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.
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.
ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]
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Health, Life & Disability- Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
- Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
- Vision benefit
- Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
- Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
- Voluntary life and AD&D - 100% employee paid up to maximums
- Short Term Disability - up to 26 weeks - Company paid
- Long Term Disability - 60% of pay - Company paid. Ability to "buy-up" to 66 2/3% of pay.
- Supplemental benefits - 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
- Employee discount program
Retirement- 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
- Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
Time offABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.
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