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Join ABB and work in a team that is dedicated to creating a future where innovative digital technologies allow greater access to cleaner energy.

The Medium Voltage Drives R&D team is in charge of the design and development of the power electronics frequency converters subjected to multiple operation conditions and constraints required on different application fields and industries such as marine, oil and gas, food industry, metals, water, etc. In such a framework, we are looking for a student that will assist the MV Drives - Power Electronics and Components R&D team in dimensioning and specifying the main components for a new platform of MV Drives Frequency Converters by means of the internal simulation platform, tools and models, and test platforms.

Your responsibilities

• Assist the MV Drives - Power Electronics and Components R&D team on the execution, analysis and evaluation of simulation and tests results with focus on dimensioning and specification of the main active and passive components of MV frequency converters


• Support on adaptation and improvement of test setups and simulation platforms with new functionalities and models based on the correlation between tests and simulation results


• Technical documentation related to the tests and simulation results, and analysis performed


• You will be part of advanced R&D activities in the field of power electronics for the next generation of ABB MV Drives products, in close cooperation with a senior team of R&D engineers

Your background

• Bachelor or Master student in the field of electrical engineering


• Background in power electronics and related simulation tools, in particular Matlab / Simulink, (others are appreciated)


• Hands-on electrical measurement equipment and laboratory work


• Interest in applied research and development, self-organized, motivated person, that likes to work in a research team composed of experts in different domains


• Fluency in written and spoken English


• Do you have a valid work permit for Switzerland?