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Product Engineer - LV & MV Instrument Transformer Products

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This position reports to

Product Engineering Manager

Role and Responsibilities

As a member of the Product Engineering team, you will drive improvements in Electrification Distribution Solutions (ELDS) in Pinetops, North Carolina. The Product Engineer for LV & MV instrument transformer products provides technical support related to the development and production of LV & MV IT products, including their accessories and various hardware. The role also includes estimating production costs and recommending design changes to simplify production processes, reduce costs, improve product quality, and meet special customer requirements.

The work model for the role is: onsite

This role is contributing to the Electrification Distribution Solutions division in Pinetops, NC. You will be mainly accountable for:

• Analyze and evaluate all aspects of the LV & MV IT product line, including manufacturing processes, individual components, application requirements, and special customer requirements. Manufacturing processes include: general assembly, vacuum and APG resin casting, copper & metal forming, and all aspects of product testing.
• Work directly with testing and manufacturing associates to fully understand internal manufacturing processes to ensure employee safety, improve quality, and reduce lead times and costs. Create, review and maintain production specifications such as BOM’s, production instructions, and testing requirements. Design or modify fixtures to improve production.
• Work directly with sales, product management, quality, and design engineering to address customer concerns, identify potential product improvements, participate in design reviews, and launch new products in manufacturing. Work with customer service to set up new designs to meet customers’ application needs.
• Offer optimized design suggestions for components such as plastic components, insulation systems and various other mechanical components that result in safety, quality, or cost improvements. Work in partnership with suppliers to improve part quality and maintain production capacity. Implement design changes using CAD software and GD&T techniques.

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor's Degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or a degree in a related field plus 2 or more years of electro-mechanical design / manufacturing experience.
• Familiar with the design of electro-mechanical components and the selection, specification, and testing of conductive and insulating materials.
• Ability to effectively use the following computer applications: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SolidWorks, AutoCAD preferred.

More about us

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets. We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to [email protected]. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. myBenefitsABB.com

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