RD senior engineer

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This role sits within ABB's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we've announced the plan for SoftBank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. SoftBank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you'll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics-working alongside world-class experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment.

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Your Role and Responsibilities

Contribute significantly to successful project results in technology and/or product development by identifying, proposing and implementing innovative solutions. Use unique technical knowledge to oversee development tasks.

Work model: onsite

• Demonstrates solid competence in technologies, tools and methods in own specialist area through solving complex industrial problems. Maintains recognized expertise in specific area by externally reviewing current technologies. Determines effective applications, equipment and methods to develop, market or manufacture new products or new software to respond to customer requirements cost effectively.

• Contributes to the development of strategic technology plans and project portfolio in own organization.

• Performs a variety of complex technology/engineering assignments, which typically require the use of advanced and innovative techniques.

• Demonstrates sound working knowledge of relevant processes and tools and is able to train junior team members when needed. Acts as a project leader or experienced project member.

• Ensures has solid understanding of the drivers, as well as state-of-the art technologies, tools and methods in own competence area. Actively seeks and implements initiatives to improve operations and increase customer satisfaction.

• Serves as a subject matter expert to the project, providing guidance to colleagues and more junior team members, acting as a mentor and sharing lessons learned.

• Provides consulting services to business operations and customers within own area of expertise. Represents own group/team in Engineering forums, both internal and external to ABB.

• Has overview of IP in own specialist area and develops project IP strategies. Identifies and manages risks in research and development (R&D) projects as well as in own organization.

Qualifications for the Role

• Education & Experience Required: MS/PhD with 8+ years working experience, major in electronics engineering, automation or equivalent.

• Demonstrated solid technical proficiency in power electronics area, e.g. analog/digital electronics, circuit theory, power electronics, electric drive, electromagnetics, etc.

• Demonstrated sound understanding of R&D processes and tools.

• Demonstrated solid proficiency in EDA tools, e.g. OrCAD, Ansys, Matlab, etc.

• Demonstrated rich experience on rectifier and inverter design.

• Familiar with various power topology.

• Familiar with motor control algorithm is a plus.

• Familiar with Robotics or industrial automation international regulation/standard (ISO, EN, IEC, UL and etc.) is a plus.

• General competencies:
  - Strong communication skill
  - Highly responsible, self-motivated and autonomous at work
  - Good team work spirit and willing to contribute to the team's success
  - Capable of managing changes and multi-tasks during the development phase
  - Language Ability: Fluent in both oral and written English

• Experience:

experience in servo drive, AC/DC power supply, and new energy product development are preferred

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world

This role sits within ABB's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we've announced the plan for SoftBank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. SoftBank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you'll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics-working alongside world-class experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment

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