R&D Senior Engineer

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As R&D Senior Engineer, you will be part of the Power Protection team, you will work in ELSP in Richmond, Virginia, leading system level reliability initiatives. In this role you will utilize your extensive skills and technical expertise to perform reliability analysis’ and test to benchmark your findings, documenting your results, and participate in cost reduction and coordination with other technical teams within our Power Protection business.

This position reports to

Research Department Manager

Your responsibilities

• Perform reliability analyses by reviewing electronic components (e.g. IGBT, ac/dc capacitors, fans), assemblies, and subsystems to identify failure modes, and their causes and effects.
• Support Design & Development Engineers as a critical partner to identify risk through tools such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Physics of Failure Methodologies, de-rating/stress analysis, and Analysis along with Test Data Reviews in R&D, and coordinate mitigation action plans to proactively lead the Design Reliability Effort for power protection products.
• Lead reliability analysis, testing programs and provide specifications for fabrication, and other shop/lab support required for a robust reliability program.
• Support and review system block diagrams, interface control documents, and electrical schematics for compliance, redundancy, and accuracy against requirements and concept of operations.
• Perform ongoing data analysis utilizing statistical methods and data analysis tools to identify patterns and trends related to reliability and performance.
• Lead and drive root cause analysis and corrective action for issues found during R&D and Qualification testing alongside the Development, Quality and Test Engineering Teams.
• Design effective reliability test routines for burn-in and screening using an in-house facility and in collaboration with external partners as necessary.
• Participating in meetings to discuss details of failures and failure trending.

Your background

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and minimum 5 years of relevant Engineering experience.
• Must have experience working with electrical systems or demonstrate the aptitude to learn complex power electronic systems.
• Must have a strong statistical analysis background.
• Experience with reliability analysis, failure investigations, and/or root cause/corrective action (RCCA).
• Preferred Experience:
• Experience with reliability accelerated testing such as HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Testing), HASS (Highly Accelerated Stress Screening), Environmental Testing, and functional test experience preferred.
• Experience setting up the Reliability Engineering initial framework for a product and Design for Reliability (DfR) strategies a plus.
• Experience selecting capacitors, fans, IGBTs, semiconductors, and other electronic components a plus.
• Reliability Certification such as American Society for Quality (ASQ) or Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) a plus.

Benefits

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

More about us

ABB Smart Power is a global technology leader, with products and solutions that make power supplies smart, connected and protected. Its intelligent products and solutions make power more competitive by improving the energy efficiency, productivity and reliability of almost any operation.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 ABBABB 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:https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdfhttps://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdfAs 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 US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. #LI-Onsite