Senior Applications & Solutions Engineer Autonomous Manipulative Mobile Robots; AMMR

Overview

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation — for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This role sits within ABB's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we announced the plan for Soft Bank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. Soft Bank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next‑generation computing. By joining us now, you'll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics-working alongside world‑class experts in a fast‑moving, innovation‑driven environment.

This Position reports to:
Portfolio and Solutions Manager for AMR

In this role, you will help scale ABB's Autonomous Manipulative Mobile Robotics (AMMR) technology across global customer applications. Working at the intersection of product development, customer operations, and solution delivery, you will transform innovative robotics technology into robust, repeatable, and commercially successful solutions.

This is a unique opportunity to influence the evolution of a breakthrough robotics offering, working closely with customers, Product Management, and R&D to shape the future of autonomous mobile manipulation.

This is a global role.

The work model for the role is: hybrid.

Up to 50% of traveling will be required for this position.

• Define and drive the validation, verification, and technology readiness strategy for AMMR solutions, including KPIs, acceptance criteria, and deployment milestones from pilot to commercial scale.
• Own the technical success of AMMR pilots and early deployments, leading troubleshooting, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement activities.
• Develop and maintain reference architectures, solution templates, and engineering standards for AMMR applications across key market segments.
• Translate customer requirements into scalable solution concepts, system specifications, and interface definitions, ensuring feasibility, performance, safety, and repeatability.
• Drive the development of new applications and solution variants through structured feedback to Product Management and R&D, accelerating product maturity and adoption.
• Act as the primary technical interface between Product Management, R&D, Global and Local Engineering teams, and customers, enabling successful deployments through best practices, documentation, and training.
• Lead and mentor AMMR Application Engineers, promoting engineering excellence, standardization, and reuse of validated solutions.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Robotics, Automation, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in robotics, industrial automation, autonomous systems, or complex electromechanical products, with a background in application engineering, systems engineering, solution architecture, or technical project delivery.
• Proven ability to translate customer requirements into scalable technical solutions, including system architectures, interface definitions, and deployment concepts.
• Strong systems engineering mindset with hands‑on experience integrating robotic systems, controls, software, safety systems, and industrial IT/OT environments.
• Experience supporting pilots, proof‑of‑concepts, and early product deployments, including validation, troubleshooting, and performance assessment.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across Product Management, R&D, engineering, operations, and customer teams, providing technical leadership and mentoring where required.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with willingness to travel up to 50% to support deployments, commissioning, testing, and validation activities.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status,…