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Iconic stories start with groundbreaking breakthroughs. Lucky for you, we have a team of innovative engineers and scientists to help you discover yours. Join our team, and you’ll get to work with tech that revolutionizes the world while creating value for our customers and shareholders.
Explore the opportunities within our Research & Development teams.
>7000 Employees
7 Corporate Research Centers
~26.000 Patents 

*2023 annual figures 
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Career paths

Technical
  • Provides technical expertise based option for career development for those that like to work on technology and becoming the in-depth expert 
  • Provides a structure for talent development in technical domain 
  • Progression along a number of jobs in the ”R&D specialist” job family (ranging from Scientist to Seniors, Principals (...) up to Research Fellows) 

Project Management
  • Allows career development and progress within R&D Project Management 
  • Primary focus on managing projects/programs within R&D, rather than contributing technically/scientifically 
  • Leading/Facilitating the end-to-end execution of R&D projects to achieve project associated milestones, targets, and desired outcomes. 
  • Provides a structure for talent development in area of project management 

People Manager 
  • Team lead, team manager or global unit lead amongst others.
  • Allows career development combining people leadership and development with technical leadership
  • Either by leading a team or leading multiple teams, managerial roles support the organization achieving the agreed R&D targets and manages technologies, platforms, and Intellectual Property (IP) 

Special R&D roles
  • R&D professionals focusing on cyber security, patents, quality assurance or technical writing etc. 
  • For those with specific expertise in a particular domain (e.g. cyber security professionals that define ABB’s cybersecurity strategy aligned with overall business needs or patent officers leading overall intellectual property activities and ensuring development of IP strategies and policies) 
  • Progress along different jobs in this category in sync with talent development
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What’s in it for you?
  • Enjoy a stable employment in a company with a long history in innovation and technology
  • Collaborate with experienced experts in an international environment
  • Transform university research into industry-ready technology platforms
  • Work on cutting edge technologies
  • Seize individual development and training opportunities, from job specific to soft skills
  • Benefit from a wide range of individual career development opportunities and supports you in realising your career goals

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What's it like to work at ABB?

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Explore opportunities in our R&D locations

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Could this be your story? 

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Renata's story
The atmosphere is great and people I meet here are one of the many reasons why I like coming to the office every day.
Senior Scientist
Poland
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Michal's story
Those who take the step into the unknown quickly realize that it offers a stable future and allows them to fully develop and expand their expertise.
R&D Team Manager
Switzerland
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Prerna's story
At ABB I have been able to explore diverse business areas while developing technologies.
Senior Scientist
Germany
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Xiaoyao's story
At ABB, I’ve witnessed 10-horsepower motors run at full speed.
Software Development Engineer
United States
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Thomas's story
Thanks to ABB's flexible working time models, I was able to work part-time and still enjoy the positive experiences of parental leave once again.
Research Team Manager
Germany
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BeiBei's story
ABB paid annual leave allows me to have a flexible vacation plan and more time to spend with my family.
R&D Engineer
China
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Chandrika's story
You just need to be courageous enough to do what it takes and have support system that trusts you and your capabilities.
Senior Scientist
India
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University collaboration
ABB invests heavily in university collaborations, as reflected by our existing partnerships with more than 100 universities worldwide, to develop long-term disruptive technologies as well as mid- to short-term evolutionary innovations for our existing products and services. 
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