Product Owner - Hardware Automation Products

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We are looking for a Product Owner to our Marine & Ports business unit for R&D at the hardware department in Västerås. We develop systems for supervision and control of automated container handling.
The success of our automation systems relies on skilled engineers adapting existing technology like lidar and vision sensors to the harsh marine environment in a container terminal. In your role, as a Product Owner, you will be responsible for the HW products located mainly on the cranes. You will work closely together with our Software engineers, suppliers and subcontractors.
As a Product Owner, you will have a job that includes responsibility, variation, problem solving, technical challenges, a highly skilled team, and an exciting international workplace where sustainability and digitalization are in focus. This role will offer you a great opportunity to grow as well as enhance your personal working career.
Your responsibilities
Define and drive development projects within the R&D department.
Define and conduct testing of products at manufacturers and on site.
Specify product hardware and sometimes software demands to sub-suppliers.
Support other departments as sales and service to project and commissioning.
Together with the team improve processes and working procedures.
Readiness to travel since our customers are always abroad.
Living ABB’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background
Knowledge in Automation and/or Mechanical engineering is mandatory.
A technical university degree or relevant work experience.
Several years of work experience are meritorious, but you can also be a recent graduate with high ambition, ready to take on a real challenge.
You are independent and can lead both yourself and others towards set goals.
Requirement to be fluent in Swedish and English, both in oral and written as you will be working in a global multicultural environment. Other language skills are meritorious.
Knowledge in production and manufacturing is an advantage.

More about us
ABB Marine & Ports supplies world-leading technologies that are driving the evolution of sustainable shipping. Electrical propulsion, data-driven decision support and integrated solutions for ship and shore from ABB are paving the way to a zero-emission marine industry, providing greater efficiency and reliability to shipowners, and preparing vessels to meet the demands of tomorrow. Our automation and electrical solutions are making port and terminal operations safer, greener and more productive. ABB Marine & Ports operates in 26 countries and has 2,000 employees. www.abb.com/marine
Recruiting Manager Lars-Owe Mellberg +4672-20 26 976 will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives - Sveriges Ingenjörer: Mikael Blomqvist, +4621-34 21 48; Ledarna: Leif Öhrberg, +4621-34 23 25; Unionen: Krista Andersson, +4621-34 02 85. All other questions can be directed to Talent Partner Linda Lundstedt, +4621 32 51 94.
You are welcome to apply the latest by September 18.
We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.