Senior Engineer for Enclosures

ABB Inc.; Bloomfield (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB Inc. in Bloomfield, CT is seeking an engineer to drive prototyping, testing and certification for Enclosed Residential products.

You will lead New Product Development test programs, support cost-out initiatives, and establish product quality baselines in collaboration with the R&D team. Responsibilities include coordinating test plans with design teams, scheduling sample builds with manufacturing and vendors, and liaising with certifiers to document UL/ANSI/CSA/IEC/ISO compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience driving prototyping, testing, and certification for NPI programs.
• Coordinate cost-out and product quality baseline initiatives.
• Collaborate with R&D teams on project execution.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate test programs to evaluate new products and legacy baselines.
• Schedule sample builds with manufacturing, prototyping teams, and vendors.
• Act as liaison to 3rd party certifiers, co-developing test plans for standards compliance (UL/ANSI/CSA/IEC/ISO).
• Develop and execute test plans to meet ABB requirements and reliability targets.
• Coordinate testing with internal and external test labs.
• Tear down products and perform root-cause analyses on failures.
• Provide input to design teams on product improvements.
• Maintain ownership of UL files and test programs.
• Ensure test methods comply with applicable standards (UL, ANSI, CSA, IEC, ISO).
• Identify cost-out opportunities within the product line.
• Lead and execute cross-functional projects.

Skills

Test program planning

Certification coordination

Cross-functional teamwork

Prototype testing

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: R&D Team Lead Modular Metering

Your role and responsibilities In this role, you will drive prototyping, testing and certification of New Product Development (NPI), Cost out and product quality baseline programs for Enclosed Residential products. Additionally, you will execute projects in collaboration with R&D team.

This role supports the Electrification, Smart Buildings DivisionYou will be mainly accountable for:

• Coordinate with design teams to develop test programs to evaluate 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.
• Act as liaison to 3rd party certifiers, co-developing test plans to demonstrate standards compliance (Underwriters Laboratory and other global certifiers)
• Develop and execute test plans to evaluate new product designs, Cost out initiatives or product baseline programs to meet internal ABB requirements, reliability targets, and statistically significant sample sets.
• Coordinate and schedule testing with internal and external test labs
• Create test requests based on interpretation of certification standards, such as UL67. Document and analyze data from these tests.
• Tear down products & take measurements or root cause analysis on product failures.
• Work closely with the design team to provide input and feedback on product designs
• Partner with 3rd party certifiers, such as Underwriter's Laboratories, to evaluate and document products according to applicable standards.
• Maintain ownership of all Enclosure UL file and Test programs
• Ensure all test methods are compliant to the regulations of the applicable standards (e.g. Underwriters Laboratories (UL), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Canadian Standards Association (CSA), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and International Standards Organization (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.

Our team dynamics 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.

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