Abb
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Associate Project Engineer - Electrical

Location
Fort Smith, AR
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Your role and responsibilities

  • Design and Specification of Windings and Electrical Components.
  • Complete Drawings and Manufacturing Bill of Material.
  • Complete Testing to demonstrate conformity with regulatory and application requirements.
  • Apply Engineering principles and judgment in the motor design process.
  • Engage in initiatives to improve the effectiveness of the Product Development and R&D Engineering Function.
  • Design motors that work effectively in unique applications and meet customer expectations.

You will be mainly accountable for

  • Design and develop custom motor and winding solutions that meet customer specifications, safety requirements, regulatory standards, and business objectives.
  • Analyze motor performance, test results, and design changes to validate requirements, optimize product performance, and maintain accurate engineering documentation and bills of material.
  • Collaborate with R&D, Product Development, Sales, Product Management, and Technical Solutions teams to support new product innovation, customer needs, and cost-reduction initiatives.
  • Maintain engineering databases and technical records while authorizing design updates, material substitutions, and repair procedures in compliance with corporate, industry, and ethical standards.

Qualifications for the role

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or to be obtained by January 2027.

Preferred Experience Includes

Electrical design and/or product development for an industrial manufacturing company.

  • Advanced proficiency in SolidWorks and 3D CAD modeling, including assembly design, detail drawings, GD&T, and engineering change documentation.
  • Proven experience designing electromechanical products, motors, or industrial equipment with a good understanding of manufacturability, materials, and production processes.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze design performance, resolve technical issues, maintain accurate bills of material, and ensure compliance with applicable safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
  • Effective collaboration, communication, and project management skills with the ability to work effectively across R&D, Product Development, Operations, Sales, and Manufacturing teams to support innovation and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

What's in it for you

  • We want you to bring your full self to work-your ideas, your energy, your ambition.
  • You'll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter.
  • Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

Abb Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

  • [excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]
  • Go to MyBenefitsABB.com and click on "Candidate/Guest" to
  • Health, Life & Disability
  • 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.
  • Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
  • Vision benefit
  • Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
  • Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
  • Voluntary life and AD&D - 100% employee paid up to maximums
  • Short Term Disability - up to 26 weeks - Company paid
  • Long Term Disability - 60% of pay - Company paid. Ability to "buy-up" to 66 2/3% of pay.
  • Supplemental benefits - 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
  • Employee discount program

Retirement

  • 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
  • Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
  • Time off
  • ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.
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About Abb

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner-and every person here makes that happen. You'll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to: Electrical Engineering Supervisor - Prod

The work model for the role is: Onsite #LI-Onsite

Our Team Dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

More about us

ABB's NEMA Motors Division is the global leading electric NEMA motors manufacturer. With more than 4,500 employees across the globe and seven manufacturing locations that produce more than 1.6 million motors every year, the division powers its customers from many industries with safe, reliable energy-efficient and effective solutions. NEMA Motors Division is a trusted leader with the shortest lead time and the broadest modularized product offering.

Read the original posting

From Abb's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 13, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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