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This position reports to:

R&D Team Lead:

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Your Role and Responsibilities

• You will execute tests on different Medium Voltage (MV) devices using your knowledge of standard references and testing methodologies, investigating and resolving critical product issues, optimizing processes, and verifying product compliance. In this role, you will analyze and document test results for use in the development of new products.
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In this role, you’ll help run what runs the world by taking on meaningful work that drives real impact, as you will be accountable for:

• Performing mechanical and/or electrical tests according with the planning and priorities on MV products (Circuit Breaker, Switchgear and Switching).

• Preparing, reviewing, managing, and updating documents (drawings, draft report and type test report).

• Ensuring that prototypes are correctly assembled, tests are correctly performed, and activities are thoroughly reported.

• Assisting external certification inspectors during testing activities for ABB products and external customer products.

• Collaborating with team members about test operations, processes and safety.

• Proposing improvements to test techniques based on experience and knowledge of trends and equipment.

Qualifications for the Role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic Engineering or Physics is preferred. Also a secondary school education will also be considered.

• Previous experience, ideally 2 years, in Testing or Calibration Laboratories, Quality Assurance, or R&D departments is considered a plus, especially in roles focused on measurement activities and product development.

• You have a solid understanding of mechanical and electrical measurements and a familiarity with electrical diagrams, testing equipment, and automated testing machines.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools and Outlook.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and a collaborative and solution-oriented mindset.

• You are at ease communicating in Italian and a good working knowledge of English (B1)

Benefits

Locally, you can count on:

• Competitive compensation: Attractive salary packages and performance bonuses.

• Corporate welfare: Access to a wide range of services and personal well-being support.

• Career development: Structured career paths, individual development plans, opportunities for internal mobility, including international roles, technical and managerial training programs, mentoring and access to global learning platforms

• Flexibility and work-life balance: Flexible working hours, hybrid work options, and a strong focus on work-life integration.

• Employee Support: free services like psychological help, wellness coaching, and emotional support for employees and their families.

• Parental Leave: at least 12 weeks of fully paid leave for primary caregivers and 4 weeks for secondary caregivers, promoting DEI values.

• Meal allowance: Access to canteen or ticket restaurant is provided to support daily lunch expenses.

More about us

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium-voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.

Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world.
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