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Are you looking for a job where you can and need to go deep into the material structure of any component, electrical or mechanical, to find what the eye can’t see? Explore what makes the component work and what makes it fail? A job where you have the most sophisticated laboratory equipment there is at your disposal. A job where you can define and execute tests and investigations independently and develop your skills.
This position offers great opportunities for your personal and career development based on your interest. For example, it can be a great steppingstone for pursuing a doctoral degree.
Do you want to be able to help improve our product reliability and thus increase our customer satisfaction? We are offering this unique opportunity to you at ABB Oy, System Drives division, Product Engineering and Quality (PEQ), Modules team in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Finland. In this role you will be working as a (Senior) Design Engineer in Drives CSI (Customer, Supplier, Investigation) laboratory where you will be the spearhead of our failure analysis and product reliability efforts.
Benefits we offer at the moment include e.g. an annual performance bonus, a flexible working model, subsidized lunch, development & training, employee share ownership program, benefits for families with children, sports, massage and cultural benefits and many hobby clubs. In addition, we offer opportunity for personal development in form of trainings, challenging work assignments and strong support of surrounding organization.
This position reports to Product Engineering Manager.

Your responsibilities:

• Performing failure and root cause analysis using the most advanced laboratory equipment including documenting and sharing the results
• Defining and executing DOE (Design of Experiments) to investigate the reliability of components used in Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) products
• Developing and mastering your skills of using state-of-the-art analysis equipment including Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), X-Ray, acoustic microscope, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) etc.
• Becoming an expert at sample preparation using materialographic preparation as well as mechanical and chemical decapsulation
• Co-ordinating laboratory work queue as well as allocating tasks to laboratory trainees
• Networking in a global environment and sharing findings and results to PEQ, R&D, technical support, and other stakeholders

Your background:

• Experience in operating some of the following: Scanning Electron Microscope, X-ray, or microsectioning equipment, as well as enthusiasm to learn and master more analysis methods
• Sound knowledge of failure and root cause analysis
• Master of Science or higher degree in Material science, Physics, Mechanics, Electronics or Electrical engineering
• General knowledge about the structure of electrical and electromechanical components as well as power semiconductors are of great benefit
• You have hands-on mentality and enthusiasm towards laboratory work
• You have open-minded attitude for challenges and learning new, and good cooperation and team working skills with ability to work independently
• Fluent in English both written and spoken as sharing the results both by presenting and writing reports are highly important. Knowledge of Finnish language is beneficial

More about us:
ABB System Drives is a global supplier of high-power, high-performance drives, drive systems and packages for industrial processes and large infrastructure applications. With our industry leading technology and global support, we help our customers, partners and equipment manufacturers with asset reliability, performance improvement and energy efficiency in mission critical applications. Our people and culture are the foundation of our success. We all together make the difference for our customers every day.
In Finland, ABB has about 5000 employees, making it one of the biggest industrial employers in the country. ABB Finland serves its customers in over 20 locations and has production sites in Helsinki, Vaasa, Porvoo and Hamina. As a global company, we’re also able to offer international job opportunities.
Yhteystiedot: Interested in joining the crew? Please apply for the position by November 30, 2023. We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.
For more information, please contact Product Engineering Manager Jonas Strandell, tel. +358 50 332 9222.
Työpaikan osoite: Hiomotie 13, 00380 Helsinki

• Performing failure and root cause analysis using the most advanced laboratory equipment including documenting and sharing the results
• Defining and executing DOE (Design of Experiments) to investigate the reliability of components used in Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) products
• Developing and mastering your skills of using state-of-the-art analysis equipment including Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), X-Ray, acoustic microscope, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) etc.
• Becoming an expert at sample preparation using materialographic preparation as well as mechanical and chemical decapsulation
• Co-ordinating laboratory work queue as well as allocating tasks to laboratory trainees
• Networking in a global environment and sharing findings and results to PEQ, R&D, technical support, and other stakeholder