Leader of Power Electronics Engineering Team for Auxiliary Converter (m/f/d)

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In this role you will be responsible for the power electronics team, in ABB Traction.

Your responsibilities

• Be the leader and entrepreneur of a power electronics team
• Teach, coach and mentor your team to enable for taking responsibility in the project portfolio
• Support initiatives for integrity and safety (physical and mental), diversity and inclusion
• Support the existing Lean Engineering initiative plus identify and drive continuous improvements with your team and the department
• Lead and/or be part of selected R&D and Engineering projects
• Support the Product Management and Sales department with technical solutions for customer projects
• Collaborate with other power electronic teams and community members in Engineering and R&D to drive processes and technologies in the same direction
• Offer an “easy to work with” organization towards partners and customers (internal and external)
• Finally – “Take care of your employees and they will take care of your business. It`s as simple as that” (Richard Branson)

Your background

• Endurance and assertiveness to grow and enable a team
• Communications skills to solve complex challenges (organizational and technical)
• Experience in innovative power electronics technology, ideally based on SiC and designed for harsh environments
• Fluent English and German communication skills to motivate your team and satisfy our customers.
• Master degree in Electrical Engineering, preferably with focus on power electronics
• PhD in power electronics domain is a plus.
• Minimum two years’ experience in leading an engineering team. Experience as a technical project manager or lead engineer can be credited.
• Knowledge of railway standards will be considered a plus
• Finally – Be the one making a difference.

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Flexible work practices
• Employee Share Acquisition Plan
• Wellbeing program

More about us

We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. #LI-hybrid ABB is able to offer you an interesting role within a highly motivated team, together with open communication structures. On the basis of a personal, practice-oriented induction programme, you will be given the opportunity to acquire the confidence needed to work independently and self-reliantly within your assigned area. Even after the joining phase, ABB offers a wide range of individual career development opportunities and supports you in realising your career goals with targeted training measures. At ABB you will find an attractive working environment in all phases of life - including policies for sabbaticals and home office, the ABB children's vacation camp and taking care of family members. Interested in joining our team? We are looking forward to receiving your complete application through our online tool. ABB AG Your contact is: ABB PersonalDirekt +49 (0) 621 381 3500 ABB Data Privacy Statement: https://new.abb.com/privacy-notice/candidate