Product Engineering Manager

ABB • Pinetops, NC

6d • Onsite

About The Position

At ABB, the Product Engineering Manager leads the engineering team responsible for designing, developing, and managing the lifecycle of low- and medium-voltage instrument transformers, sensors, and outdoor products—including overhead switches, fuses, and cutouts—for low-, medium-, and high-voltage applications. The role oversees engineering execution from concept through production, ensuring products meet performance, reliability, manufacturability, cost, and compliance requirements. It drives technical excellence and cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and product management to keep product lines competitive and aligned with market and regulatory standards.

The position contributes to ABB’s NAM Electrification Distribution Solutions Operation for ANSI Grid Components in Pinetops, North Carolina, and is 100% onsite. It reports to the Manufacturing Unit Manager. Responsibilities also include aligning unit strategy with global strategy, contributing to local division and product group strategy, leading local engineering teams, ensuring timely end-to-end project delivery, and building customer relationships to develop solutions and improvements.

ABB describes a collaborative, learning-oriented team environment and offers eligible US employees a benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, paid parental leave, employee assistance and health advocacy resources, an employee discount program, a 401(k) savings plan with company contributions, an employee stock acquisition plan, and vacation under a permissive time away policy for salaried exempt positions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 10 years of engineering experience in instrument transformers, high-voltage equipment, or related electrical industry products.
• 5 years of management experience.
• Experience leading engineering teams in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD, such as SolidWorks, Creo, or equivalent, and PLM tools.
• Familiarity with IEC 61869, IEC 60044, IEEE C57.13, and related standards.
• Demonstrated experience with DFM, FMEA, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Align the unit’s strategy with global strategy and ensure operational development, including profit and loss.
• Provide input to local division and product group strategy, help implement it, and strengthen a business model relevant to engineering.
• Lead local engineering teams responsible for solutions, products, or sector areas.
• Ensure end-to-end delivery of a portfolio of projects on time.
• Build and maintain customer relationships, seek feedback, and provide innovative solutions that meet customer requirements and deliver improvements.
• Lead the design, development, and lifecycle management of LV and MV instrument transformers, sensors, and outdoor products, including overhead switches, fuses, and cutouts.
• Oversee engineering execution from concept through production, ensuring products meet performance, reliability, manufacturability, cost, and compliance requirements.
• Drive technical excellence and cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and product management.
• Ensure product lines remain competitive and aligned with market and regulatory standards.

Benefits

• Choice between two medical plan options: Copay PPO or High Deductible Plan with a Health Savings Account.
• Choice between Core and Core Plus dental plans.
• Vision benefit.
• Company-paid life insurance equal to 2× base pay.
• Company-paid AD&D equal to 1× base pay.
• Voluntary life and AD&D coverage, employee-paid.
• Company-paid short-term disability coverage for up to 26 weeks.
• Company-paid long-term disability coverage at 60% of pay, with an option to buy up to 66 2/3%.
• Supplemental employee-paid benefits, including accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and pet insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Health Advocate support for mental and behavioral health, health navigation, virtual health, and infertility/adoption.
• Employee discount program.
• 401(k) Savings Plan with company contributions.
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP).
• Vacation under a permissive time away policy for salaried exempt positions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager