About the position
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: Production Engineering Manager. In this role, you will have the opportunity to manage a team of engineers to deliver high quality, cost effective, timely engineering solutions to customers and you will act as a robust link between the Product development and the implementation in the operations. You will also showcase your expertise by initiating, coordinating, driving, and overseeing team development and continual improvement of processes and procedures to strengthen the engineering and design capability.
Responsibilities
- Develop opportunities to reduce the direct cost of the product, introducing and validating alternative materials and optimizing processes.
- Drive and foster a culture of innovation within the team.
- Oversee efficient project execution in accordance with gate model, internal procedures as well as industry standards to ensure project results are delivered with high quality, on time, and within budget.
- Keep abreast of new Switches technology and market developments to provide input to R&D projects.
- Collaborate with other Agile teams and units, R&D functions, product management, sales, operations and corporate research centers to deliver cost competitive breakers technologies and designs and overall customer satisfaction.
- Develop, secure, and facilitate innovation process and ensure key performance indicators are in place, tracked and continuously improved upon.
- Promote outsourcing and double sourcing activities, establishing a strong connection with Procurement and Planning.
- Support the quality level improvement for processes and products manufactured on site.
- Develop a strong team with clear governance and accountability in terms of roles and responsibility.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical preferred).
- 5 years of Engineering experience including 2 years of Automatic Transfer Switch product experience is a plus.
- Positive and proactive mindset, collaborative, clear in communication and result oriented personality that enjoys solving problems.
- Knowledge of manufacturing technologies, equipment and tools.
- Leadership skills and ability to manage a team.
- Demonstrated experience with MS Office, 2D/3D CAD systems.
- Knowledge and experience with ABB Smart Power products, especially Automatic Transfer Switch product families, are a plus.
- Living ABB's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
- Knowledge about Windchill and Engineering Change implementation.
- Candidates must already have a work authorization that allows them to work for ABB in the United States.
Benefits
- 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.
- 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions.
- Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP).
- ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.
