R&D Senior Engineer

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This position reports to:

R&D Manager

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Your Role and Responsibilities

We are now looking for a new R&D Senior Design Engineers to join ABB Distribution Solutions R&D Hardware department team in Vaasa. Our goal is to increase our Hardware development capabilities with these new team members. In these roles, you will work as a part of competent HW development team, developing advanced industrial electronics for protection relay platforms.

You will be part of a global and agile R&D organization, working on the front line of distribution automation products. On this role you have opportunity for personal development with modern protection relay portfolio. Additionally, you will cooperate with other functions inside ABB and be involved in every stage of the design process, from requirements to final product testing.

The work model in this role is: hybrid, #LI-Hybrid with weekly presence at the Vaasa office.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Research, design and maintain robust electronics designs for ABB’s protection relay platforms
• Actively contributing to architecture design and technical decision‑making in your area of responsibility
• Collaborating closely with software, quality and testing specialists in both new development and maintenance activities
• Supporting design quality through reviews, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of development practices

Qualifications for the Role                                  

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in a relevant field, such as Information Technology or similar
• Some prior experience (>2 years) as a design engineer working with embedded systems (for example communication, CPU or analog electronics)
• Understanding of EMC and signal integrity
• Experience with electronics design and simulation tools
• Fluency in spoken and written English, with Finnish seen as an advantage
• Ability to work independently while also being an effective team player in an agile development environment

Due to the nature of this position, ABB Oy will ask Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo), to perform a standard level security clearance for the hired person.

Benefits

Our culture and benefits reflect our values: courage, care, curiosity and collaboration. The most appreciated benefits according to our personnel are at the moment e.g. an annual performance bonus, employee share  acquisition program, continuous learning opportunities, and other wellbeing and family benefits. We have a  hybrid working model. 

 More about us

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium-voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low- voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.

If you have questions, please contact R&D Manager, Tuomo Rintamäki, tel. +358 50 3343150. Please note the following call times: 20–21.8. Apply for the position by August 23rd, 2026. We look forward to receiving your application.

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.

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