Component Engineer – Electronics and PCB

ABB•Richmond, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

In this role as Component Engineer – Electronics and PCB, you will play a key part in supporting the performance and reliability of our active product portfolio, primarily focused on UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply), PDU (Power Distribution Units), and STS (Static Transfer Switches) within the Data Center segment. You will serve as the responsible design authority for the Electronics and PCB components and assemblies, ensuring the quality, cost-effectiveness, and production readiness of components used across these products. You will review and implement engineering solutions, manufacturing processes, and test procedures to ensure components are built in accordance to specifications. Your responsibilities will include component maintenance, technical evaluations, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams including R&D, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Quality and Production. In addition to your technical leadership, you will demonstrate your expertise by ensuring that all assignments are completed in alignment with contract specifications, quality standards, safety requirements, and applicable regulatory policies and standards.

Requirements

Bachelor degree in electrical/electronics engineering or related engineering discipline PLUS minimum of 5 years of experience in PCBA manufacturing and working with SMD and THD components, PCB layout, and Gerber files.
Experience in PCBA Testing procedures - Optical (AOI, AXI), Electrical and Functional (ICT, FCT, JTAG), Solderability, Contamination, etc.
Experience with multilayer stack-up boards
Proficient in Microsoft Office and SAP
Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of PCB guidelines for component placement and IPC/CE standards, a plus
PTC Windchill, a plus
Experience in CAD/SolidWorks, a plus

Responsibilities

Managing the complete lifecycle of PCB and electronic components in collaboration with Product Engineers; Evaluating new PCB parts and ensuring that these are built to specification and quality standards
Interacting with contract manufacturers and EMS to resolve manufacturing issues; Participating in PCB layout reviews and suggest quality improvements
Working on new product introduction (NPI), quality, and change projects; Analyzing electronic components using advanced tools for obsolescence and risk mitigation
Collaborating with design engineers on prototype builds and functional, EMI, and reliability testing; Coordinating with cross-functional teams to resolve component and production issues.

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
Paid Parental Leave
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.