Engineering Director - ABB Electrification, Installation Products

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This position reports to

Canada Region Leader - General Manager, Installation Products

Your role and responsibilities

ABB is dedicated to pioneering digital technologies that create safe, smart, and sustainable electrification from source to socket. Join ABB Installation Products, the leading manufacturer of electrification products in North America, with a 125-year history of innovation and customer-focused solutions. As part of the Canadian Installation Products executive leadership team, you will be a key contributor to the division's expansion and strategic direction. We aim to double our engineering capabilities and expand our product offering within the next 3-5 years. You will lead a team of 20-30 engineers and technicians, driving efficiency, process improvement, and results. Key Responsibilities: Management: • Lead and manage the engineering team, setting direction, structure, and budget. • Develop a culture that challenges the status quo in technical issues, projects, and processes. Product Portfolio and Innovation Roadmap: • Collaborate with R&D, Product Management, and Sales to generate new product ideas. • Define and execute the new product development roadmap. • Manage project portfolios and ensure timely execution and financial objectives. Collaboration: • Partner with Local Business Line management, Product Management, Supply, Production, and Sales. • Provide technical support and feedback on local market requirements and innovation. People Leadership and Development: • Foster a culture of innovation and develop team capabilities. • Ensure the team is properly organized, staffed, and skilled. • Guide, motivate, and develop employees with HR support. Network and Visibility: • Ensure information flow within the organization and promote ABB R&D internally and externally. • Build strong relationships with internal and external contacts, including universities and technical committees. Intellectual Property and Risk Management: • Manage risks and support the protection of intellectual property. • Monitor and alert higher management of IP issues. Finance and Budget: • Prepare annual and multi-year budgets in cooperation with local and global management.

Qualifications for the role

• Strategic and Business Thinking
• Planning, Prioritizing, and Project Management
• Strong Leadership Skills
• Risk Management and Problem Solving
• Data-Driven Insights
• Design Thinking
• Bilingual in French and English. French is required. English is necessary for communication outside Quebec.

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Accident insurance
• Healthcare plan
• Wellbeing program

More about us

ABB Installation Products Division (formerly Thomas&Betts),is the number one manufacturer of electrification products in North America with a 125-year history of providing innovation and customer- focused solutions for connecting and protecting electrical systems, as well as a unique differentiated medium voltage offering. Our products are used all around you, every day - orbiting the earth, working on Mars, on the fastest trains we ride, in the fastest cars of the world, crossing oceans, in factories producing your food, in the tallest buildings of the world, in the most modern hotels and in the walls of your home. With a portfolio of more than 200,000 products marketed under more than 38 premium brand names, our Division offerings are found wherever electricity is used. We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. For the ninth consecutive year, ABB Canada has been recognized as one of Canada's Best Employers by Forbes magazine. Consistently ranked as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, Montreal's Best Employers, Canada's Best Employers for Young People, Canada's Greenest Employers and a long-time recipient of the Women in Governance Parity Certification, ABB's culture and commitment is to provide a caring workplace where everyone collaborates, feels valued, respected, included and supported. Also committed to ensuring that all policies and practices respect the Employment Equity Program, we aim for our workforce to be truly representative of the four designated groups; women, indigenous people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities. ABB will provide reasonable accommodation to the applicant with disabilities and encourage applicants to self-identify in the application process. ABB's Military Reservist Policy offers Canada's Reserve Force members the flexibility to undergo military training and activities while maintaining job security, seniority, pay, benefits, and privileges as ABB employees, including up to 15 paid working days per year for training, as well as extended leave for operations both in Canada and abroad, ensuring seamless career integration with our nation's defense forces.