R&D Project Manager - Low-Voltage Switchgear

About the role

ABB is hiring an R&D Project Manager for its Electrification Distribution Solutions unit in Mebane, NC. The role leads and facilitates one or more R&D sub-projects of limited complexity, helping create products, systems, services or technologies for ABB's business units. It is an onsite position reporting to the R&D Department/Local Unit Lead.

Key responsibilities

• Lead new product development projects for low-voltage switchgear and busway and related power distribution equipment from concept through launch, defining scope, deliverables, timelines and priorities.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, resources, risks and mitigation actions to keep projects on time, within scope and aligned with cost, quality and performance targets.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams across R&D, Product Management, Supply Chain, Laboratory, Operations, Quality, Sourcing and manufacturing partners.
• Manage deliverables through design reviews and engineering changes, and support the technical documentation needed for product release.
• Coordinate prototype builds, design verification, qualification testing and factory introduction activities to support transfer from R&D to manufacturing.
• Prepare project status updates, key decisions, risks and recovery plans for leadership, and lead milestone or stage-gate reviews.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, preferably Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in R&D, project management or product development in low-voltage switchgear, power distribution equipment or a similar complex industry.
• Proven project coordination skills, including scope tracking, schedule management and milestone follow-up on cross-functional new product development projects.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally for supplier coordination, factory activities, testing and project reviews.
• Ability to work with suppliers, operations, quality and manufacturing engineering to support component readiness and production transfer.
• Authorized to work for ABB in the United States.

Preferred qualifications

• Exposure to product validation for low-voltage equipment, such as prototype evaluation, design verification or qualification testing.
• Working knowledge of medium-voltage industry standards and compliance requirements such as ANSI, IEEE, NEMA, CSA or UL.