Service Technician Electrical Power and Relay Protection
Västerås, Sverige
Type of Employment Full-time
Job position Service technician, electrical power
Work model On location
Application due date 19 December 2025
Are you the one?

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world.


Role and responsibilities

ABB is one of the leading suppliers of electrical power products, systems and services around the world. The market is growing and we need more people. At ABB Service, we strive to be close to our customers and are therefore represented in several locations around Sweden - from Gällivare in the north to Malmö in the south. Right now, we are looking for service technicians in electrical power to Västerås. Our mission is to provide services that increase operational reliability, availability and profitability and reduce the environmental impact of the customer's production facilities. We cover the entire life cycle of the plant and help our customers work with continuous improvements.

Do you want a varied and free work in a real future industry? Have you previously worked as an electrician, installer or similar and want to further develop in power engineering, service and maintenance in a growing department?


Your responsibilities:

  • Test and install relay protection of different generations in customer plants.
  • Participate in service assignments and provide technical support to customers regarding relay protection.
  • You will be engaged in remedial and preventive maintenance of medium voltage circuit breakers 1000kV-24kV, low voltage circuit breakers -1000V, relay protection and other equipment in switchgear installations.
  • Repair and troubleshoot power products in the workshop when needed.
  • In the future, you will participate in the commissioning of switchgear and have the opportunity to be part of an emergency response team.
  • You act as sales support and resource in quotation work, including for upgrades and rebuilds of power equipment.


The team spirit with us

With us, we support each other, collaborate and constantly continue to learn. Everyone brings something unique to the table - and together we push ideas forward to solve concrete challenges. Being part of our team means that your work makes a difference - every step we take together contributes to a better world.


Your background

  • You have experience as a service technician/engineer or as a maintenance electrician at industrial plants or similar operations.
  • You can read both mechanical and electrical drawings and it is meritorious if you are also an experienced user of measuring equipment in a switchgear environment.
  • Experience in testing protection with Omicron or similar test equipment.
  • Experience in commissioning, testing and plant design, is meritorious.
  • Knowledge of relay protection and 61850 protocol.
  • More meritorious is to have worked with similar products before including ABB's power products.
  • Experience in plant design, commissioning and testing is an advantage.
  • You have a B driving license.
  • You can use a computer in your work and know how to handle and interpret measurement data.
  • You are fluent in both English and Swedish in speech and writing.
  • As a person, you are social, careful and always put occupational safety first.
  • You have a good mood and an open and empathetic attitude towards customers and colleagues.
  • You like to work both mechanically and practically with screwing and fixing as with electrical testing and troubleshooting.
  • As travel is sometimes included in the service, it is important that you enjoy a mobile existence.


This is what we offer you

We encourage you to take the initiative, dare to challenge ideas and drive your work forward. Here, you'll grow through meaningful work and lifelong learning, with us supporting you along the way. Every idea you share and every step you take contributes to something bigger.


More about us

We are driving the fourth industrial revolution forward and creating a sustainable future, for both our planet and your career. Join us at ABB and harness the power of our global networks as you collaborate and learn with our world-class teams.

Questions about the position should be directed to Christer Palmgren, Head of Recruitment; +46 70 560 80 63. Union representatives: Sveriges Ingenjörer: Radek Kapica +46 601 95 326; Unionen: Hannah Norén, +46 21 342 301; Ledarna: Lenny Larsson, +46 21 328 547. Other questions should be directed to Talent Partner Matilda Engman +46 72 461 21 92.

We kindly decline direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of further job advertisements. We look forward to reading your application in PDF format. The deadline for applications is December 19. We work with continuous selection, which means that the position may be filled before the deadline.

Note that the hiring process at ABB Sweden includes a reference check, a drug test and in some recruitments also an extended background check.

Become one of us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries change and your work shapes the world. Run what Runs the world.

We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.