ABB Posted October 24, 2026

Project Engineer

Shanghai, Shanghai, China FULL_TIME
Controls Engineering

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About this opportunity

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This position reports to:

Senior Engineering Manager

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Project Technical Engineer (Drive)

General info.

Department: IAMP, Hub China, Marine Engineering

Reporting Line: Engineering Manager

Company: CNAUS

Location: Shanghai Kang Qiao

Tasks:

Sales Handover Attend project handover meeting, review all technical documents and clarify all deviations.

Identify risks and opportunities.

Basic Engineering Acquires initial data from stakeholders.

Prepare project engineering document list and submitting schedule plan together with Project Technical Manager or Project Manager.

Prepare engineering templates / references.

Prepare / Attend external kickoff meeting, prepare question list to meeting and finalize the meeting minutes / action list.

Attend basic technical review, follow up action list.

Detailed Engineering Monitors the compliance of the engineering processes to operating procedures e.g. classification society’s rules and other standards.

Guides design works and design changes (Project Manager takes responsibility if the change is requested by Shipyards or Owner, and have impact on schedules or (and) costs)

Check project documents status and organize documents delivery.

Answers technical questions from stakeholders.

Organizes and leads project technical reviews and prepare review reports and action list.

Follow up design freeze plan and document approval status.

Test Prepare FAT procedures and check list

Pre-check, pre-test in test lab or factory site, finish internal quality control document

Attends FAT, support customer during test, organize punches discussing and prepare FAT minutes of meeting

FAT punches clearance follow-up

Commissioning Prepare as-built updates Participates in kickoff meeting with commissioning team and prepare for technical handover.

Provides technical support of critical issues for commissioning.

Prepare final documents and software archive.

Warranty Support Join the warranty case studies if required.

Update engineering documentation or software

Collect site final test results

Update final documents / software

Quality Join quality improvement projects.

Support to engineering templates maintenance

Project lesson learns sharing

Quality issue capture from project engineering

Requirements:

Electrical & Automation (Marine), Bachelor or Above.

Marine & Offshore electrical propulsion system knowledge

Electrical drive system analysis Drive system THD calculation

AFE converter filter selection

System resonance evaluation

Drive system products knowledge Medium voltage frequency converter

Low voltage frequency converter

PLC drive control unit hardware / software

Vessel remote control unit hardware

Fluent English communication with customer and colleagues (Oral / Written)

Ownership to own area of responsibility

“Higher Quality” awareness on daily work

Additional Information:

With Lean 6 Sigma (L6S) basic

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?

Apply today or visit https://www.abb.com to learn more about the impact of our solutions across the globe.

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Role
Controls Engineering
Industry
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Location
Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Employment type
FULL_TIME
Travel
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How this role compares

Computed from every other active Controls Engineering role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 496 comparable Controls Engineering roles across 18 employers.

496Comparable roles tracked
358Currently active
18Companies hiring similar roles
45Countries represented

Salary context

36 of 496 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

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Lowest disclosed · Associate Mechatronics Field Engineer · FANUC America $5,300/yr – $85,000/yr
Highest disclosed · Sr Advanced Project Engineer · Honeywell $153,000/yr – $191,000/yr
Peer group range $45,150 – $172,000 (median $111,963)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 496 comparable roles

India167
United States130
Canada20
China17
Mexico15
Germany13

+ 39 more countries

Seniority mix

139 of 496 peers have a known seniority level

Senior97
Associate28
Manager8
Principal4
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc2

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