Production Engineering Specialist (Industrial Engineer)

About the role

ABB is hiring a Production Engineering Specialist (Industrial Engineer) in Shanghai, reporting to the Production Engineering Manager. The role optimizes the production organization's assembly methods, processes and equipment to minimize labor hours while supporting quality, efficiency, cost and safety targets. It is an on-site position focused on production running support, including new product introduction, problem solving, production set-up and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the introduction of new products into production, transferring product, process and technical knowledge to the local team and training operators
• Design process flow diagrams, production layouts and value stream maps, and set up new production lines and fixtures
• Set up product testing processes and create documents, drawings and templates for local production
• Support vendor tooling and measurement system design, setup and troubleshooting
• Set up master data in SAP (Material Master, variant configuration, bill of materials and routing) and support PDR transfers to other factories
• Support certification applications (NEPSI, PAC, etc.), part localization and sample inspection
• Maintain work instructions, follow change management for ECNs and DCNs, and raise ECRs to improve quality, cost and efficiency
• Improve processes with LSS tools, and lead or support automation and smart factory activities

Required profile

• At least 3 years of experience in a related engineering environment; experience in R&D, test and quality control, Lean Manufacturing or production engineering is preferred
• Background in electronics, electrical automation or a related field
• Fluent English speaking and writing, strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Hands-on ability and ability to work in multicultural teams

Required skills

• SAP BOM and material creation (MM/PP modules)
• Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint; Project, Planner and Power BI are advantageous
• Pro/E, AutoCAD or SolidWorks
• VB/VBA, C++, LabVIEW or Python are an advantage