Product Engineering Leader

Location: Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico

Category: Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

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:

Global Planning & Fulfillment Manager

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Your role and responsibilities (Mandatory)

In this role, you will have the opportunity to manage a team of designers/engineers to deliver high quality, cost effective, and timely engineering solutions to customers. Each day, you will formulate plans and allocate resources to meet the agreed contractual and financial targets. You will also showcase your expertise by initiating, coordinating, driving, and overseeing team development and continual improvement of processes and procedures to strengthen the engineering and design capability.

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

This role is contributing to the Electrification Business in Cienega de Flores, Nuevo Leon.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Providing direction to the engineering team with a focus on functional safety, cybersecurity, on time delivery, quality, and margin improvement.
• Ensuring the projects/ operations value chain portfolio follow sound methodology and execution practices in accordance with internal standard procedures and that the projects are closed as per the contract specifications.
• Initiating, coordinating, driving, and overseeing continual improvement of processes and procedures to strengthen the engineering / design capability and efficiency, utilize agile methodologies to reduce engineering lead time, and enhance functional safety and cybersecurity.
• Driving team performance to ensure that the deliverables are met on time and as per the set contract specifications and safety, cyber security, and quality requirements.

Qualifications for the role (Mandatory)

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering, or related field; Master's degree a plus.
• 7+ years in product or manufacturing engineering roles, preferably in electromechanical or industrial manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of welding process (resistance and induction processes), thermoset molding/composites, surface finishing (plating), or materials characterization (hardness, tensile, etc.).
• Strong experience with BOM management and engineering change control in ERP environments (SAP preferred).
• Proven ability to interface between R&D and production; experience with technology transfer or new product introduction (NPI).
• Demonstrated people leadership; ability to develop and guide engineering talent.
• Availability and willingness to travel extensively during startup phase, including multi-week assignments abroad.
• Bilingual English/Spanish required; strong technical writing and documentation skills.

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.

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