R&D Senior Electrical Engineer

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The R&D Senior Electrical Engineer, will develop new electric motor technologies and products for the Motion Business Area in Fort Smith, Arkansas by identifying and implementing innovative solutions for electric motors.

This position reports to

Director of R&D - Electrical

Your responsibilities

• Contribute significantly to successful results in technology development, product development, and support of existing products performing a detailed cost-benefit analysis for design optimization
• Create electrical designs for industrial motors per internal specifications and industry standards from fractional through integral horsepower range
• Maintain a special emphasis on AC (Alternative Current) induction motor design methodology, modeling techniques, and test standards while analyzing motor test data for performance verification
• Leverage expertise in motor design to contribute innovative and creative ideas to a variety of complex R&D (Research and Development) assignments
• Ensure appropriate protection of newly created intellectual property
• Act as project leader or senior project member providing experience in the execution and use of supporting engineering tools, processes, and methods
• Collaborate with Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain on product specification, application assistance, regulatory or certification requirements and processes

Your background

• Master's Degree in Engineering with minimum 6 years experience OR Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with minimum 8 years experience
• Preferred Experience Includes - Design experience in electric motors with a minimum of 5 years in AC induction motors - SAP - AutoCAD - SolidWorks - Electromagnetic design (FEA) tools
• Strong communication and team skills to work with Sales, Marketing and Customers
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Healthcare plan
• Wellbeing program

More about us

ABB’s NEMA Motors Division markets, designs and manufactures the market-leading Baldor-Reliance® brand of industrial motors. As the #1 global manufacturer of NEMA motors, our quality products are designed to reliably and efficiently meet the challenges our customers face. Our business is investing in technology, tools, people and processes to ensure our general purpose and application-specific solutions perform as expected, every time. We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/poster.cfm. http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to [email protected] Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. #LI-Onsite