R&D Electromechanical Engineer

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This position reports to:

Chapter Lead

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Your role and responsibilities In this role you will have the opportunity to redesign and develop new product of Switch. Each day, you will work in Agile Team. You will also showcase your expertise by redesign of current products and develop new products, technical documents creating, prototype building, Testing & validation, test data analysis and problem solving


This role is contributing to the EL Smart Power business in Xiamen, China.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Being responsible for solid state circuit breaker product design. Solid technical proficiency in Mechanical & Electric parts design and development, with senior engineer coaching independent ability to achieve the design task, recognize problems and provide input to solutions. Actively follows the scientific discussions and contributes independently.
• Using functional design methodology and simulation to achieve good product reliability and robust design.
• Delivery Desigen and implementing design review with cross function. Making prototype and validation solution, test to validate the design fulfill the technical requirement, following type test and ensuring the product can be released to market. Ensure designs comply with a blend of standards: IEC 60947-x、GB/T14048.x, UL489 and Major Classification society rules (e.g.,CE，CCC, UL)
• As Agile Team member, active take charge and contributing to the business target, independent achieve own task on time, cost and quality
• Communicating/cooperating with oversea and local stakeholders to maintain products and manage projects.
• Has a basic understanding of the importance of IP for the ABB business, contributes to IP discussions and develops project clearance reports. Identifies risks in R&D projects.
• Author detailed technical specifications and decimations for LV switch and associated equipment.
• Implement technical clarifications and customer requirement evaluations, ensuring vendor proposals comply with design intent, industry standards, and client specifications.
• Create and Release vendor submittals, including design drawings, test plans, and factory acceptance test (FAT) procedures.

Qualifications for the role

• BS in mechanical engineering with min.  8+ years’ experience （10+ years’ experience is preferred）or MSc in mechanical/electrical engineering experience in Low Voltage product R&D.
• Prior experience in SiC solid-state switches, active protection devices and power semiconductor power supply development is preferred.
• Familiar with high-voltage DC system architecture and characteristics of 400V/800V/1000V/1500V DC platforms; familiar with DC short-circuit characteristics, current-limiting protection, microsecond fast breaking logic and arc suppression principles.
• Familiar with the common used engineering materials: metal sheet, copper bar, insulation plastic part etc, and related manufacturing processing
• Familiar with new product design and development process， but also know well design methodology including FMEA, tolerance calculation, GD&T (ASME), DFA/DFM, etc.
• Knows well low voltage product related standard, and capable to draft and execute verification test plan according to standards IEC60947、GB/T14048、UL489 and UL1008
• Proficient in CAD, e.g. AutoCAD, Creo, SolidWorks and MS office.
• Well logic and construction thinking ability, strong concept generation capabilities, experience in modular design approaches.
• Good of oral, reading and express technical solutions and communicate with global team in English
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• Agile team experience is prefer

More about us:

ABB Smart Power provides energy distribution solutions for data centers, industrial and manufacturing plants, critical infrastructure and commercial buildings. The Division’s technical teams work closely with industry partners, delivering advanced solutions that support rapid growth, energy transition, and sustainability objectives. The Division’s portfolio includes industrial circuit breakers, low-voltage systems, motor starting applications, and safety devices like switches and relays. Its Power Protection unit supports the world’s largest data center companies with advanced energy-efficient UPS solutions. The Division’s ABB Ability™ Energy Manager provides a scalable, easy-to-use platform that helps organizations save energy and reduce CO2 emissions.

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