Internship - Electrical/Mechanical Engineering (80-100%)

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This position reports to

R&D Team Lead

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to gain vocational experience through a temporary work placement. Each day, you will acquire knowledge by performing tasks as directed. You will also showcase your expertise by supporting ABB's operations and enhancing personal education/employment opportunities. The work model for the role is: onsite This role is contributing to the Switching team at ABB Corporate Research in Baden-Dättwil, Aargau, Switzerland. Main stakeholders are Electrification division. In this 6-month internship in the Switching team at ABB Corporate Research in Baden-Dättwil, Aargau, Switzerland, you will support the research team in experimental tasks. These include CAD preparation, hands-on work in assembling and development of novel concepts for low/medium voltage switchgear. The intern will join the experimental team in the laboratory to test the developed solutions. You will be mainly accountable for: • Construction of experimental setups • Participating in designing of the novel concepts for low and medium voltage switchgear • Executing experimental tasks within the ABB research team • Evaluating experimental results and performing data analysis

Qualifications for the role

• Currently pursuing a degree in electrical/mechanical engineering or related subject (advanced B.Sc. or M.Sc.)
• You have hands-on experience in experimental work in a lab
• You are at ease communicating in English
• You are able to work in a large research team
• Proficiency in CAD software or willingness to learn it
• You hold a current valid VISA/work permit for Switzerland or a confirmation for a mandatory internship from your university

More about us

The Switching group at the ABB research center in Switzerland develops and improves protection concepts and devices for tomorrow's sustainable electrical systems and novel applications. We look forward to receiving your application. The recruiting process is led by Talent Partner Angelina Kothe. If you would like to learn more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Important: In order to be employed by ABB you will need to fully comply with/fulfill all local ABB employment requirements/processes. Before applying, please read our Fraud Warning. ABB Privacy Policy: https://new.abb.com/privacy-notice/candidate