(80 -100%) R&D Electronics Hardware Engineer

Quintall; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 249,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB is seeking an experienced electronics engineer to design, develop, and validate analog and digital circuits on-site in Quartino, Ticino, Switzerland. You will collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure robust, cost-effective solutions for UPS and power conditioning systems.

The role requires 3–5 years in electronics hardware design within an R&D or product development environment, with strong schematic capture, PCB design skills, and proficiency in Altium/Cadence tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in electronics hardware design in R&D or product development.
• Proficiency in analog and digital circuit design, schematic capture and analysis.
• Hands-on PCB design, layout reviews, and hardware debugging.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and validate analog and digital circuits from concept to product release.
• Collaborate with PCB layout, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams to ensure robust designs.
• Manage component obsolescence, redesigns, qualification, and lifecycle risk mitigation.
• Ensure compliance with IPC, UL, IEC, CE, RoHS and maintain engineering documentation.

Skills

Analog and digital circuit design

PCB design

Schematic capture

EMC/EMI

Signal integrity

Altium Designer

Cadence Allegro

LTspice

PSpice

MATLAB/Simulink

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence Allegro

LTspice

PSpice

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Bij ABB helpen we industrieën efficiënter en schoner te werken en iedere medewerker draagt daaraan bij. U krijgt de ruimte om leiding te nemen, wordt ondersteund in uw ontwikkeling en zult trots zijn op de impact die we samen realiseren. Sluit u bij ons aan en help de wereld draaiende te houden.

Deze functie rapporteert aan:

R&D Team Lead

In this role, you’ll help run what runs the world, by taking on meaningful work that drives real impact. You will contribute significantly to successful project outcomes within technology, product, and solution development, including associated Intellectual Property (IP). You will act as a key point of expertise in Research & Development, troubleshooting, and product engineering support. You will also apply your deep technical knowledge to propose and implement innovative ideas that strengthen our technology roadmap.

This role is an onsite in Quartino, Ticino, Switzerland, supports the Critical Power Group. Our product portfolio includes Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems and power conditioning solutions designed for mission-critical applications.

The work model for the role is: #LI On-site

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Design, develop, and validate analog and digital electronic circuits from concept through qualification and product release, including schematic capture, component selection, simulation, prototyping, testing, and hardware verification.
• Partner with PCB layout, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams to ensure robust designs that meet signal integrity, EMC/EMI, thermal, manufacturability, DFM, DFA, and DFT requirements.
• Manage product Lifecycle Management (LCM) activities, including component obsolescence, redesigns, alternate component qualification, cost optimization, sustaining engineering, and component lifecycle risk mitigation.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and maintain engineering documentation while driving innovation through modern tools, technologies, and engineering practices to deliver reliable, cost-effective solutions.

You will join a highly skilled, collaborative, and supportive R&D team where your creative ideas and technical insights will help shape the next generation of power conditioning solutions.

Qualifications for the role:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical engineering, Electronics Engineering, Power Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in electronics hardware design and development within an R&D or product development environment.
• Strong expertise in analog and digital circuit design, schematic capture, circuit analysis, and electronic system development.
• Hands-on experience with PCB design and development, including component selection, layout reviews, prototype bring-up, validation, and hardware debugging.
• Proficiency in electronic design and simulation tools such as Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, LTspice, PSpice, MATLAB/Simulink, or equivalent platforms.
• Solid understanding of EMC/EMI, signal integrity, thermal management, reliability considerations, product compliance standards (IPC, UL, IEC, CE, RoHS), and root cause analysis.
• Strong English communication and cross-functional collaboration skills; experience with Agile methodologies is a plus, and candidates must be authorized to work for ABB in Quartino, Ticino, Switzerland

Voor het bouwen aan een schonere en slimmere toekomst zijn uiteenlopende denkers nodig: nieuwsgierige, moedige en creatieve mensen. Daarom verwelkomen we mensen met alle achtergronden en ervaringen.

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