Senior Designer - Generator Components

About the role

ABB is hiring a Senior Designer in Shanghai, reporting to the Engineering Manager. The role covers creating and modifying standard designs of equipment, systems or installations, including standard specifications for manufacturing, fabrication or construction, and designing engineering solutions such as drawings and calculations according to contract specifications.

Key responsibilities

• Clarify and define order information with the project management department.
• Produce product outline drawings, connection drawings and other customer drawings and technical documentation for products such as shaft generators, datacentre units, steam and gas turbines, and diesel and gas engines, ensuring timeliness and quality.
• Carry out detailed mechanical design of generator components and provide all required drawings and documents.
• Use engineering design software to generate and maintain bills of materials, keeping material information accurate for order fulfilment.
• Handle engineering changes and other incidents, supporting production on time.
• Provide technical support to Production, Purchasing, Sourcing and Service, and communicate with R&D colleagues on technical issues.
• Train the team on mechanical design and take on other assignments related to mechanical design.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or above in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in engineering and technical design, with motor/generator design, manufacturing processes and technical optimisation.
• Fluent English, able to draft and review English technical documents.
• Strong cross-departmental collaboration, problem-solving skills and a rigorous work attitude.

Required skills

• Proficiency in engineering design software such as CAD.
• Familiarity with motor design, manufacturing processes and technical troubleshooting.