Senior Reliability Engineer
About The Position
At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world. This position reports to: Reliability Engineering Manager. In this role, you will focus on hands-on failure analysis to improve product quality and reliability. You will provide root cause analysis. You will work with a dynamic interdisciplinary team of engineers and cross-functional support teams to support & improve VFDs (variable frequency drives). The work model for the role is: On-Site in New Berlin, WI. This role supports the Motion Drive Products Division.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and 5+ years of experience in reliability engineering, failure analysis, or a related role in the power electronics industry.
- Strong background in and passion for troubleshooting and root cause analysis techniques (e.g., FMEA, DFMA, 5 Whys, RRCA, 8-D, Fault trees, Affinity Diagram etc.)
- Excellent communication, database, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- This role involves domestic and international business travel, requiring a valid US Driver’s License and US Passport.
- Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.
Nice To Haves
- Strong background in digital, analog, FPGA, micro-processor, variable frequency drive, and AC motor drive background.
Responsibilities
- Provide root cause analysis for both factory and field failures of low voltage (120V-600V) VFDs.
- Thoroughly and professionally documenting the analysis investigations and root cause categorization in a database.
- Utilize your knowledge and lab instrumentation to investigate the root causes of failures and recommend corrective actions.
- Operate, recommend selection, and maintain a variety of lab electrical and scientific instrumentation.
- Mentor junior engineers and develop failure analysis processes and procedures.
- Provide data analytics to spot trends to improve product reliability.
Benefits
- Health, Life & Disability
- 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)
- Paid Parental Leave
- 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)
- 11 paid holidays.
- Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
