Power Electronics Architect / Senior R&D Engineer

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This position reports to

R＆D Team Leader Power Electronics

Your role and responsibilities

We are looking for a Power Electronics Architect or Senior R&D Engineer at ABB Oy, Drive Products division. Drive Products is continuously investing in the variable-frequency drive development and thus strengthening its design organization. Look no further – we have an interesting opportunity for you! Selected person will work in the power electronics design group and will be located in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Finland. Members of the design group are responsible for the main circuit and the power electronics design in various product development projects. You have either a possibility to act as an architect to develop future power electronics solutions and to coordinate design solutions across the projects or as a senior design engineer contributing to the own design area in the project. Role is adjustable according to your profile and earlier experience. We offer you a challenging and inspiring position in an international working environment. You will work with world-class technology topics in demanding product development projects as a part of highly skilled team. In addition, you have the opportunity to further your career in a widely recognized global company. The work model for the role is: #LI-hybrid You will be mainly accountable for: • Feasibility studies of technical solutions for the future technology and platform development • Dimensioning and designing the main circuit and power electronics of frequency converters • Specifying and overseeing testing and validation of components and products, ensuring compliance with relevant industry standards and specifications. • Creation and maintenance of documentation, including specifications, drawings, test plans, and reports, for own responsibility area • Co-operation with subcontractors

Qualifications for the role

• Ph D / M.Sc / B.Sc in power electronics or related field and several working years of relevant experience
• As an architect a wide understanding of the power electronics and the adjacencies (PCBA, Thermal, EMC, Reliability, Control)
• As a senior R&D engineer a deep understanding of the power electronics, power supplies, gatedrivers and PCBA design process.
• Experience in the simulation and the knowledge of the circuit simulation software
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Good written and spoken communication skills in English. Finnish is seen as an advantage

More about us

ABB Drive Products serves the industries and infrastructure segments with world-class drives and pro-grammable logic controllers (PLC). With its products, global scale and local presence, the Division helps customers to improve energy efficiency, productivity and safety. We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or vis-it www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #My ABBStory Our culture and benefits reflect our values: courage, care, curiosity and collaboration. The most appreci-ated benefits according to our personnel are at the moment e.g. an annual performance bonus, employ-ee share acquisition program, continuous learning opportunities, bicycle and other wellbeing and family benefits. We have a hybrid working model. For more information, please contact R＆D Team Leader Power Electronics, Mikko Paakkinen tel +35850 335 7518, Mon-Fri 9:00-11:00 and 12:00-15:00. Interested in joining the crew? Please apply for the position by September 9th, 2024. We look forward to receiving your application.