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Senior Turbine Specialist

ABB


Job Location:

Pittsburgh, PA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 5 September 2026 (8 days ago)
Application Deadline: 3 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At ABB we help industries run leaner and cleanerand every person here makes that happen. Youll 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:

Turbine Controls Ops Manager

In this role you will have the opportunity to be a design authority for an engineering discipline. Each day you will complete assignments on multiple projects of moderate size or portions of major projects in a cost-effective manner. You will also showcase your expertise by ensuring assignments are completed in accordance with contract specifications quality standards safety requirements and cybersecurity policies and standards.

The work model for the role is: Hybrid #LI-Hybrid

This role is contributing to the AUEN Turbine Controls in USA. Main stakeholders are Turbine Controls Operations Manager.

You will be mainly accountable for:

  • Commissioning activities related to assigned Turbine Control projects.

  • Working with the customer to shape and deliver solutions while seeking customer feedback to drive and deliver improvements.

  • Creating work plans and cost estimates for the portfolio of projects and ensuring quality timely implementation within the targeted cost.

  • Coordinating with relevant functions to ensure the designs are appropriately manufactured / staged tested installed and commissioned.

  • Coaching engineering colleagues on the translation of conceptual designs to engineering documentation best practices and lessons learned from past projects.


Our team dynamics
You will join a High performing Turbine Controls Team delivering Steam Turbine and Combustion Turbine Projects where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications for the role

  • Bachelors Degree in Engineering discipline

  • 10 years of experience in turbine controls with focus on turbine commissioning projects

  • Hands on experience of executing a variety of rotary equipment projects focusing mainly on centrifugal type process compressors & compressor drives (Gas Turbines)

  • Hands on experience on 7EA 7FA 9FA6B & 6FA Heavy Duty Gas Turbines

  • Deep understanding on thermodynamics & statistical approach of sensor interaction to propose new ideas and improve the Gas Turbine Product portfolio.

  • Knowledge of structural and functional architecture of control systems & process knowledge to predict performance degradation abnormality of operations Operation point shift from design.

  • Executed projects with turbine Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) control systems with major focus on SGT-600 Solar Gas Turbine & GE LM series machine

  • Knowledge of control philosophy for Oil Gas & chemical plants. Knowledge of the field instrumentation (sensors transducers drives related to Pressure Flow Temperature Level etc.)

  • Knowledge of ABB DCS (Symphony Plus/Harmony/Melody)

  • Knowledge of network engineering and IT developments (PC handling Windows applications PC configurations virus scanners interfaces backup)

  • Knowledge of windows operating system

  • Excellent customer satisfaction and communication skills to provide alternative solutions

  • Must have valid US work authorization

More about us

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.

For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant please visit the following websites: an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-.

Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABBs career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1- or by sending an email to . Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.

ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

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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

  • Parental Leave up to 6 weeks

  • 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.

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