Manufacturing Engineer
ABB · Selmer, TN
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Travel
- 10%
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 15+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 24 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at ABB (industrial) in Selmer, TN. You’ll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that’s tailored to your goals.
- They ask for
- 15+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Root cause, SAP
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · about 10% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Tennessee: typical posted base $89k–$149k.
Median of the low and high ends of 6 live postings that list pay, out of 40 manufacturing engineer openings in Tennessee, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 39 other live manufacturing postings in Tennessee.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (15+ vs 5+)
Typical $89k–$149k, from 6 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 63%
- Tooling 53%
- New product launch 48%
- ✓ Six Sigma 43%
- Automation 40%
- Cost reduction 38%
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responsibilities
In this role, you will have the opportunity to support the deployment of the continuous improvement strategy for a local organizational unit, including promoting a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Each day, you will mentor and coach teams to achieve operational excellence and drive improved results. You will also showcase your expertise by deploying and leading projects to improve and sustain local business performance.
The work model for the role is: #LI-onsite
This role is contributing to the Electrification Distribution Solutions Division in Selmer, TN.
for the role
- ◆Engineering degree(mechanical, industrial or related degree) preferred. In lieu of degree will consider 15 years of experience.
- ◆Minimum of 5 years of experience in manufacturing, leading large projects and purchasing new equipment.
- ◆Knowledge of Six Sigma, Lean Tools, Kaizen, Root Cause Analysis is preferred.
- ◆Experience with project management and proven history of driving and sustaining change.
- ◆Possess knowledge of SAP and MS Office package. Power Bi & Power Apps is an added advantage
- ◆Travel required - 10% (Domestic and International)
- ◆Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.
What's in it for you?
We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You’ll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that’s tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger.
Benefits
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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
Continuous Improvement Manager
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You will be mainly accountable for
- •Escalating to relevant stakeholders, as necessary, to remove roadblocks that prevent the successful implementation and adoption of continuous improvement initiatives at local level and helping facilitate cases of conflicting priorities in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- •Ensuring the continuous improvement approach and strategy deployed at local ABB unit level is aligned with the global strategy.
- •Facilitating significant improvements with respect to safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and/or cost targets, meeting customer and stakeholder commitments in collaboration with local leadership.
- •Providing training support by developing and maintaining training modules and toolkits aligned with business needs in collaboration with management at local level.
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.
We also offer our employees the following benefits
- •ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees
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- •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
- •Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks
- •Employee Assistance Program
- •Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
- •Employee discount program
Time off
- •ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.
Retirement
- •401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
- •Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
More about us
ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium-voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air-and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.
We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.
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