R&D Associate Project Manager

ABB•Mebane, NC

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This position reports to the R&D Department/Local Unit Lead. In this role, you will have the opportunity to create products, systems, services, or technologies for ABB's business units. Each day, you will lead and facilitate the execution of one or more Research and Development (R&D) sub-projects of limited complexity. You will also showcase your expertise by achieving associated milestones, targets, and desired outcomes. This role is contributing to the Electrification Distribution Solutions in Mebane, NC.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
Minimum 3 years of experience in R&D, project management, or product development within medium-voltage switchgear, power distribution equipment, or a similar complex industry.
Demonstrated project coordination skills, including scope tracking, schedule management, and milestone follow-up on cross-functional new product development projects.
Travel up to 10%, domestically and internationally, to support supplier coordination, factory activities, testing, and project reviews.
Candidate must be authorized to work for ABB in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to product validation activities for medium-voltage equipment, including prototype evaluation, design verification, or qualification testing, is preferred.
Ability to collaborate with suppliers, operations, quality, and manufacturing engineering to support component readiness and production transfer.
Working knowledge of medium-voltage industry standards and compliance requirements is preferred, including ANSI, IEEE, NEMA, CSA, UL, or similar specifications.

Responsibilities

Lead new product development projects for medium-voltage switchgear and related power distribution equipment from concept through launch, defining scope, deliverables, timelines, and priorities.
Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and mitigation actions to keep projects on time, within scope, and aligned with cost, quality, and performance targets.
Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams across R&D, Product Management, Supply Chain, Laboratory, Operations, Quality, Sourcing, and manufacturing partners to support execution and maintain milestone alignment.
Manage deliverables through design reviews and engineering changes, and support timely completion of technical documentation required for product release.
Coordinate prototype builds, design verification, qualification testing, and factory introduction activities to support transfer from R&D to manufacturing and production readiness.
Prepare project status updates, key decisions, risks, and recovery plans for leadership, and lead milestone or stage-gate reviews.

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.