R&D Manager Control Safety and Integration

ABB; Malmö kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB, based in Malmö, is seeking an experienced R&D Manager to lead three cross-functional teams and drive innovation in next-generation DCS solutions. You will coach, develop, and align work with ABB's technology roadmap in a global environment.

Based in Malmö, you will recruit and develop talent, plan project portfolios, and ensure strategic competencies. Strong leadership, communication, and experience in R&D and industrial automation are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in software development or equivalent.
• Strong leadership experience, ideally as a line manager in a global organization.
• Extensive experience in R&D and product development in a technology-driven environment.
• Strong communication skills with a coaching leadership style.
• Innovative, collaborative, and comfortable with a dynamic environment and stakeholders.
• Experience in industrial automation and functional safety is an asset.
• Fluent in English and Swedish.

Responsibilities

• Full responsibility for personnel, including recruitment, allocation of work, skills development, and salary setting.
• Planning and maintaining an appropriate project portfolio for the team.
• Developing and securing the future competencies needed for next-generation products and systems.
• Supporting ongoing change initiatives—not necessarily driving the change, but enabling and strengthening it through strong leadership and collaboration.
• Ensuring the team remains receptive to the broader organization and aligned with ABB’s long‑term technology roadmap.

Skills

Leadership

R&D experience

Software development

Communication

Industrial automation

Functional safety

English & Swedish

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in software development

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

Global R&D/Technology Manager

Your Role And Responsibilities

As R&D Manager, you will lead, coach, and develop three teams with mixed competencies while driving innovation and supporting the development of ABB’s next generation of DCS solutions.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead a team of Research and Development (R&D) employees and support them in achieving agreed R&D targets. Each day, you will coach and develop the team. You will also leverage your expertise to support the management of technologies, platforms, and intellectual property.

You will be part of the Control Safety and Integration area within ABB’s global DCS organization and collaborate closely with teams across R&D, product development, and global business lines.

Based in Malmö, you will work in a global environment where reliability, safety, and innovation are at the core of everything we do.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Full responsibility for personnel, including but not limited to recruitment, allocation of work, skills development, and salary setting.
• Planning and maintaining an appropriate project portfolio for the team.
• Developing and securing the future competencies needed for next-generation products and systems.
• Supporting the organization in ongoing change initiatives—not necessarily driving the change, but enabling and strengthening it through strong leadership and collaboration.
• Ensuring the team remains receptive to the broader organization and aligned with ABB’s long‑term technology roadmap.

Qualifications For The Role

• You hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in software development or the equivalent and have a strong technical background.
• You bring solid leadership experience, preferably as a line manager in a global organization.
• You have extensive experience in R&D and product development, ideally within a technology-driven environment.
• You possess strong communication skills and enjoy working with people — coaching, developing, and growing teams is a natural part of your leadership style.
• You are innovative, collaborative, and comfortable navigating a dynamic environment with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in industrial automation and functional safety development is an asset.
• You communicate fluently in English and Swedish.

More About ABB

We develop today’s and tomorrow’s world‑leading Distributed Control Systems (DCS) for process industries across the globe. Our customers include pharmaceutical companies, mines, refineries, steel mills, and power plants — industries where reliability and safety are essential.

In this role, you will contribute to shaping the next generation of DCS products and safety solutions, working closely with R&D teams who use advanced simulation tools, multi‑physics models, and cutting‑edge development methods to ensure performance, safety, and innovation.

Recruiting Manager Michael Gienke, [phone], will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives: Sveriges Ingenjörer – Peter Medin, [phone] Ledarna – Leif Öhrberg, [phone] Unionen – Mikael Hammar, [phone]. For other questions, please contact Talent Partner Irma Leijon, [phone].

Last day to apply is September 6.

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