ABB Discovery Trainee Motion System Drives

Are you ready for new adventures and motivated to experience real projects driving performance to new levels and supporting a more productive and sustainable future? Are you motivated to support the initiative to help our customers in their decarbonization projects? Then our ABB Discovery Trainee Program is the right fit for you! Join us to contribute to cutting-edge technology and help drive asset reliability, performance improvements, and energy efficiency firsthand during three different six months assignments over the course of total 18 months. Through our personalized introduction program, gain the confidence to work independently and collaborate in inclusive teams. ABB offers tailored development opportunities and ongoing training to help you achieve your career goals. Exposure to different areas and colleagues accelerates your career growth. Start date of the program is October 1, 2024 The position will be open for applications in April 2024. The selection process is taking place in May 2024.

• Contribute to the development of value proposition including sourcing strategy for well-known mechanical components (like e.g. gearboxes and couplings) which as such are unfamiliar to our electrically focused organization.
• Create upskilling material and lead the conduction of webinars with subject matter experts to support our global teams to build expertise in applications and offerings around turbine replacements.
• Target application is the replacement of Steam and Gas turbine by electrical drive train including Medium Voltage (MV) motors and Variable Speed Drives (VSD).
• The program is divided in three assignments: Assignment 1 (Switzerland): Packaging team to get familiar with VSD system in the range from 10 to 100MW, Assignment 2 (abroad): Motor factory in contact with the mechanical engineering team, Assignment 3 (Switzerland): to be defined
• Discover your interests and different functions/roles through challenging and impactful assignments where you are fully integrated into the team.
• Profit from individually targeted possibilities for training and development, professional mentoring, exposure to executives, and support from the Discovery Program team.
• Actively contribute to diverse social events and team activities and use the chance to establish a broad (global) network within ABB and be a part of the ABB Trainee Community.
• Develop your strengths with the help of regular feedback on your performance and clearly established performance objectives

• Completed master’s degree university or applied science university in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, or related Engineering field (e.g. a background in Mechanical Engineering and max. 3 years of professional work experience before the start date October 1, 2024.
• Excellent knowledge of English; fluency or proficiency in German is a plus.
• Authorization to work in Switzerland is required (at least B permit).
• Be curious – sometimes, a question can be more powerful than an answer.
• Be respectful and open-minded – we believe we can learn from each other because we are all different.
• Be creative – challenge status quo with a fresh perspective!
• Be flexible – this step is just the beginning of a journey that will empower you to find your own path in our company

ABB Motion keeps the world turning, while saving energy every day. Our pioneering drives, motors, generators, traction converters and mechanical power transmission products are driving the low-carbon future for industries, cities, infrastructure and transportation. Through our global presence we are always close to our customers. We help them optimize energy efficiency, improve safety and reliability and achieve precise control of their applications. 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. We look forward to receiving your application. The recruiting process is being led by Peter Reinhardt, Talent Partner at ABB Switzerland Ltd. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. ABB Data Privacy Statement: https://new.abb.com/privacy-notice/candidate Work model: hybrid #LI-hybrid