Senior R&D Electrical Engineer

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This Position reports to:

Director of Research & Development

Your role and responsibilities:

The R&D Senior Electrical Engineer supports a team of electrical engineers in the development of electric motor technologies and products by identifying and implementing innovative solutions while helping manage motor technologies, platforms, and intellectual property.

The work model for the role is: Onsite #LI-Onsite

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Contributing significantly to successful results in technology development, product development, and support of existing products. Performs a detailed cost-benefit analysis for design optimization.
• Creating electrical designs for industrial motors per internal specifications and industry standards from fractional through integral horsepower ranges. Maintains a special emphasis on AC induction motor design methodology, modeling techniques, test standards, and analysis of motor test data.
• Leveraging expertise in motor design to contribute innovative and creative ideas to a variety of complex R&D assignments. Ensures appropriate protection of newly created intellectual property. Acts as project leader or senior project member providing experience in the execution and use of supporting engineering tools, processes, and methods.
• Collaborating with Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain on product specification, application assistance, regulatory or certification requirements and processes while sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues to ensure timely and high-quality results.

Qualifications for the role:

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering with a minimum of 12 years of experience with Electric Motors and minimum 5 years in AC Induction Motors

• Knowledge of electric motor technologies, advanced design methodologies (FEA), manufacturing processes, and customer support experience.
• Working knowledge of UL, CSA, CE, IEEE, IEC, NEMA regulatory compliance
• Preferred Experience Includes: Lean Six Sigma or PMP – Certifications / Master's Degree in Engineering, SAP, AutoCAD, and SolidWorks

Candidates must already have a 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.

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