Manufacturing Engineer

USTBC ABB Installation Products Inc.; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB's Athens, GA facility seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to lead CNC machining operations for electric motor components. You will set standards, develop programming strategies, and drive safety, quality, and productivity improvements onsite.

You will partner across Production, Quality, Maintenance, and Engineering to implement APQP, DFM, and capital equipment initiatives while mentoring staff and delivering cost reductions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in CNC machining.
• Proven ability to deliver productivity and quality gains.
• Experience leading capital equipment, tooling, and automation projects.
• Strong CNC knowledge including turning, milling, and G-code.
• Familiarity with GD&T, statistics, and Six Sigma principles.
• Authorized to work in the US.

Responsibilities

• Own and optimize CNC machining processes for electric motor components.
• Lead readiness and execution for new products, tooling, fixtures, and automation.
• Advance continuous improvement using data analytics and Lean methods.
• Provide cross-functional leadership and mentor team members.

Skills

CNC machining

G-code

CAM systems

multi-axis turning and milling

fixture/work holding design

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Industry 4.0

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

CAM systems

Job description

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:

Production Engineering Manager

The work model for the role is:

Onsite #LI-Onsite

Your role and responsibilities:

The Manufacturing Engineer at ABB's Athens, GA facility delivers daily onsite technical leadership and specialized manufacturing engineering support for CNC machining operations that produce industrial electric motors. This role is responsible for supporting safety, quality, productivity, cost reduction, capacity improvements, process standardization, and continuous improvement across machining operations. The engineer serves as the technical authority for CNC machining processes, tooling strategies, machining technologies, process development, and equipment optimization.

Our Team Dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Own and optimize CNC machining processes for electric motor components, establishing standards, programming strategies, process controls, and manufacturing best practices to ensure safety, quality, productivity, and process capability.
• Lead manufacturing readiness and technical execution for new products, engineering changes, tooling, fixtures, automation, and capital equipment projects, including APQP, DFM, commissioning, validation, and startup activities.
• Advance continuous improvement and operational excellence through data analytics, Lean methodologies, root cause problem solving, and Industry 4.0 technologies to improve OEE, capacity, throughput, quality, and cost performance.
• Provide cross-functional technical leadership by partnering with Production, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, EHS, and Engineering teams, while mentoring personnel and leading troubleshooting, corrective actions, and strategic improvement initiatives.

Qualifications for the role:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering with 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience supporting CNC machining operations in an industrial manufacturing environment, with demonstrated expertise in precision-machined components.
• Ability to deliver process improvements that produce measurable gains in productivity, quality, throughput, and cost reduction.
• Experience leading or supporting capital equipment, tooling, and manufacturing automation projects, including equipment selection, implementation, and process validation.
• Solid technical knowledge in CNC machining, including multi-axis turning and milling, CNC programming and G-code, CAM systems, cutting tool optimization, and fixture/work holding design.
• Working knowledge of quality and continuous improvement methodologies, including GD&T, precision measurement techniques, statistical problem solving, and Six Sigma principles.
• Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

More about us:

ABB's NEMA Motors Division is the global leading electric NEMA motors manufacturer. With more than 4,500 employees across the globe and seven manufacturing locations that produce more than 1.6 million motors every year, the division powers its customers from many industries with safe, reliable energy-efficient and effective solutions. NEMA Motors Division is a trusted leader with the shortest lead time and the broadest modularized product offering.

What's in it for you

We want you to bring your full self to work-your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You'll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affim cative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf

As an Equal Employment Opportunity and ... applicant