This position reports to:Product Engineering Manager - Development & Localization
Your role and responsibilities
The Metal Specialist will oversee the strategic localization of current and new metal parts and mechanisms across North America. This role requires close coordination with local functions, R&D competence centers, Agile development teams, and ABB manufacturing facilities and suppliers to ensure successful implementation and production readiness.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Technical Documentation & Specifications
- Develop clear and comprehensive parts specifications, technical drawings, and detailed requirements
- Create and execute test plans in collaboration with R&D to validate metal parts and mechanisms performance
- Ensure all technical and ERP system parameters are accurately updated and maintained throughout the product lifecycle
Supplier Development & Coordination
- Lead coordination efforts with local functions and suppliers for the development and localization of metal parts in North America
- Support production ramp-up activities at local supplier facilities
- Manage supplier relationships to ensure quality, delivery, and cost objectives are met
Tooling Design & Lifecycle Management
- Design, develop, and maintain metal tooling including dies, molds, fixtures, and jigs to meet production and quality requirements
- Oversee the complete tool lifecycle from design review through fabrication, testing, and validation
- Ensure all tooling meets specifications for durability, precision, and manufacturability
- Track and manage tooling CAPEX investments and maintain accurate asset tracking systems
Quality Assurance & Process Improvement
- Support the Quality Department in conducting inspections, measurements, and validation tests on new or modified tools
- Collaborate with Quality and Engineering teams to identify and resolve nonconformities or process deviations
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality and manufacturing efficiency
Operations Support
- Provide technical support for day-to-day shop floor operations related to metallic components
- Troubleshoot production issues and implement corrective actions
- Work cross-functionally to optimize manufacturing processes and improve operational efficiency
Qualifications for the role
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electromechanical, Industrial, or similar)
- 5 years of experience in manufacturing processes, assembly and metal parts fabrication is desirable
- Proven proficiency on projects management
- Strong skills on technical specifications and drawing interpretation
- Proven experience on tolerance and reliability analysis
- Strong knowledge on reliability and endurance testing
- Knowledge on metal parts fabrication, welding and bracing process and mechanisms assembly and evaluation
- Strong knowledge and experience on new vendors evaluation and approval
- Basic knowledge on painting and coated systems application, evaluation, and testing
- Willing to travel up to 15% of the time
SOFT SKILLS PREFFERED:
- Strong communication and organization skills
- Strong conflict resolution and negotiation skills
- Resilience and capacity to work under stressful conditions (emotional intelligence)
- Goal oriented with strong analytics and problems solving skills
- Desirable communication skills in Spanish and Italian
What's in it for you:
We empower you to take the lead, share bold ideas, and shape real outcomes. You'll grow through hands-on experience, mentorship, and learning that fits your goals. Here, your work doesn't just matter, it moves things forward
ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees
[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]
Go to MyBenefitsABB.com and click on "Candidate/Guest" to learn more
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
- Parental Leave - up to 6 weeks
- 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 off
ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.
