Production Engineering Specialist

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Your Role and Responsibilities 

 
We are now looking for new Production Engineering Specialists to join our team in Smart Power, Vaasa.  In these roles, you will have the opportunity to optimize the production organization’s assembly methods, processes, and equipment accordance with business strategies related to quality, efficiency, costs, and safety. Your main role will be to maintain and increase production line availability and performance. You will be also part of developing our current automation solutions and participate in projects implementing new automation and digital solutions. Additionally, you will showcase your expertise by defining the working phase sequence of production process to achieve the targeted production.  

You work in close co-operation with production, maintenance and quality functions. The work model for the role is: onsite, the position involves two-shift work. 
 
Additionally, you will be accountable for: 

• Programming, maintaining and developing robots on multiple automated production lines 

• Production process improvements and small modifications 

• Providing support to production during internal, external processes or equipment start-ups, defining action plans and training relevant maintenance and production resources 

• Implementing new process technologies to improve productivity, quality, and cost reduction, defining and leading testing activities, approval criteria, and external provider choices. 

Qualifications for the Role  

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. level degree in Electrical, Automation or Mechanical Engineering field 

• Basic programming skills and some prior experience in production automation 

• A collaborative and solution-focused approach to work. 

• Good written and spoken communication skills in Finnish 

• Lean Six Sigma certification is considered as a benefit 

Benefits  

Our culture and benefits reflect our values: courage, care, curiosity and collaboration. The most appreciated benefits according to our personnel are at the moment e.g. an annual performance bonus, employee share acquisition program, continuous learning opportunities, and other wellbeing and family benefits. We have a hybrid working model.  

More about us 

ABB Smart Power provides energy distribution solutions for data centers, industrial and manufacturing plants, critical infrastructure and commercial buildings. The Division’s technical teams work closely with industry partners, delivering advanced solutions that support rapid growth, energy transition, and sustainability objectives. The Division’s portfolio includes industrial circuit breakers, low-voltage systems, motor starting applications, and safety devices like switches and relays. Its Power Protection unit supports the world’s largest data center companies with advanced energy-efficient UPS solutions. The Division’s ABB Ability™ Energy Manager provides a scalable, easy-to-use platform that helps. 

If you have questions, please contact Quality Manager, Janne Leinonen, tel. +358 50 3341159. Apply for the position by November 10th, 2026. We look forward to receiving your application.  

Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world. Run What Runs the World.  The work model for this role is : #Li-onsite 

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