Senior Engineer for Enclosures

ABB•Bloomfield, CT

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About The Position

The Senior Engineer for Enclosures drives prototyping, testing, and certification for new product development, cost-out initiatives, and product quality baseline programs for Enclosed Residential products. The role also executes projects in collaboration with the R&D team and supports ABB’s Electrification, Smart Buildings Division. The engineer coordinates with design teams to develop evaluation programs; schedules sample builds with manufacturing, in-house prototyping teams, and outside vendors; and assembles samples as needed. The role develops and executes test plans, coordinates testing with internal and external laboratories, documents and analyzes results, and performs product teardown, measurements, and root-cause analysis of failures. The position works with third-party certifiers to establish and carry out standards-compliance testing, maintains ownership of Enclosure UL files and test programs, and ensures test methods comply with applicable regulations and standards. It also identifies product-line cost-out opportunities and leads projects with cross-functional teams. The position requires existing US work authorization that permits employment with ABB.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
At least 8 years of experience in testing or a related field.
Demonstrated ability to systematically develop, document, and analyze data sets.
Disciplined approach to problem solving and documentation.
Ability to work independently and complete multiple tasks with minimal direction.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Must already have work authorization permitting employment with ABB in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of compliance standards such as UL, ANSI, CSA, and IEC.
Knowledge of new product development (NPI) or cost-out project execution.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with design teams to develop test programs for new products, cost-out initiatives, and legacy product baselines.
Schedule and facilitate sample builds with manufacturing, in-house prototyping teams, and outside vendors; assemble samples as needed.
Liaise with third-party certifiers and co-develop test plans to demonstrate compliance with applicable standards.
Develop and execute test plans for new designs, cost-out initiatives, and product baseline programs, addressing ABB requirements, reliability targets, and statistically significant sample sets.
Coordinate and schedule testing with internal and external test laboratories.
Create test requests by interpreting certification standards, such as UL 67.
Document and analyze test data.
Tear down products, take measurements, and conduct root-cause analysis of product failures.
Work with design teams to provide input and feedback on product designs.
Partner with third-party certifiers, such as Underwriters Laboratories, to evaluate and document products according to applicable standards.
Maintain ownership of Enclosure UL files and test programs.
Ensure test methods comply with applicable regulations and standards, including UL, ANSI, CSA, IEC, and ISO.
Identify cost-out opportunities within the product line through work sessions, brainstorming, and cross-functional collaboration.
Lead and execute projects in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Benefits

Medical plan options, including a PPO plan and a high-deductible health plan with a Health Savings Account.
Dental plan options.
Vision benefit.
Company-paid life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
Voluntary life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage, with an option to increase long-term disability coverage.
Supplemental benefits, including accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and pet insurance.
Paid parental leave.
Employee Assistance Program and Health Advocate support, including mental and behavioral health, health navigation, virtual health, and infertility and adoption resources.
Employee discount program.
401(k) Savings Plan with company contributions.
Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP).
11 paid holidays.
Vacation or permissive time away, depending on position classification.