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This position reports to: R&D Team Lead

Your role and responsibilities

Are you passionate about advanced materials, precision engineering, and turning scientific insight into real‑world innovation? As a Material Specialist within ABB’s Force Measurement R&D organization, you’ll join a highly skilled team developing next‑generation sensor technologies used across industries worldwide.

In this role, you’ll work hands‑on with unique materials, cutting‑edge numerical analysis, and complex physics challenges — and you’ll see your ideas evolve into products that make a measurable difference for our customers. You’ll collaborate closely with colleagues in production, product engineering, product management, procurement, and external partners such as universities and suppliers.

Your responsibilities include:

• Providing expertise from a material technology perspective to our various measurement development projects
• Having a long-term strategic perspective in focus as a material physics phenomenologist that provides the fundamentals for our future products
• Providing material specifications that will guarantee optimal performance for our sensors
• Actively participating in and bringing a new approach to the development of new force- and dimension sensors using numerical analysis
• Being a liaison for external stakeholders, such as suppliers, customers, universities
• Providing support for our production with quality issues
• Material testing and qualification

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Material Science or equivalent (PhD in similar subject matter is desirable)
• Expertise in (metallic) materials characterization
• Well-versed in numerical analysis
• Proven experience in an industrial setup
• Communication skills and a genuine approach to teamwork; as well as problem solving mindset and strong analytical skills
• Ability in communication in Swedish and English, both written and spoken

More about us

ABB's Measurement & Analytics division is among the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of smart instrumentation and analyzers. With thousands of experts around the world and high-performance digital technology, ABB's team is dedicated to making measurement easy for its industrial and energy customers to let them operate more efficiently and profitably.

Recruiting Manager: Istvan Zoltan Jenei, +46 72 207 41 10, will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives Sveriges Ingenjörer: Jan Onsten, +46 705 32 22 58, Unionen: Krista Andersson, +46 706 44 02 85, Ledarna: Leif Öhrberg, +46 724 64 40 16. Talent Partner: Irma Leijon, +46 72 461 23 14.

We look forward to reading your application! Last day to apply is May 3. Please note that the interview process is ongoing, apply now to secure your spot in the recruitment process!

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