Component Engineer - Electrical & Electronics

ABB - Richmond, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Richmond, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. In this role, you will have the opportunity to be a design authority for an engineering discipline. Each day, you will complete assignments on multiple projects of moderate size or portions of major projects in a cost-effective manner. You will also showcase your expertise by ensuring assignments are completed in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, safety requirements, and cybersecurity policies and standards. The work model for the role is onsite, contributing to the Electrification Smart Power division in North America. You will be mainly accountable for several key areas: Evaluation and testing, where you will assess the quality, reliability, and compatibility of different components through testing, analysis, and collaboration with engineering and suppliers. You will perform supplier capability and capacity analysis to make sourcing decisions and recommendations. In Knowledge Management, you will develop guidelines and procedures on component selection, evaluate supplier change or EOL notifications as needed, and maintain component data management systems including qualification records, results, and documentation. In Supplier Integration & Management, you will collaborate with P&L and quality to ensure suppliers meet quality and delivery requirements, resolving any issues related to component manufacturing, and identifying potential alternative suppliers. You will lead Make vs. Buy decision analyses and support outside processing management when outsourcing is desired. Finally, your role will involve Collaboration and communication, working closely with engineering, P&L, quality, manufacturing teams, and suppliers to ensure smooth coordination and effective communication throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and test the quality, reliability, and compatibility of different components through testing and analysis.
• Perform supplier capability and capacity analysis to make sourcing decisions and recommendations.
• Develop guidelines and procedures on component selection and maintain component data management systems.
• Collaborate with P&L and quality to ensure suppliers meet quality and delivery requirements.
• Resolve issues related to component manufacturing and identify potential alternative suppliers.
• Lead Make vs. Buy decision analyses and support outside processing management when outsourcing is desired.
• Work closely with engineering, P&L, quality, manufacturing teams, and suppliers to ensure effective communication.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Electrical/Electronic preferred).
• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Thorough understanding of manufacturing techniques and processes of electrical and electronic components like PCBAs, Transformers, insulators, and IGBTs.
• Experience with evaluation and qualification of electrical/electronic component manufacturers.
• Ability to discuss designs with suppliers to optimize designs for manufacture and assess supplier capabilities.
• Strong analytical skills to analyze material cost breakdowns and accuracy based on market values.
• Experience with SAP and/or Windchill PLM systems preferred.
• Knowledge of should costing model or process improvement tools and techniques (DFA, DFM, DtV) is an additional advantage.
• Candidates must already have work authorization to work for ABB in the US.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with advanced energy-efficient UPS solutions.
• Familiarity with energy distribution solutions for data centers and industrial plants.