Cables & Cooling Platform Lead

ABB E-mobility; Delft; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB E-mobility is seeking a Cables & Cooling Platform Lead in the Netherlands to own and drive a reusable cable platform for DC fast-charging products. You will define the platform roadmap, lead supplier selection, and drive improvements from field feedback to permanent solutions.

You are a proactive, ambitious leader with a strong engineering and business sense, ready to engage senior stakeholders and grow a high-performance team in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in demanding electromechanical products.
• Experience working directly with suppliers or manufacturing partners.
• Familiar with problem-solving tools like 8D, A3, FMEA, fault-tree analysis, or DOE.
• Platforms or modular architectures familiarity, reliability engineering, and standards such as CCS, NACS, MCS, IEC, UL, or SAE.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define the cable-platform strategy, roadmap, and architecture across the DC fast-charging portfolio.
• Create a modular platform supporting CCS1, CCS2, NACS, and MCS through smart configuration.
• Lead supplier selection, qualification, validation, and industrialization; challenge suppliers on maturity, quality and capacity.
• Drive root-cause analysis and connect field feedback to permanent solutions.
• Spot risks early and prevent issues before release.
• Lead and grow the team, set priorities, coach, and build urgency.
• Influence R&D and executive leadership with clear strategy and recommended trade-offs.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional projects

Supplier management

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Master degree in Electrical Engineering

Master degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master degree in Mechatronics

Job description

The Cables & Cooling Platform Lead is a high-impact role for an ambitious engineering leader who makes sure our products are reliable, scalable, and easy to service.

At the heart of our engineering business, the Cables & Cooling Platform Lead owns and drives a reusable cable platform for our DC fast-charing products: charging cables, connectors, cooling-related cable components, terminations, and their integration into the product portfolio. Owning the platform means that you will be responsible from the platform roadmap all the way to bringing the product to the field, and improving based on customer feedback.

We are not looking for a specialist only, but for a leader that thrives at combining engineering judgement with business awareness, customer focus, and the ability to engage credibly with executive leadership.

If you're ready to shape and execute, we'd like to hear from you.

What you will do:

• Set the direction: Define the cable-platform strategy, roadmap, and architecture across our DC fast-charging portfolio.
• Build once, configure often: Create a modular platform supporting CCS1, CCS2, NACS, and MCS, through smart configuration rather than endless new designs.
• Choose the right partners: Lead supplier selection, qualification, validation, and industrialization. Challenge suppliers on maturity, quality, and capacity.
• Fix problems for good: Connect field failures, quality trends, service feedback, and test data into one improvement agenda. Drive root-cause analysis on issues like crimp quality, contact resistance, overheating, cooling, and sealing, through to permanent solutions.
• Spot risks early: Catch issues before release and not when the product is out in the field already.
• Lead and grow the team: Set clear priorities, coach, hold people accountable, and build a stronger sense of urgency.
• Influence at the top: Present strategy, risks, and trade-offs clearly to R&D and executive leadership, with recommendations, not just problems.

What you will bring:

You're proactive, ambitious, structured, and resilient, with a strong drive to own things and get them done. You treat field problems as valuable product feedback, collaborate openly, and aren't afraid to challenge constructively. You want to build reliable, scalable products and stronger engineering teams, and you're aiming for broader R&D leadership.

Other requirements:

• Master degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in demanding electromechanical products, such as high-power interconnects, charging equipment, automotive electrification, or cables and connectors.
• Experienced in working directly with suppliers or manufacturing partners.
• Comfortable with problem-solving tools like 8D, A3, FMEA, fault-tree analysis, or DOE
• A plus: familiarity with platforms or modular architectures, reliability engineering, and standards such as CCS, NACS, MCS, IEC, UL, or SAE
• Skilled at leading cross-functional projects, influencing senior stakeholders, and deciding under uncertainty.
• Excellent communication skills (verbally & written) in English.

What success will look like in 12 months:

• An approved cable-platform strategy and roadmap that guides product and sourcing decisions
• Arising critical field issues fixed permanently, with clear ownership, and fast containment
• Stronger supplier qualification and performance management
• Product teams adopting standardized solutions and cutting unnecessary variation
• Executives with clear visibility of platform health, risks, and required actions
• A cable team with greater urgency and more consistent delivery

What we can offer:

Work with the best specialists in their field, in a diverse environment with unparalleled global reach. Feel inspired by our strong strategy and laser focus on the market and the leading portfolio in the EV charging world. See our latest product here: OM X-Series | ABB E-mobility

We expect you to take strong ownership and accountability for the scope you work on enabling you to strongly contribute and make a difference and be a part of the transformation to a future of sustainable and efficient mobility.

A competitive compensation package in line with your capabilities and experience, in an environment where you can grow and learn. This package also comes with choice of IT equipment, healthy and freshly served food in the lunch area, and the best coffee breaks with our inhouse barista!

Our individual differences make us successful. Diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities are at the core of what we do. We celebrate different experiences and perspectives, and we aim to empower everyone in the creation of sustainable solutions for people all over the world.