About the Role

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.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute to ABB's success with technology, software, product, and system development. Each day, you will identify and implement innovative solutions to relevant problems. You will also showcase your expertise by providing ideas and by being able to work both independently and as a part of a Research & Development (R&D) team.

Reports to: R&D Team Lead

Work model: Onsite

Location: Jiangmen (ELSP - AUINP)

Main stakeholders: Electromechanical Modules

Key Responsibilities

1. Technical and scientific proficiency and leadership

• Demonstrates solid technical proficiency in own competence area by performing a variety of technology/engineering assignments, mainly in research and development (R&D) common modules for low-voltage industrial control products (e.g. contactors, motor starters, push-button switches, etc.)
• Demonstrates independent ability to recognize problems and provide input to solutions
• Actively follows the scientific discussions in own competence area and contributes independently

1. Technology direction

• Understands the key business drivers and customers' requirements for ABB in order to make judgments and contribute to results

1. Innovation and creativity

• Contributes to R&D projects with own, creative ideas
• Proposes follow-up projects and activities within own technical area based on new ideas

1. Projects, processes and tools

• As a solid R&D project member and contributor, with experience as project or sub-project leader, ensures alignment with assigned targets (time, cost, quality) and coordinates activities
• Demonstrates sound understanding of, and actively applies, R&D processes and tools

1. R&D context

• Maintains awareness of state-of-art technology, as well as ABB products and technologies
• Identifies and understands technical drivers for R&D projects in own area
• Understands what creates customer value in own R&D projects and project portfolio of own organization
• Works to improve operations and increase customer satisfaction according to incoming requests
• Provides consulting services to business operations and customers

1. Knowledge transfer

• Participates constructively in working teams
• Shares own technical/scientific knowledge in own projects and supports colleagues in applying processes and tools to ensure timely and high quality results
• Shows solid documentation skills and writes technical reports independently

1. Network and visibility

• Participates in networks in own area, including relevant Engineering networks, in order to further knowledge in targeted area of expertise

1. Intellectual property (IP) and risk management

• Has a basic understanding of the importance of IP for the ABB business
• Contributes to IP discussions and develops project clearance reports
• Identifies risks in R&D projects

Mandatory Qualifications

• BS in mechanical/electrical engineering with min. 5 years' experience OR MSc in mechanical/electrical engineering with minimum 2 years' experience in R&D
• Good active learning ability and self-drive
• Understand low-voltage electrical components and standards and their application in product design
• Familiar with the commonly used engineering materials: plastic and metallic and related manufacturing / processing
• Proficient in CAD, e.g. AutoCAD, Creo, and MS office
• Knows the simulations such as structure and thermal, etc. and applies the simulations in the design
• Capable of reading and express technical solutions in English
• Good communication and teamwork skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Foreign enterprises R&D or Multinational teamwork experience
• Agile work way experience

About Us

Electrification provides leading electrical distribution and management technologies, solutions and services to electrify the world in a safe, smart and sustainable way. The portfolio includes medium- and low-voltage electrical components, switchgear, digital devices, enclosures, and circuit breakers, among others. With our products, solutions and services, we collaborate with customers. We value people from different backgrounds.

Why ABB

Working at ABB gives you the opportunity to contribute to a healthier and more prosperous world. Add to your story by joining a passionate team, focused on pushing the boundaries of technology to drive performance, shape new business models and find new ways of working that benefit our customers, partners and society. We want you to be proud of being part of ABB.

We Care

At ABB, we care about our people and their stories. We create safe, fair, equitable and inclusive working environments in which our people can succeed and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or cultural, religious or social background. Diverse teams make us stronger. ABB is also committed to a high standard of integrity in everything we do.

We Grow

We help our people succeed and develop, and we empower them to create their own careers at ABB. Our benefits, reward and development programs encompass a wide array of offerings.

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