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This position reports to:
R&D Team Lead

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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?
In this role as R&D Associate Scientist, you will become part of a dynamic research environment where curiosity, collaboration, and cutting-edge technology meet. At ABB Corporate Research in Västerås, Sweden, you'll contribute to high-impact projects that shape the future of Industrial electrification and decarbonization across ABB's global businesses. Your work will contribute directly to ABB's mission to enable a low‑carbon, energy‑efficient industrial sector globally.

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 position is an excellent entry point into ABB, with strong opportunities for continuation and long‑term career development within ABB.

Your Impact and Responsibilities:

• Bring ideas to life: Design and build proof-of-concepts and prototypes that demonstrate your research outcomes and their potential for implementation.
• Co-create solutions: Collaborate with colleagues, customers, university partners, and ABB business units to identify opportunities and develop project concepts that address real world challenges and emerging technology trends.
• Share your expertise: Contribute to the scientific community through publications, patent applications, and technical reports, establishing yourself as a thought leader in your field.
• Build connections that matter: Expand your professional network internally and externally, fostering relationships with academic institutions and industry partners that support your growth and career development.

Qualifications for the role

• MSc. degree (or expected graduation in 2026) in Power, Energy, Chemical Engineering or similar.
• Background in process system engineering; energy engineering, particularly focusing on energy and process modelling.
• Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink and Python. Familiarity with both is beneficial, but skills in one with willingness to learn the other is sufficient.
• Knowledge in automatic control and optimization is a plus, or strong interest in developing these skills.
• Experience of techno economic analysis is appreciated.
• Enthusiasm for learning and exploring industrial electrification for decarbonization - from electrochemistry to thermal heating and cooling
• We value curiosity and adaptability.

More about us

Recruiting Manager Linus Thrybom, +46 (730) 80 99 06 , will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives - Sveriges Ingenjörer: Mikael Blomqvist, +46 768 06 00 11 ; 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 TBD .

Welcome to apply the latest by May 22 . Please note that selection will be done on an ongoing basis and the position may be filled before last day of application.

We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.

Ready to make an impact?

Apply today or visit https://www.abb.com to learn more about the impact of our solutions across the globe.