R&D MV Drives Power Electronics and Components Team Leader 80-100%

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This position reports to

R&D Unit Lead

Your role and responsibilities

In this role you will lead and support the R&D Power Electronics and Components team within our Global Competence Center in Switzerland. You will focus on the design and development of ABB's Medium Voltage Drives used across diverse industries such as marine, renewables, and metals. As part of the R&D management team, you will ensure technical excellence, ensure delivery on project targets, and collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders to advance our high-power converter technologies. The work model for the role is: hybrid #LI-hybrid. This role is contributing to division Motion System Drives in Switzerland. You will be mainly accountable for: • Leading and supporting the R&D Power Electronics and Components team by setting clear targets, managing performance, encouraging team spirit, and ensuring effective collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous development. • Driving and overseeing internal processes, including resource and competency planning, cost center budgeting, and monitoring of R&D project activities to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of results. • Providing direct technical guidance in the design, development, validation, and qualification of high-power converter hardware, ensuring compliance with quality, reliability, and safety standards throughout the product lifecycle. • Collaborating closely with product and project managers by contributing to effort estimations, development strategies, and innovation projects, while shaping technology and product roadmaps and securing intellectual property.

Qualifications for the role

• You possess a solid academic qualification, such as an MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering or equivalent knowledge, with a experience in high-power electronics and a focus on Medium Voltage converter hardware design and application.
• You have in-depth experience in developing and testing Power Electronic Building Blocks (e.g., IGBT and IGCT modules/stacks), covering all stages from conceptual design using analytical and simulation tools to specification, qualification, and certification.
• You are well-versed in designing and validating complete power drive systems, with an understanding of electrical, thermal, and mechanical requirements across subsystems and full converter modules.
• You demonstrate effective leadership capabilities, with the ability to motivate a highly skilled R&D team.
• You bring solid project management skills and are comfortable coordinating cross-functional efforts, managing priorities, and delivering results under budget and time constraints.
• You are motivated by applied research and development, with a structured, self-organized, and pragmatic approach to problem-solving and innovation.
• You communicate fluently in English, both written and spoken; German language skills are a valuable asset.

More about us

ABB System Drives is a global supplier of high-power, high-performance drives, drive systems and packages for industrial processes and large infrastructure applications. With our industry leading technology and global support, we help our customers, partners and equipment manufacturers with asset reliability, performance improvement and energy efficiency in mission critical applications. Our people and culture are the foundation of our success. We all together make the difference for our customers every day. 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. #MyABBStory We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). The recruiting process is being led by Azra Filan, Talent Partner at ABB Switzerland Ltd. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. ABB Data Privacy Statement: https://new.abb.com/privacy-notice/candidate