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.

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 Soft Bank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. Soft Bank 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.

Position reports to: R&D Team Lead

Your Role and Responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to support the strategic technology direction by contributing your own ideas for identifying, proposing, and implementing innovative technology, software and solutions. Each day, you will assist the Research and Development (R&D) team by executing your assigned tasks and using technical knowledge in a structured way. You will also showcase your expertise by staying abreast of the state of the art and actively applying this knowledge.

Work model: R&D Electronics Associate Engineer

This role is contributing to the ABB Robotics in RD China Site. Main stakeholders are Electronics Department. You will be mainly accountable for:

• Participated in the research and development of the robot control cabinet, with a focus on the digital electronic control part
• Complete various technical/engineering tasks, such as the creation and maintenance of schematic diagrams, layouts and Boms, and conduct design reviews and verifications in accordance with the established QA/QC processes
• As a member of the R&D project, ensure consistency with the designated goals (time, cost, quality) and coordinate the project arrangement
• Maintain an understanding of advanced technologies, ABB products and technologies, and identify and comprehend the technological drivers of R&D projects in your field
• Actively participate in the work team
• Share your technical/scientific knowledge in your own projects and support colleagues in applying processes and tools to ensure timely and high-quality results

Qualifications for the Role

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Fresh master's or doctoral graduates majoring in electronic Engineering, Automation or related fields
• Have solid technical capabilities in the field of electronics, such as analog/digital electronics, circuit theory, fundamentals of computer systems, digital signal processing, communication theory, electromagnetism, etc.
• Have a solid understanding of the R&D process and tools
• Be proficient in using EDA tools, such as OrCAD/Mentor Graphic/Altium Designer, etc.
• At least have rich experience on one popular embedded platform, with ARM and FPGA preferred
• Candidates with experience in high-speed signal processing, such as 1000BASE Ethernet /PCIe/DDR5, will be given priority

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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