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

ABB Inc; Quartino; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB in Tessin, Quartino, sucht eine engagierte Person als R&D Team Lead. Sie gestalten die Elektronikentwicklung von Konzept bis Serienfreigabe, arbeiten eng mit Layout, Fertigung, Qualität und Supply Chain zusammen und treiben Innovationen voran.

Sie führen ein kompetentes Team, treiben Cost-Engineering und Lifecycle-Management voran und sorgen für die Einhaltung der Industriestandards, EMV/EMI, Thermik und Regulierung.

Qualifications

• Abgeschlossenes Hochschulstudium in Elektronik/Elektrotechnik (Bachelor/Master).
• 3–5 Jahre Erfahrung im Electronics Hardware Design in R&D oder Produktentwicklung.
• Starke Kenntnisse in analoger und digitaler Schaltung sowie Layout und Debugging.
• Gute Kenntnisse in Altium, Cadence oder vergleichbaren Tools; EMC/EMI, Thermal Management und Regulatory Standards.
• Gute Englischkenntnisse; Bereitschaft zur Zusammenarbeit im internationalen Umfeld.

Responsibilities

• Mitgestaltung der Produktentwicklung von Konzept bis Serienfreigabe, inkl. Schaltpläne, Bauteil-Auswahl, Simulation, Prototyping und Verifikation.
• Koordination mit PCB-Layout, Fertigung, Qualität und Supply Chain für robuste Designs (Signal Integrity, EMC/EMI, Thermal, DFM/DFT).
• Lebenszyklusmanagement, Obsolescence Management, Kostenoptimierung und Sustain Engineering.
• Sicherstellung der Einhaltung von Industriestandards und Pflege der Engineering-Dokumentation.

Skills

Englische Kommunikation

Cross-funktionale Zusammenarbeit

Agile Methoden

Education

Bachelor- oder Master-Abschluss in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence Allegro

LTspice

PSpice

MATLAB/Simulink

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’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: 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

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