Job Description

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 Position reports to:


Business Manager - E2E

Key responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead multiple teams of R&D and support them in achieving the agreed upon R&D and Engineering targets. Each day, you will manage and develop resources directly and through Team Leads. You will also showcase your expertise by driving technology, platform, and Intellectual Property (IP) management.


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


This role is contributing to the ABB Traction, part of Motion Business Area in ABB, in Berlin, Germany. Main stakeholders are our partners in the railway industry.


You will be mainly accountable for:

Lead and manage engineering and R&D teams, ensuring achievement of quality, time, and budget targets as well as balance between short term operative customer project goals and mid-term product development goals. Ensure strong project execution across the full product lifecycle – from concept to validation and maintain operational excellence through continuous improvement of processes and methods. Support Sales and Product Management with technical expertise during customer acquisition. Ensure development of team skills to continuously improve efficiency and quality. Advising team leaders and employees on challenging technical issues. Promote and coordinate cross-location cooperation as well as a strong culture of safety, compliance, diversity, and inclusion.

You will join a dynamic and interdisciplinary team, where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications for the role

Master’s or Ph.D. degree in engineering. Proven leadership experience in engineering and R&D, ideally in power electronics with 10+ years industrial experience. Strong knowledge in areas such as: IGBT/SiC-based converter design, grid/traction integration, EMC, thermal and control design. Strong understanding of development processes, project management and lifecycle engineering. Strategic mindset, hands-on leadership, and cross-site team management skills. Fluent in English and conversational in German.

Benefits

Retirement Provision Flexible Working Hours Employee Share Acquisition Plan Cafeteria

Interested in joining our team? We are looking forward to receiving your complete application through our online tool. In the case of equal suitability, people with severe disabilities and their equals are given preference.


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Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world.

Run What Runs the World.


We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.