# Quality Engineer at ABB > Open job at ABB in Fort Smith, United States. Workplace: On-site. Source: RigJobsDirect, https://rigjobsdirect.com/jobs/abb-quality-engineer-uzf7gx7 Posted 5 November 2026. Last checked on the employer's career site: 6 November 2026. ## Facts - Company: [ABB](https://rigjobsdirect.com/companies/abb) - Location: Fort Smith, United States - Workplace: On-site - Employment type: Full-time - Apply from: United States only - Local language: Not required - Pay: Salary - Not mentioned in the job post: pay amount, rotation, visa sponsorship, relocation ## Job description 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:** Quality Manager __ **The work model for the role is:** Onsite #LI-Onsite **Your role and responsibilities:** Provide Quality Engineering support for plant processes and improvements to all business/production units. Works with individuals and teams to resolve material discrepancies and in-process quality problems, conducts root cause analysis to eliminate scrap and process variation. Assists and/or leads continuous improvement projects. The candidate should have effective communication skills and be able to work closely with all levels of the organization. **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. **You will be mainly accountable for:** - **Support quality and process improvement initiatives** through scrap analysis, root cause investigations, corrective actions, Lean/Six Sigma projects, and productivity improvement efforts to enhance safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance. - **Support manufacturing process excellence** by developing and maintaining standard work, work instructions, critical parameters, engineering changes, operator training, and new product/process introductions. - **Ensure quality system compliance and performance** by conducting Gauge R&R and capability studies, supporting ISO audits, maintaining quality documentation, and assisting with customer concerns, audits, and corrective action requests. - **Collaborate across functions to meet operational goals** by partnering with production, quality, engineering, and leadership teams to solve problems, improve processes, implement preventive actions, and support continuous improvement activities on the production floor. **Qualifications for the role:** - Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and 2+ years experience preferably in machining, winding, and assembly environments, with the ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and GD&T requirements. - Effective communicator and collaborative colleague with solid interpersonal, organizational, project management, and presentation skills, capable of working cross-functionally in a busy manufacturing environment. **Preferred Experience Includes:** - Well-developed analytical, problem-solving, and continuous improvement capabilities, including experience with Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma methodologies, SPC, root cause analysis, and quality tools such as PFMEA, Control Plans, PPAP, and 6S. - Knowledge of quality systems and metrology, including ISO 9001 standards, Gauge R&R, capability studies, measurement systems analysis, and statistical process control techniques. - Proficient in Microsoft Office and ERP systems (SAP), with ASQ certification (or willingness to obtain within 2 years), CQE certification within 3 years, and Six Sigma Green Belt and/or Lean certifications preferred. - Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US. **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. **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 is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762. Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. **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 learn more **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. #ABBCareers #RunwithABB #Runwhatrunstheworld 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. Ready to make an impact? Apply today or visit [**https://www.abb.com**](https://www.abb.com/) to learn more about the impact of our solutions across the globe. ## How to apply Apply on the job page, https://rigjobsdirect.com/jobs/abb-quality-engineer-uzf7gx7: its Apply button opens the employer's own application page. ## More jobs from ABB - [Associate Mechanical Design Engineer](https://rigjobsdirect.com/jobs/abb-associate-mechanical-design-engineer-ieakt9k): ABB, Mebane, United States. On-site. Posted 5 November 2026. - [Materials Scheduler & Planner](https://rigjobsdirect.com/jobs/abb-materials-scheduler-planner-hea20mg): ABB, Nottingham, United Kingdom. On-site. Posted 5 November 2026. - [Associate Mechanical Design Engineer](https://rigjobsdirect.com/jobs/abb-associate-mechanical-design-engineer-0t680sm): ABB, Mebane, United States. On-site. 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