Project Manufacturing Engineer

ABB•Senatobia, MS

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Manufacturing Engineer optimizes assembly methods, production processes, and equipment to reduce labor hours while supporting quality, efficiency, cost, and safety goals. The role ensures production methods, cycle times, equipment performance, and materials support production targets, and defines working-phase sequences for new automated production processes to meet product cost and equipment investment budgets. Based onsite at ABB’s manufacturing facility in Senatobia, Mississippi, this position identifies and implements process improvements and automation projects, develops quality test specifications, designs automation solutions, approves process designs, manages project budgets, and supports production and maintenance teams during process and equipment start-up. It also leads continuous improvement initiatives and evaluates new process technologies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
At least 5 years of experience in manufacturing engineering, process automation, or production optimization, working as a Process Engineer or Manufacturing Engineer with automated production systems and industrial equipment.
Proficiency with CAD and simulation tools, and test management platforms.
Passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence, with innovative problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers), industrial controls, and automation systems.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification or equivalent continuous improvement experience.

Responsibilities

Identify and recommend process improvement and automation opportunities, and implement improvement projects in line with timeframe, quality, and cost requirements.
Create test specifications and protocols for quality assurance testers to ensure products meet quality and compliance standards.
Design and develop automation solutions for current production processes to reduce labor requirements, improve efficiency, and maintain product quality.
Approve internally or externally developed process designs and perform final project tests.
Manage the project budget.
Support Production during internal or external process and equipment start-up; define action plans and train relevant maintenance and production resources.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives on existing and automated production lines by analyzing performance metrics, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing enhancements to maximize throughput and minimize waste.
Evaluate and implement process technologies to improve productivity, quality, and cost; define and lead testing activities, approval criteria, and external provider choices.
Optimize assembly methods, processes, and equipment to reduce labor hours in accordance with quality, efficiency, cost, and safety strategies.
Ensure production methods, cycle times, equipment performance, and materials or components support production targets.
Define working-phase sequences for new automated production processes to meet targeted product costs and equipment investment budgets.

Benefits

Choice between two medical plan options: a PPO Copay Plan or a High Deductible Health Plan with a Health Savings Account.
Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus.
Vision benefit.
Company-paid life insurance equal to 2x base pay.
Company-paid AD&D insurance equal to 1x base pay.
Voluntary life and AD&D insurance, employee-paid.
Company-paid short-term disability for up to 26 weeks.
Company-paid long-term disability at 60% of pay, with an option to increase coverage to 66 2/3% of pay.
Supplemental employee-paid benefits, including accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and pet insurance.
Parental leave for up to 6 weeks.
Employee Assistance Program.
Health Advocate support for mental and behavioral health, general health navigation, virtual health, and infertility or adoption.
Employee discount program.
401(k) Savings Plan with company contributions.
Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP).
11 paid holidays.
Vacation under a permissive time-away policy for salaried exempt positions.