R&D - Product Data & Documentation Specialist

USTBC ABB Installation Products Inc.; Vittuone; Hybrid; EUR 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Corporate welfare

Internal mobility

Job summary

ABB in Vittuone near Milan is seeking a data and documentation specialist for product data management and documentation, focusing on SAP/Windchill, BOMs, and technical docs across the product lifecycle.

You will drive data quality, automation initiatives, and AI-enabled improvements in product data workflows within a global, manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of SAP or equivalent ERP systems.
• Knowledge of Windchill or equivalent PLM/PDM platforms.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas and data modelling.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and manage product structures, BOMs, codifications and related engineering data.
• Create and update technical product documentation per standards and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure consistency and quality of released documentation across the product lifecycle.
• Support product launches, engineering changes, and maintenance with timely documentation updates.
• Align engineering documentation with enterprise systems and manage documentation in SAP and Windchill.
• Support engineering change workflows and product release processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve data discrepancies and improve data quality.
• Identify opportunities for digitalization and automation in documentation and data processes.
• Apply AI-enabled tools to improve documentation and data management.

Skills

Italian language

English language

Data analysis

Automation

Excel skills

Power BI

AI tools

Data quality mindset

Tools

SAP

Windchill

Catia V5

Creo 8.0

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

VBA/macros

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 Team Lead

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute to ABB's growth with technology, software, product, and system development.

The position plays a key role in maintaining product integrity, supporting engineering change activities, and contributing to the continuous improvement and digitalization of product data processes.

Performing well in this role depends on accuracy, advanced skills with data, and a solution-oriented use of Excel, automation, Power BI, and AI in regular workflows.

The work model for the role is: #Li-Hybrid

This role is contributing to the Electrification/Smart Building/ Protection devices in Vittuone (Milan)

You will be part of the R&D People Protection, responsible for several electro-mechanical low voltage devices (socket, fuseholder, ...) and for low voltage protection devices and components (RCCB, RCBO, MCB, AFDD, motor reclosing, ...).

You will be part of Product Care unit, managing the maintenance and the improvement/optimization of products in production (mainly in our factory in Santa Palomba -Rome, but not only), inside a global and international environment.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Create, maintain, and manage product structures, Bills of Materials (BOMs), codifications, and related engineering data.
• Create, maintain, and update technical product documentation in accordance with internal standards and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Ensure the consistency, traceability, completeness, and quality of released documentation throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support product launches, engineering changes, and product maintenance activities through timely documentation updates.
• Ensure alignment and consistency between engineering documentation and enterprise systems.
• Manage product information and documentation within SAP and Windchill.
• Support engineering change management workflows and product release processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve product data discrepancies and improve data quality.
• Contribute to the standardization and optimization of product data and documentation processes.
• Identify and implement opportunities for process simplification, digitalization, and automation, with particular focus on data quality, repetitive activities, and reporting.
• Regularly evaluate and apply AI-enabled tools and automation solutions to technical documentation, product data management, data validation, and process improvement activities
• Progressively assume ownership of assigned processes and become a key reference point for related activities.

Qualifications for the role

• Knowledge of 2D/3D CAD Nice to have: cad software Catia V5 and Creo 8.0
• You communicate in Italian and English
• Knowledge of SAP or equivalent ERP systems.
• Knowledge of Windchill or equivalent PLM/PDM platforms.
• Understanding of Bills of Materials, product structures, codification, and product configuration principles.
• Familiarity with technical documentation processes and document control.
• Understanding of engineering change management processes.
• Practical interest in applying AI-based solutions and automation to improve data quality, accelerate documentation activities, reduce repetitive work, and improve process efficiency
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex formulas, PivotTables, Power Query, data validation, structured datasets, and analytical reporting.
• Ability to create or maintain Excel macros and VBA-based automations is considered a strong advantage.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Power BI for data modelling, dashboard creation, KPI monitoring, and visualization of product data and process performance.
• Ability to identify concrete use cases and responsibly apply AI tools to improve documentation quality, data analysis, information retrieval, workflow automation, and decision support.
• Solid data mindset, with the ability to work accurately across large and complex datasets and identify inconsistencies before release

Compensation Package

As part of our commitment to transparency, we want to share the compensation details for this position:

Applicable CBA: Metalmeccanico

Minimum annual salary: € 39.000

Variable Pay: Eligible for Company Productivity Bonus

The offer will be tailored based on your role location, experience, skills and qualifications, internal market positioning and alignment with ABB internal standard

Benefits

We also offer our employees the following benefits:

• Attractive pay and performance bonuses : Attractive salary packages and performance bonuses.
• Corporate welfare : Access to a wide range of services and personal well-being support.
• Career development : Structured career paths, individual development plans, opportunities for internal mobility,