R&D Sustainability Specialist Intern

Overview At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. This position reports to:
Center of Excellence Leader - LCA & Ecodesign.

Your Role And Responsibilities Join the Global R&D Sustainability team in ABB's Smart Power Division, within the Center of Excellence (CoE) for LCA & Eco-design. As an intern, you will work alongside a multidisciplinary group of engineers and sustainability experts, gaining hands-on exposure to product sustainability, eco-design, and circular economy practices applied to real hardware products. This is an opportunity to put your academic background into practice, contributing to meaningful projects while being mentored by senior specialists in the field.

The work model for the role is to take on meaningful work that drives real impact, and you will be accountable for the following responsibilities:

Support Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) activities by assisting the team in data collection, modelling, and interpretation of results — learning how environmental hotspots are identified and addressed in real product development contexts.

Contribute to Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) projects, supporting the team across the full process: organizing and collecting input data, documentation preparation, up to supporting third-party verification activities.

Support primary data collection from suppliers, reaching out to the supply chain to gather material, energy, and process data needed for LCA and EPD studies — gaining direct exposure to supply chain sustainability challenges.

Conduct regulatory and scientific landscaping on product End-of-Life (EoL) scenarios — reviewing legislation, industry standards, and academic literature on EoL modelling approaches (recycling, reuse, recovery) and summarizing findings for the team.

Monitor emerging trends in product sustainability, circularity, and eco-design, contributing to internal knowledge sharing and team discussions.

Qualifications For

The Role A Bachelor’s or Master’s student in environmental, mechanical, electrical engineering, chemistry, materials engineering, or related sciences — or a recent graduate.

Academic background or coursework exposure to LCA, sustainability, or eco-design topics.

Familiarity with LCA concepts; experience with LCA tools (e.g., Sima Pro) is a plus.

You're at ease communicating in English.

You are curious, proactive, and eager to learn in a technical R&D environment, working in a global context with stakeholders from multiple countries.

Team-oriented with good communication and organizational skills.

You are passionate about sustainability, circularity, and innovation.
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