Functional Safety Engineer

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.

This Position reports to:

Group Manager O&G, CH&R

Your role and responsibilities 

In this role, you will have the opportunity to support engineering activities in all types of project sizes and complexities, under the supervision of senior engineers. Each day, you will complete the tasks cost-effectively and in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, safety requirements, and cybersecurity policies and standards. You will also showcase your expertise by collecting data and supporting production of the engineering design.

The work model for the role is: hybrid / flexible

This role is contributing to the work in Functional Safety related areas under ABB PAEN business area, generally in Oil & Gas with Chemicals & Pharma industries (but not limited to) being mainly assigned to highly interesting and technologically advanced Projects within European locations and beyond. Your main stakeholders are Team Leader with Team Coordinator on the Line Management basis and Project Manager with Project Lead Engineer on the Project basis.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Performing survey work, standard computations, analysis, and basic design tasks.

• Exercising judgment on limited details of work and on application of standard methods and preparing project documentation within your scope of deliverables.

• Assisting customers on technical issues and interacting with official contacts, contractors, and other staff within your scope of deliverables.

• Supporting in communication pertaining to specific assignments or meetings.

• Participating in workshops related to engineering design, tools, and processes.

We’re a young and ambitious Functional Safety team, passionate about growing with the latest tech while making systems safer and smarter — all guided by top industry standards.

Qualifications for the role

• Electrical education (secondary grade is minimum)
• Advanced knowledge of English (any other international language is considered as advantage)
• IEC61508, IEC61511, Machinery Safety knowledge (is considered as advantage)
• Experience in automation appreciated
• Willingness to travel abroad

Our Benefits:

• Flexible working hours
• Home office option with financial contribution
• Annual financial bonus
• 25 days of vacation
• Annual salary review
• Career growth opportunities in the Czech Republic and worldwide
• MultiSport card
• Meal allowance
• Contribution to a benefits portal (2–3% of monthly salary)
• Referral, anniversary, and retirement bonuses
• Learning opportunities – internal/external technical and language courses, conferences
• Company events (Christmas party, teambuildings, family days, and more)
• Assistance line – professional psychological support
• Extra leave for special life events and support for expectant parents
• Office with good transport accessibility
• Company parking for employees commuting from outside Ostrava (Ostrava branch)
• On-site yoga classes (Ostrava branch)
• Table football and darts at the workplace (Ostrava branch)
• Accident insurance
• Discounts on ABB electrical installation materials
• Discounts with our partners (electronics, gastronomy, car purchases, train travel, etc.)

Think bigger. This is where bold ideas meet unstoppable progress, teams initiate what’s next, and we’re engineered to outrun, together. Run What Runs the World.

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