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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.
You will be part of Powertrain & Digitalization team at ABB Corporate Research in Västerås, Sweden. At Corporate Research we lead the innovation within ABB and our task is to ensure ABB's technology competitiveness now and in the future. We work in close collaboration with other research centers, our business areas: Motion, Process Automation, Robotics & Discrete Automation and Electrification, as well as academic and industrial partners. In our creative and highly skilled team we develop, design, build and test new concepts and prototypes of physical and digital powertrains consisting of electric energy source, electrical motor, electric drive, and a selected application.
The work model for the role is: Onsite
Period: September 2025-February 2026
Number of students: 1-2 (30 ECTS per student)
You will be mainly accountable for:
- Develop and apply data-driven models for control, optimization, and performance enhancement of powertrains.
- Explore and evaluate alternative data analysis techniques to identify the most effective methodologies for improving system performance.
- Leverage high-performance computing resources to implement and train advanced ML models efficiently.
- Collaborate with product teams to potentially integrate and test your solutions in commercially available devices or ABB products.
- Participate in laboratory testing to collect high-quality training data and validate model performance under real-world conditions.
- Investigate generalization strategies to ensure scalability and robustness of developed solutions across different applications.
- Contribute to scientific publications and share your findings with the broader research and engineering community.
Qualifications for the role
- Solid understanding of electric powertrains, with a focus on power electronics and electric motors.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as MATLAB, C++, and/or Python.
- Familiarity with data-driven methods, including machine learning and AI techniques, is a strong advantage.
- Theoretical knowledge of data analytics and statistics, with the ability to apply these concepts to real-world engineering problems.
- Previous experience in similar projects or research topics is considered a plus
What's in it for you?
We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.
More about us (Mandatory)
Recruiting Manager Dmitry Svechkarenko, +46705201007, will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives – Sveriges Ingenjörer: Mikael Blomqvist +46 768 06 00 11; Ledarna: Lenny Larsson +46 706 32 85 47; Unionen: Katja Saari +46 730 77 05 02.
We look forward to reading your application in PDF format. Last day to apply is August 17. 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-employment screening steps. This includes a reference check, a drug test, and could also include an extended background check.
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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.
