R&D Engineer

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.

This Position reports to:

R&D Team Lead

Your Role And Responsibilities
You will have the opportunity to support the strategic technology direction by contributing your own ideas for identifying, proposing, and implementing innovative technology, software and solutions. Each day, you will assist the Research and Development (R&D) team by executing your assigned tasks and using technical knowledge in a structured way. You will also showcase your expertise by staying abreast of the state of the art and actively applying this knowledge.

• Work model:

This role is contributing to the Medium Voltage Switchgear business line within Electrification Distribution Solutions Division in Italy. Main stakeholders are Technology Management, Prototype workshop, Testing Laboratory, Product Management, Product Marketing, Factory Operations and Quality departments.

In this role, you'll help run what runs the world by taking on meaningful work that drives real impact, as you will be accountable for:

• Working as a reliable contributor in R&D projects for portfolio development, enhancement or maintenance.
• Using technical know-how in your own area of competence to answer customer needs, solve problems and propose new ideas.
• Validating technical solutions with calculations, simulations and tests.
• Documenting work results (like findings, designs, or test results), allowing others to maintain and improve them.
• Collaborating with several stakeholders inside and outside R&D community for reaching assigned targets (scope, quality, time and costs) and raising and addressing risks.
• Providing consulting services to business operations and customers

Qualifications For The Role

• Master's or Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, or Technical High School diploma
• Experience in the electromechanical industry, preferably working as engineer/designer of medium voltage products, is a plus
• You are qualified in operating with CAD (preferably SolidWorks) and PLM (preferably Windchill) software and preferably having capabilities in reading 2D technical drawings and electrical diagrams.
• Expertise in simulations (mechanical, electrical, elecromechanical) is a plus
• You enjoy working in designing, prototyping and testing mechanical and/or electrical components;
• You are passionate about analyzing issues, creating alternative solutions starting from scratch and validating them with calculations and simulations
• You are at ease communicating in Italian and English languages, both written and spoken.

Benefits
Locally, you can count on:

• Competitive compensation: Attractive salary packages and performance bonuses.
• Corporate welfare: Access to a wide range of services and personal well-being support.
• Career development: Structured career paths, individual development plans, opportunities for internal mobility, including international roles, technical and managerial training programs, mentoring and access to global learning platforms
• Flexibility and work-life balance: Flexible working hours, hybrid work options, and a strong focus on work-life integration.
• Employee Support: free services like psychological help, wellness coaching, and emotional support for employees and their families.
• Parental Leave: at least 12 weeks of fully paid leave for primary caregivers and 4 weeks for secondary caregivers, promoting DEI values.
• Meal allowance: Access to canteen or ticket restaurant is provided to support daily lunch expenses.

More About Us
ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium-voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.
Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world.

Run What Runs the World.

We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.