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What we believe in

At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. That's our story. Make it your story.

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, as a Platform Owner – Metal Enclosures you will oversee the development, localization, enhancement, and lifecycle management of ABB’s Metal Enclosures and Distribution Board portfolio. You will guide a team of engineers in delivering innovative, cost-effective, and high-quality solutions while ensuring compliance with applicable standards and market requirements.

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

The role will support for the ABB India Ltd for Electrification Smart Power Business to be based at Nelamangala, BANGALORE, India. 

You will be mainly accountable for:

• R&D Project Leadership: Manage end-to-end R&D projects, ensuring project milestones, quality objectives, timelines, and effective technical decision-making.

• Product Development & Innovation: Manage new product development, localization, customization, product enhancements, and technology assessments, including competitive benchmarking.

• Design, Validation & Compliance: Provide technical guidance to design and validation teams; oversee design reviews, prototypes, testing, validation, corrective actions, and compliance with applicable IEC, IS, and ABB standards.

• Cost & Value Engineering: Support value engineering, product cost reduction, project cost estimation, and end-to-end product costing initiatives.

• Cross-Functional & Product Lifecycle Management: Collaborate with Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and global R&D teams, while maintaining product documentation and supporting product lifecycle management.

Qualifications for the role:

• Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering from a recognized institution.

• Relevant Experience: 12–15 years of experience in product design, product development, or R&D engineering.

• Technical Leadership: Demonstrated experience in leading technical teams and managing engineering/R&D projects from concept through execution.

• Product Experience: Solid practical experience with metal enclosures, Low Voltage distribution boards, switchgear, or related electrical products.

• Engineering Tools: Proficiency in Creo, Windchill/PDM, and PLM systems for product design, data management, and lifecycle management.

• Product Development Capability: Solid understanding of design and development processes, with the ability to develop engineering solutions and technical decision-making.

• Core Skills: Solid analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, communication, and team leadership skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions.

More about us

ABB Smart Buildings enables optimization of energy efficiency, safety, security and comfort for any building type, through new installations or retrofit solutions. The Division offers integrated digital technologies to control HVAC, lighting, shutters, and security, in addition to energy distribution solutions including DIN rail products, enclosures and emergency lighting through to industrial plugs and sockets and conventional wiring accessories, accommodating for single family homes, multiple dwellings, commercial buildings, infrastructure and industrial applications. The Division’s highly innovative technologies and digital solutions serve rising global demand among real estate developers, owners, and investors for smart building technologies that optimize energy distribution and building automation. The scalable solutions aim to deliver significant sustainable and financial benefits, meeting social and environmental demands, while being able to address even the most complex of customers’ carbon reduction strategies.

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. We welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.

Ready to make an impact? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to learn more about the impact of our solutions across the globe.

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