R&D Scientist in Power Electronics and Applications

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.

Your Role and Responsibilities

Are you ready to take the next step in your R&D career and help drive innovation within one of the world’s leading technology companies?

As R&D Scientist, you will become a part of the Power Electronics & Applications team at ABB Corporate Research in Västerås, Sweden. ABB's Corporate Research serves as the innovation engine, ensuring our technological leadership both now and in the future. We work closely with other research centers, business areas (Motion, Automation, Electrification), and academic and industrial partners. Within our creative and highly skilled team, we design, build, and validate novel concepts and prototypes for both physical and digital systems. Our work covers the entire chain, including electric energy sources, grid-connected converters, electric motors and drives.

As part of this role, you’ll report to the R&D Team Manager, actively collaborating on and driving the execution of exciting R&D projects. To thrive in this position, a positive and structured mindset, a solid technical background, and genuine enthusiasm for leveraging our highly advanced simulation and experimental facilities are essential. This regular employment opportunity serves as an excellent starting point for an engaging career within ABB.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and drive R&D initiatives from idea to validated concept, including defining scope, collaborating with key stakeholders, and sharing results.
• Develop and validate innovative solutions in applied power electronics, through high-fidelity modeling of power electronics and control strategies, as well as hands-on design and construction of experimental test setups in our laboratories.
• Explore and challenge conventional approaches, scouting new technologies and concepts while contributing to the development of digital solutions for ABB’s future portfolio.

Our Team Dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

Qualifications for the role

• PhD in power electronics, electrical engineering, applied mathematics, or an MSc combined with substantial relevant industry or research experience, with a strong theoretical foundation and hands-on expertise in power electronics topologies, control, and applications (e.g., grid-connected converters, energy storage, Electric motor drives).
• Proficiency in the design, modeling, simulation, and optimization of power converters and drives, including experience in condition monitoring and diagnostics of the systems.
• Strong experimental and analytical skills, with proven ability to design and implement test setups, plan and conduct experiments, analyze results, and clearly document findings.
• Knowledge of data-driven methods, machine learning, and advanced modeling techniques is considered a strong plus, especially for applications in predictive modeling, condition monitoring, and the optimization of systems.
• A collaborative and results-driven mindset, enabling effective cooperation across R&D teams and business stakeholders, combined with the initiative and leadership needed to deliver high-quality results on time and within budget.

What’s in it for you?

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You’ll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that’s tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger.

ABB provides competitive benefits, ask us!

More about us 

Recruiting Manager Omer Ikram ul Haq, +46 (73) 066 06 22, will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives – Sveriges Ingenjörer: Carl-Fredrik Lindberg, +46 70 691 10 80; Unionen: Katja Saari, +46 730 77 05 02; Ledarna: Lenny Larsson, +46 706 32 85 47. All other questions can be directed to Talent Partner Linda Lundstedt, +46 (72) 461 23 43.

We look forward to reading your application in PDF format. Last day to apply is February 8. Please note that the interview process is ongoing, apply now to secure your spot in the recruitment process!

Please note that to be eligible for employment at ABB Sweden, you will need to pass our pre-eployment screening steps. This includes a reference check, a drug test, and could also include an extended background check.

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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.

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