Internship in Industrial Sensing for Electrification (80-100%)
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This position reports to
R&D Team Lead
Your role and responsibilities
In this role, you will have the opportunity to gain vocational experience through a temporary work placement (6 months). Each day, you will acquire knowledge by performing tasks as directed. You will also showcase your expertise by supporting ABB's operations and enhancing personal education/employment opportunities.You will have an opportunity to work on different aspects of a sensor system for automation of electrical protection systems. The focus is on experimental design, sensor selection, signal acquisition, and data interpretation.The work model for the role is: hybrid #LI-HybridThis role is contributing to ABB Corporate Research in Baden-Dättwil, Switzerland. Main stakeholder is ABB Electrification - Smart Buildings. You will be mainly responsible for:• Experiment design, sensor selection, and quick prototyping• Implementation of dedicated signal acquisition• Sensor signal analysis and processing• Information extraction and classification• Review of academic literature• Documentation of findings and developed solutions
Qualifications for the role
- You currently pursue a degree (enrollment to 5th semester or higher is essential) in Electrical Engineering or similar field
- You are interested in the following fields: industrial sensor solutions, signal and data interpretation, and experimental lab work
- You have experience with electronics, signal acquisition/processing (preferably in acoustics), and programming (preferably Matlab)
- You are willing to learn and quickly adapt to new research topics
- You are self-motivated and have a hands-on attitude
- You are at ease communicating in English
- Non-EU/non-EFTA citizens, please note that a certificate from your university, showing that an internship is a mandatory part of your studies, is required for the visa application
- We appreciate applications that include a CV, cover letter and a detailed overview of courses taken during studies
More about us
The ABB Corporate Research Center in Baden-Dättwil is one of 7 ABB research centers worldwide. More than 100 employees work here in close collaboration with ABB's different business areas on the next generation of ABB products. In the Sensing & Analytics team we work on innovative solutions in the domains of sensor technology, sensing electronics, and perception sensing.We look forward to receiving your application. The recruiting process is led by Talent Partner Angelina Kothe. If you would like to learn more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Important: In order to be employed by ABB you will need to fully comply with/fulfill all local ABB employment requirements/processes. Before applying, please read our Fraud Warning. ABB Privacy Policy:https://new.abb.com/privacy-notice/candidate