Research Scientist - Process Control

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Join us and work in a team that is dedicated to create innovative control solutions to support future digital technologies within ABB. We offer a stimulating and flexible work environment with many diverse opportunities to grow your career.
You are an expert in feedback control with a passion to see advanced theory being used to solve real industrial problems. You should have the ability to formulate and drive/take an idea all the way to an industrial prototype implementation and be able to support ABB’s Divisions in their product development and customer contacts. If you are ready to apply your technical expertise in a challenging and fascinating environment and collaborate with ABB Divisions and partners worldwide, then join our team of highly motivated researchers to develop the foundations of future ABB automation solutions.
This is a temporary role until June 2023, with the possibility of extension.
This position reports to R&D Team Lead.
Your responsibilities
With your experience in mainly control related areas, you initiate, lead, and participate in challenging research projects and work with international ABB business units, customers, and renowned academic institutes.
Formulate project ideas and feasibility studies based on latest inputs from customer, universities, technology & market trends and ABB business.
Generate prototypes of developed concepts with real business impact.
Disseminate your results in scientific publications, patent applications, and technical reports.
Build a network in the company and actively distribute your knowledge and expertise.
Follow the best software development practices to ensure high quality deliverables.
Work in a cross discipline and international team, using Agile development methodology that requires active participation in all team’s activities.
Share your experience and skills with other team members.

Your background
You have a recent M.Sc. or Ph.D. in automatic control or a related field.
Theoretical and practical knowledge in multivariable control, modelling and simulations of dynamical systems. Knowledge in optimization and data sciences are also appreciated.
Interest to publish in top scientific conferences and journals.
Knowledge of MATLAB/Simulink, Modelica, Python.
Skills to design and implement the algorithms in modern edge computing solutions are also appreciated.
Eagerness to learn and willingness to start on new topics in other domains such as autonomous systems and artificial intelligence.

More about us
Recruiting Manager Linus Thrybom, +46 21 32 36 09 will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives – Sveriges Ingenjörer: Mikael Blomqvist, +4621-34 21 48; Unionen: Ing-Marie B Lindgren-Turpeinen, +4621-32 95 83; Ledarna: Lenny Larsson, +4621-32 85 47. All other questions can be directed to Talent Partner Johanna Rosén, +4621-32 50 00.
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.