R&D Control Software Engineer / R&D Control Software Engineeress for Medium Voltage Drives

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Position Overview

This position reports to the Software R&D Team Lead and involves developing control software for medium voltage wind converters, shaping software architecture, and innovating within our product offerings. Located in Turgi, Switzerland, you will be part of an agile, intercultural team that manages the full software development lifecycle.

If you possess strong technical skills, demonstrate collaboration, and have a customer-oriented mindset, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Work Model

The work model for this role is hybrid. #LI-hybrid

Your Responsibilities

In this role, you will mainly be accountable for:

• Researching and developing advanced control, modulation, and estimation methods—including linear and nonlinear control—for power conversion systems in Medium Voltage Drives, while ensuring alignment with application requirements.
• Designing and implementing embedded real-time software in modern C++ for various converter topologies (e.g., 3-level VSC, 5-level VSC, current source converters).
• Managing the full software development lifecycle, covering requirements engineering, design, implementation, testing, and maintenance to deliver high-quality and reliable solutions.
• Providing technical support to internal customers (Level 4, Commissioning) and executing comprehensive software tests to verify functionality and performance.

Qualifications

• You hold a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or Software Engineering.
• You possess at least 2 years of hands-on experience in embedded application design and C++ programming.
• You have a solid understanding of configuration management, code repositories, requirements management, version control, CI/CD processes, and various testing phases, including release testing.
• You bring knowledge of field-oriented control for motors and grid-connected converters.
• You have a keen interest in learning advanced modulation methods for three-phase systems (e.g., PWM, optimized pulse patterns) and advanced nonlinear control techniques.
• You have a basic understanding of MATLAB and Simulink for control concept validation and system-level simulation.
• Your effective communication skills enable you to thrive in international collaborations, characterized by your motivation, creativity, and self-management abilities.

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. Leveraging our industry-leading technology and global support, we assist our customers, partners, and equipment manufacturers in enhancing asset reliability, improving performance, and achieving energy efficiency in mission-critical applications. Our people and culture are the cornerstone of our success, making a difference for our customers every day.

We highly value individuals from diverse backgrounds. Could this be your next chapter? Apply online using the form below.

We look forward to reviewing your application (please submit documents in English). Only applications matching the job profile will be considered. The recruiting process is being led by Azra Filan, Talent Partner at ABB Switzerland Ltd. To discover more about ABB, please visit our website at www.abb.com.

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