(80 - 100%) Lead System Architect - Excitation Systems

ABB Schweiz AG

Untersiggenthal

Hybrid

CHF 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Job summary

ABB Schweiz AG in der Schweiz sucht einen erfahrenen Systemarchitekten für Excitation Systems, der die Architektur, Validierung und Compliance-Strategie von UNITROL 8000 gestaltet.

Sie leiten technische Aktivitäten über Abteilungen hinweg, verantworten Tests und Validierung, und unterstützen weltweit Kundenanwendungen. Diese Rolle arbeitet hybrid und erfordert fundierte Fachkenntnisse in Leistungselektronik und Systemintegration.

Qualifications

  • Abgeschlossenes Masterstudium in Elektrotechnik oder einer verwandten Disziplin.
  • Fundierte Erfahrung in Antriebssystemen, Systemarchitektur und technischer Leitung komplexer Industrieelektronik.
  • Kenntnisse in Normen wie EMC, Insulation, partial discharge und IEC 62477 sind von Vorteil.
  • Erfahrung mit Verifikation, Validierung, Tests und Troubleshooting im Labor oder vor Ort.

Responsibilities

  • Definieren und Pflegen von Produkt- und Systemanforderungen sowie der UNITROL 8000-Systemarchitektur.
  • Leitung systemweiter Compliance-, Validierungs- und Teststrategien in internen/externen Labors.
  • Technische Führung bei plattformübergreifenden Initiativen und komplexen Produktproblemen.
  • Als Level-4-Experte Lösungen aus Lessons Learned ableiten und weiterentwickeln.

Skills

Systemarchitektur
Cross-functional Zusammenarbeit
Technische Führung

Education

Masterabschluss in Elektrotechnik oder verwandter Disziplin

Tools

DIgSILENT PowerFactory
PSCAD
MATLAB/Simulink
PLECS

Job description

Bei ABB unterstützen wir Industrien dabei, effizienter und sauberer zu arbeiten - und jede einzelne Person trägt hier dazu bei. Wir bieten allen Mitarbeitenden die Möglichkeit, Verantwortung zu übernehmen und die eigene Entwicklung aktiv voranzutreiben. Gemeinsam entstehen Lösungen, auf die alle stolz sein können. Wir suchen engagierte Talente, um gemeinsam die Welt voranzutreiben.

Diese Position berichtet an:

R&D Team Lead

In this role, you will have the opportunity to shape the architecture, compliance strategy and system validation of ABB excitation systems. You will act as a key technical authority for UNITROL 8000 and connect product and system requirements with architecture, development, verification, lifecycle and customer application needs. You will also provide technical leadership for major product-platform initiatives and complex product issues.

This role is contributing to the Excitation Systems R&D organization in Switzerland. Main stakeholders are Product Management, System Engineering, Hardware and Software Development, Verification and Validation, Lifecycle Management, Operations, Service, global engineering centers, external test laboratories and certification bodies.

The work model for the role is: #LI-Hybrid
You will be mainly accountable for:
  • Defining and maintaining product and system requirements, UNITROL 8000 system architecture, functional boundaries, interfaces and technical specifications.
  • Owning system compliance and validation strategies, including the definition, coordination and evaluation of system and component type tests in internal and external laboratories.
  • Leading cross-functional technical activities across development, system integration, validation and lifecycle, including technical program or project leadership for major platform initiatives.
  • Acting as a Level 4 technical expert for complex product, customer and field issues and converting lessons learned into requirements, architecture decisions and reusable engineering guidance.
Qualifications for the role:
  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Energy Systems, Power Systems Engineering, or related discipline.
  • Extensive experience with excitation systems, including system architecture, application engineering, commissioning, and technical leadership of complex industrial power-electronic products.
  • Strong knowledge of thyristor and IGBT converter systems, including system integration, protection, electrical safety, thermal behavior, and grid compliance.
  • Hands-on experience in verification and validation, system and type testing, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis in power laboratories and at customer sites.
  • Good understanding of relevant international standards and qualification requirements, including EMC, insulation, partial discharge, temperature-rise testing, IEC 62477 safety requirements, and arc-safety aspects.
  • Ability to lead multidisciplinary technical projects and collaborate across global teams, combined with a strong understanding of customer applications, market needs, and industry trends.
  • Experience with power-system simulation and engineering tools (e.g., DIgSILENT PowerFactory, PSCAD, MATLAB Simulink, or PLECS) is considered an advantage.

Die Zukunft wird sauberer und intelligenter durch vielfältige Talente - neugierige, mutige und kreative. Wir schätzen Menschen mit unterschiedlichem persönlichem Hintergrund und Erfahrungen.

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