R&D Senior Engineer

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In this position, you will contribute ideas for innovative technology developments and solutions, working to solve industrial problems. In this role, you will contribute creative ideas to R&D projects, as well as proposing follow-up projects and activities based on new ideas.

This position reports to

R&D Team Manager

Your responsibilities

• Develop new designs, cost reductions, and design modifications that will assure product and technology leadership in accordance with the company’s strategic plan.
• Interface with Product Managers, Project Managers and R&D Engineers during product development and enhancement process to ensure that customer feedback and concerns are addressed in the design.
• Prepare project level and product documentation based on the requirements.
• Document product robustness using simulations, analysis and testing methods.
• Evaluate test plans and test results.
• Prepare and maintain product documentation, instruction manuals, project notebooks, and design and test documentation.
• Arrange design reviews, analyze concepts and cost effectiveness of the hardware designs.
• Coordinate engineering activities with purchasing and manufacturing. Assist Purchasing on supplier selection and component evaluation.
• Write papers, participate in technical meetings, seminars and conferences.
• Protect inventions following ABB intellectual property guidelines.
• Ensure that development documentation protocols and procedures are followed in accordance with established QA process and ISO 9001.
• Prepare and maintain product cost estimates and project plans.

Your background

• Bachelor´s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical-Mechanical Engineer.
• 5 years of experience in development tests and type testing of the products.
• Knowledge of circuit breaker design, instrument transformer & operation principles of protection in electrical power systems and US patent process.
• Experience in simulations for dielectric, static or dynamic forces. Experience in Medium Voltage ANSI, IEC Switchgear and MCC design.
• Availability to travel.
• Advanced English level.

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. Work model: on site #LI-onsite