R&D Senior Electrical Engineer
About The Position
The R&D Senior Electrical Engineer supports a team of electrical engineers developing electric motor technologies and products. The role identifies and implements innovative solutions while helping manage motor technologies, platforms, and intellectual property. It contributes to technology and product development and support of existing products, including detailed cost-benefit analysis and electrical design for industrial motors in accordance with ABB specifications and industry standards. The position applies electric motor design methodologies, modeling techniques, test standards, and motor test data analysis. It contributes motor-design expertise and creative ideas to complex R&D assignments, protects newly created intellectual property, and may lead projects or serve as a senior project member. The engineer collaborates with Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain on specifications, application support, regulatory and certification requirements, and related processes, while sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
- At least 10 years of experience with electric motors.
- Knowledge of electric motor technologies, advanced design methodologies including FEA, manufacturing processes, and customer support.
- Working knowledge of UL, CSA, CE, IEEE, IEC, and NEMA regulatory compliance.
- Must already have work authorization that permits employment with ABB in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Engineering.
- Experience with SAP.
- Experience with AutoCAD.
- Experience with SolidWorks.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to technology development, product development, and support of existing products.
- Perform detailed cost-benefit analyses to optimize designs.
- Create electrical designs for industrial motors in accordance with ABB specifications and industry standards.
- Apply electric motor design methodologies and modeling techniques, test standards, and motor test data analysis.
- Contribute innovative ideas to complex R&D assignments using motor-design expertise.
- Ensure appropriate protection of newly created intellectual property.
- Act as a project leader or senior project member, applying supporting engineering tools, processes, and methods.
- Collaborate with Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain on product specifications, application support, regulatory and certification requirements, and related processes.
- Share knowledge and support colleagues to ensure timely, high-quality results.
Benefits
- Choice between two medical plan options: a PPO Copay Plan or a High Deductible Health Plan with a Health Savings Account.
- Choice between Core and Core Plus dental plans.
- Vision benefit.
- Company-paid life insurance (2x base pay).
- Company-paid AD&D insurance (1x base pay).
- Voluntary life and AD&D insurance, 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% of pay.
- Supplemental benefits, employee-paid, 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).
- 11 paid holidays.
- For salaried exempt positions, vacation under a permissive time away policy.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
