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This position reports to:

Research Department Manager

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Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead a team of software researchers and support them in achieving the agreed research targets. Each day, you will coach, mentor, and develop the team. You will also showcase your expertise by helping in managing research projects, technologies, platforms, and Intellectual Property. You will act as a technical liaison for the team, facilitating communication and alignment with internal and external stakeholders.

The work model for the role is: #LI-Hybrid

This role is contributing to the Corporate Research Center in Switzerland. Main stakeholders are Divisions across all Business Areas of ABB.

The main responsibilities include

• Leading a software research group with around 10 researchers. Additionally, you will be coaching project leaders for scientific excellence and professional execution of projects
• Overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of research activities as well as proposing and implementing strategic research initiatives
• Acting as a technical liaison for the team, facilitating communication and alignment with internal and external stakeholders. You will also be driving continuous improvement of research processes, workflows, and team practices
• Managing technologies, platforms, and Intellectual Property as well as developing and acquiring competencies that will be needed for the development of future products and systems.

Qualifications for the role

• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Experience with one or multiple of the following topics is expected: software architecture, software engineering, real-time and embedded systems, AI/ML, edge/IoT computing, distributed systems, and wireless systems
• Several years of relevant experience in software research and project management
• Experience with people management is highly desirable
• Fluency in English and willingness to learn German
• Generally open to new fields of research and technology
• Strong communication skills with a track record of collaborative work in interdisciplinary team environments

What's in it for you?
 

By joining us, you will participate in the idea generation at the frontier of academic research and industrial applications, as well as in the development of advanced technologies related to real-time and embedded systems, AI/machine learning, distributed systems, and wireless systems.

More about us

The ABB Research Center located in Baden-Dättwil, Switzerland, is where we investigate new technologies which support and drive the development of ABB’s next-generation products and solutions. Our international research teams focus on Power Electronics, Energy Storage, Intelligent Systems, and Switching.

We look forward to receiving your application, including CV, cover letter and list of publications. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. 

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