R&D Lab Manager

Description

• Ensure Certification and Compliance: Achieve and maintain lab and agency certifications (CSA, UL, DNV, ABS, SIRA) for motor efficiency, vibration, thermal, and other electric motor testing, including motors with drives.
• Lead Team and Technical Activities: Supervise lab technicians and coordinate calibration, design, construction, verification, and maintenance of test equipment for high-power motors (up to 2500HP).
• Analyze and Report Test Data: Evaluate test results and provide accurate data to R&D engineering to support product development and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.
• Bachelor’s Degree with minimum 8 years experience OR Associate’s Degree with minimum 10 year’s experience including 2 or more years in a lab conducting work on electrical products.
• Preferred Experience Includes: Maintenance knowledge of drives (VFD’s), motors and electrical equipment – Knowledge in the use of electronic test equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, dynamometers, thermocouples, power meters, transducers, etc.) – Experience in machining, industrial electricity, vibration, airflow, sound levels, IEEE, CSA and UL thermal testing.
• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and the ability to read schematics and drawings required.

Benefits

• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
• Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
• Employee discount program
• Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
• Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
• 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.
• Vision benefit
• Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
• Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance