R&D Senior Engineer

ABB Oy; Vaasa; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Employee share program

Continuous learning opportunities

Wellbeing and family benefits

Hybrid working model

Job summary

ABB Oy in Vaasa is seeking a Senior Design Engineer for the R&D Hardware team within Distribution Solutions. You will design and develop robust electronics for protection relay platforms, contributing to architecture and technical decisions in an agile, global R&D organization.

The role is hybrid with weekly presence at the Vaasa office; you will collaborate with software, quality and testing specialists and have opportunities for personal growth and continued learning while delivering

Qualifications

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in a relevant field such as Information Technology or similar
• Some prior experience (>2 years) as a design engineer working with embedded systems (e.g. communication, CPU or analog electronics)
• Understanding of EMC and signal integrity
• Experience with electronics design and simulation tools
• Fluency in spoken and written English, Finnish seen as an advantage
• Ability to work independently while being an effective team player in an agile development environment

Responsibilities

• Research, design and maintain robust electronics designs for ABB’s protection relay platforms
• Actively contributing to architecture design and technical decision‑making in your area of responsibility
• Collaborating closely with software, quality and testing specialists in both new development and maintenance activities
• Supporting design quality through reviews, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of development practices

Job description

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to: R&D Manager

Your Role and Responsibilities

We are now looking for a new R&D Senior Design Engineers to join ABB Distribution Solutions R&D Hardware department team in Vaasa. Our goal is to increase our Hardware development capabilities with these new team members. In these roles, you will work as a part of competent HW development team, developing advanced industrial electronics for protection relay platforms. You will be part of a global and agile R&D organization, working on the front line of distribution automation products. On this role you have opportunity for personal development with modern protection relay portfolio. Additionally, you will cooperate with other functions inside ABB and be involved in every stage of the design process, from requirements to final product testing.

The work model in this role is: hybrid, #LI-Hybrid with weekly presence at the Vaasa office.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Research, design and maintain robust electronics designs for ABB’s protection relay platforms
• Actively contributing to architecture design and technical decision‑making in your area of responsibility
• Collaborating closely with software, quality and testing specialists in both new development and maintenance activities
• Supporting design quality through reviews, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of development practices

Qualifications for the Role

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in a relevant field, such as Information Technology or similar
• Some prior experience (>2 years) as a design engineer working with embedded systems (for example communication, CPU or analog electronics)
• Understanding of EMC and signal integrity
• Experience with electronics design and simulation tools
• Fluency in spoken and written English, with Finnish seen as an advantage
• Ability to work independently while also being an effective team player in an agile development environment

Due to the nature of this position, ABB Oy will ask Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo), to perform a standard level security clearance for the hired person.

Benefits

Our culture and benefits reflect our values: courage, care, curiosity and collaboration. The most appreciated benefits according to our personnel are at the moment e.g. an annual performance bonus, employee share acquisition program, continuous learning opportunities, and other wellbeing and family benefits. We have a hybrid working model.

B.Sc. or M.Sc. in a relevant field, such as Information Technology or similar, More than 2 years of experience as a design engineer working with embedded systems (e.g., communication, CPU, or analog electronics), Understanding of EMC and signal integrity, Experience with electronics design and simulation tools, Fluency in spoken and written English, Ability to work independently and as a team player in an agile environment