial targets.

You will also showcase your expertise by initiating, coordinating, driving, and overseeing team development and continual improvement of processes and procedures to strengthen the engineering and design capability.

Our Team Dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

Read the original posting

From Abb's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 6, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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