R&D Engineer, Mechanical Design, Synchronous machines

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This Position reports to:
Team Leader, Mechanical Design
Your role and responsibilities
The High Power Division offers a comprehensive product portfolio, including customized designs for various industries. The division focuses on developing advanced drive systems and high-efficiency motors and generators, which are critical in various industrial applications.
Join Our Team as an R&D Engineer in the High Power Division in Helsinki. You will be part of our mechanical engineering team in Research and Development. In this position, you will contribute development and product upgrade tasks for synchronous product designs. You will have an opportunity to learn from experienced colleagues, grow your skills in the field of mechanical engineering, and take next steps in your career. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies and contribute to projects that significantly impact energy efficiency and sustainability.
The role requires approximately 50 % work time presence in our offices in Pitäjänmäki.
You will be mainly accountable for:
Qualifications for the role
More about us
The High Power Division offers a comprehensive product portfolio of large AC motors and generators and drives. From general purpose to highly customized designs, synchronous motors and high voltage induction motors provide high efficiency, reliability and availability across all major industries and ap-plications, including some in the toughest and most demanding environments. The division also has a long track record of designing and building generators for wide range of industries, including power generation, marine, oil and gas, mining, and data centers.
For more information, please contact the hiring manager Ari Saarinen, tel. +358 50 3323003. Ari will be available on Fridays between 10.00 - 12.00. Kindly apply for the position by 16 November 2025. We look forward to receiving your application.
Our culture and benefits reflect our values: courage, care, curiosity and collaboration. The most appreciated benefits according to our personnel are at the moment e.g. an annual performance bonus, employee share acquisition program, continuous learning opportunities, and wellbeing and family benefits.
Work model: hybrid #LI-hybrid
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.
This Position reports to:
Team Leader, Mechanical Design
Your role and responsibilities
The High Power Division offers a comprehensive product portfolio, including customized designs for various industries. The division focuses on developing advanced drive systems and high-efficiency motors and generators, which are critical in various industrial applications.
Join Our Team as an R&D Engineer in the High Power Division in Helsinki. You will be part of our mechanical engineering team in Research and Development. In this position, you will contribute development and product upgrade tasks for synchronous product designs. You will have an opportunity to learn from experienced colleagues, grow your skills in the field of mechanical engineering, and take next steps in your career. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies and contribute to projects that significantly impact energy efficiency and sustainability.
The role requires approximately 50 % work time presence in our offices in Pitäjänmäki.
You will be mainly accountable for:
- Ensuring and improving the mechanical performance of synchronous motors and generators
- Contributing to development of new products and to product upgrade of large motors and generators
- Conducting mechanical engineering in 2D and 3D environments
- PDM system engineering
- Executing tasks in new product development projects
- Working closely with Mechanical Engineers globally to ensure effective development
- Collaborating cross-functionally with sales, design, local and global manufacturing, and other ABB business lines
Qualifications for the role
- Experience of the design of welded and machined structures
- Knowledge of common manufacturing techniques used in mechanical engineering and their cost-effective application
- Experience of industrial machine engineering and proficiency 2D and 3D engineering software (e.g. AutoCad, NX)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Interest in product development and willingness to learn new things
- Teamwork skills in a multi-cultural environment
- Good written and spoken communication skills in Finnish and English, valid work permit in Finland
- B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
More about us
The High Power Division offers a comprehensive product portfolio of large AC motors and generators and drives. From general purpose to highly customized designs, synchronous motors and high voltage induction motors provide high efficiency, reliability and availability across all major industries and ap-plications, including some in the toughest and most demanding environments. The division also has a long track record of designing and building generators for wide range of industries, including power generation, marine, oil and gas, mining, and data centers.
For more information, please contact the hiring manager Ari Saarinen, tel. +358 50 3323003. Ari will be available on Fridays between 10.00 - 12.00. Kindly apply for the position by 16 November 2025. We look forward to receiving your application.
Our culture and benefits reflect our values: courage, care, curiosity and collaboration. The most appreciated benefits according to our personnel are at the moment e.g. an annual performance bonus, employee share acquisition program, continuous learning opportunities, and wellbeing and family benefits.
Work model: hybrid #LI-hybrid
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.
JOB SUMMARY
R&D Engineer, Mechanical Design, Synchronous machines

ABB
Helsinki
17 hours ago
N/A
Full-time
R&D Engineer, Mechanical Design, Synchronous machines