ABB Posted November 2, 2026

Project Engineer - Cement & Metal Industry, Cheonan

Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea FULL_TIME
Controls Engineering Food & Beverage

ABB is the source of truth for this posting and owns the application process. We surface normalized context and market comparison you won't find on the original listing.

About this opportunity

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:

Project Operations Manager (이사)

__

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to act as a design authority for an engineering discipline with low to medium complexity. Each day, you will complete assignments on small projects or portions of larger projects in a cost-effective manner. You will also showcase your expertise by applying basic design thinking/design for excellence concepts in projects.

The work model for the role is: Onsite #LI-onsite

This role is contributing to the Process Industries division within Automation Business, focusing on the Cement & Metal industry, in Cheonan, South Korea.

You will be mainly accountable for:

Evaluating, selecting, and applying standard techniques and procedures to perform engineering assignments.

Providing technical support for testing, installation, and commissioning activities.

Assisting in preparing proposal/presentation of engineering projects.

Utilizing checklists to perform design verification according to applicable standards and engineering guidelines.

Qualifications for the role

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field

Over 3 years of experience in automation systems (PLC, DCS)

Basic understanding or experience in automation processes and system operations

Relevant certifications preferred (e.g., Certified Industrial Safety Engineer)

Business-level proficiency in English (verbal and written) and fluency in Korean

Ability to travel domestically (over 50%) and hold a valid driver’s license

More about us

Process Industries division delivers complete electrification and automation solutions, industry-specific products and lifecycle services across industries. Engineering and delivering automation solutions from device to monitoring and control make our customers get more out of their investment; digitalization solutions including collaborative operations and augmented reality help improve plant and enterprise productivity, reduce maintenance and energy costs. Our engineering, project management, services and solutions portfolio covers a wide range of industries - Mining, Pulp & Paper, Metals, Aluminum and Cement, Data centers and Food and Beverage

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
Food & Beverage
Location
Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
Employment type
FULL_TIME
Travel
Up to 50%

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.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
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
China18
Mexico15
Germany13

+ 39 more countries

Seniority mix

139 of 496 peers have a known seniority level

Senior97
Associate28
Manager8
Principal4
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc2

Similar opportunities

The closest matches from our peer group, ranked by how similar they are, not how well you'd qualify for them -- treat this as market context, not a guaranteed shortlist; a weak match is labeled as one below.

40%similar
Honeywell Korea, Republic of Senior
Same role Same country
40%similar
ABB Anyang, Seoul, South Korea
Same role Same country
40%similar
ABB Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
Same role Same country
40%similar
ABB Cheonan-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Same role Same country
25%similar
Rockwell Automation (USA) Orlando, FL, United States
Same role

Matched on job function only -- seniority, specialty, and location weren't confirmed as aligned.

Notify me about similar jobs

Get an email when we spot other openings like this one – same job function, comparable seniority, roles you'd actually want to see.

Or follow every new Controls Engineering job, narrowed by PLC/SCADA platform, location and employer: set up a job alert.

How we calculate "similar"

No black box, no LLM guesswork: a deterministic score built from four normalized attributes. Here's this role's own peer group at different match levels, so you can see the mechanism, not just the result.

Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

40%
Sr Advanced Project Engr
Honeywell · Korea, Republic of · Senior
Role Therapeutic area Seniority Country
40%
Automation Engineer
ABB · Anyang, Seoul, South Korea · Seniority not listed
Role Therapeutic area Seniority Country
40%
Project Engineer - Robotics, Cheonan
ABB · Cheonan-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea · Seniority not listed
Role Therapeutic area Seniority Country
25%
Automation Controls, Customer Support
Rockwell Automation (USA) · Orlando, FL, United States · Seniority not listed
Role Therapeutic area Seniority Country
Unmatched or unknown dimensions score exactly the same: 0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.