(Senior) R&D Hardware Engineer (m/f/d)

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Your role and responsibilities

Are you interested in shaping the future of the electrical motor-starting technology leader, within ABB’s Electrification business area? Would you like to apply all your expertise, drive your ideas in an autonomous, agile, and global environment within a diverse company?

Then, join our highly motivated, innovative team as a (senior) R&D engineer for electronics hardware development, and contribute to the foundations of next-generation ABB products and motor starting solutions. You will be part of an agile, dynamic workplace within a cross-functional team embedded in a global network of collaborating teams.

Show your high motivation, hands-on attitude and take the initiative to tackle today’s challenges!

This position reports to R&D Unit Lead.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• You design, develop, and implement analog and digital circuits from concept phase to serial production
• Your tasks include the PCBA schematic layout creation, technical risks identification, validation, and execution of the new design ideas by simulation and prototype testing. To make the successful handover to production engineering for industrialization, you provide proper technical documentation
• You check that all hardware complies to the published product standards and performances
• You collaborate closely with product owner, product management, system architects and software developers to breakdown market requirements to product requirements for hardware
• You monitor technology developments and product technologies to identify technical drivers for R&D projects, supported by your thorough understanding of key business drivers for ABB’s products and solutions
• You participate in internal and external networks to expand your knowledge of your area of expertise
• You take responsibility for hardware development activities, as (senior) member, including risk identification, alignment with targets, and close coordination with suppliers and other functions (e.g. product management)
• You contribute to discussions of intellectual property and secure patent rights for ABB by driving the IP creation

Qualifications for the role

• M.Sc. or B.Sc. degree in Electronic Engineering, Embedded Systems or comparable field
• At least 2 years of experience in development of electronics within embedded systems as a hardware design engineer
• Sound knowledge in designing electronic circuits, circuit diagrams, and working with simulation tools
• Knowledge in EMC compatible design would be considered a plus
• Willingness to travel internationally (<5%)
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is essential (C1); Swedish language skills (B2) are beneficial but not a prerequisite

More about us

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Please note that, to be eligible for employment at ABB, you will need to pass our pre-employment screening steps. This includes a reference check, a drug test, and could also include an extended background check.

Please apply latest by the 11th of September, 2024.

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