Associate Product Engineer
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This position reports to
Product Engineering Manager
Your role and responsibilities
As a member of the Product Engineering Team, you will help drive improvements in Electrification Distribution Solutions (ELDS) in Pinetops, North Carolina. The Associate Product Engineer for LV & MV instrument transformer products provides technical support related to the development and production of LV & MV IT products, including their accessories and various hardware. The role also includes estimating production costs and designing to meet special customer requirements. The work model for the role is: onsite (Li-Onsite). You will be mainly accountable for:
1. Analyze and evaluate all aspects of the LV & MV IT product line, including manufacturing processes, individual components, application requirements, and special customer requirements. Manufacturing processes include: general assembly, resin casting, copper & metal forming, and all aspects of product testing.
2. Work directly with testing and manufacturing associates to fully understand internal manufacturing processes to ensure employee safety, improve quality, and reduce lead times and costs. Create, review and maintain production specifications such as BOM's, production instructions, and testing requirements.
3. Work directly with sales, product management, quality, and design engineering to address customer concerns, identify potential product improvements, participate in design reviews, and launch new products in manufacturing.
4. Implement design changes using CAD software and GD&T techniques.
Qualifications for the role
* Bachelor's Degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or a degree in a related field plus 1 or more years of electro-mechanical design / manufacturing experience.
* Familiar with the design of electro-mechanical components and the selection, specification, and testing of conductive and insulating materials.
* Ability to effectively use the following computer applications: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SolidWorks, AutoCAD preferred.
More about us
ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets. We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory We look forward to receiving your application. #J-18808-Ljbffr