Technical Senior Advisor

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This position reports to:
Chapter Lead
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Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will collaborate closely with Global Application Specialists and Technology Advisors, focusing on areas aligned with your expertise and strengths. Supported by the team’s Product Owner, you will work autonomously in an agile environment while contributing to Smart Power’s future growth and innovation.

Join ABB Smart Power’s Emerging Technologies team and help shape the future instead of following trends. We identify megatrends, disruptive technologies, and new market opportunities, turning them into innovation strategies that keep ABB Smart Power ahead of the curve. We are looking for an experienced senior electrical or energy R&D engineer with an out-of-the-box mindset to join the Emerging Technologies, Applications and Segments team within Innovation and Common Modules.

The work model for the role is: #hybrid, #Li-hybrid

You will be mainly accountable for:
Build and maintain relationships across the innovation ecosystem, including universities, research centers, startups, and incubators, to identify new ideas and breakthrough technologies. Active engagement with academia is essential.
Support innovation strategies and technology roadmaps through technical feasibility assessments and recommendations aligned with 3–5-year technology trends.
Develop reference architectures and technical frameworks for emerging applications, translating technology trends into actionable system concepts.
Design and facilitate technical workshops with internal teams, academic partners, and external collaborators to validate emerging technologies and innovation concepts.
Conduct feasibility studies and define proof-of-concepts, assessing technology maturity, scalability, and applicability to Smart Power’s portfolio while balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
Perform competitive technology benchmarking and gap analysis to identify opportunities and strengthen Smart Power’s capabilities.
Act as a gate assessor for Corporate Research Center (CRC) projects, evaluating technical progress, strategic alignment, and business relevance.
Contribute to technical documentation and innovation briefs, translating complex R&D findings into clear recommendations for stakeholders and leadership.
Navigate matrix organizations effectively, influencing cross-functional teams and stakeholders across ABB without direct authority.
Collaborate closely with R&D Engineers, Technology Advisors, and Application Engineers in a highly collaborative team environment.
Support scouting of global megatrends and emerging technologies by analysing scientific publications, patents, and academic research to identify breakthrough innovations and their potential impact on Smart Power’s future portfolio.

Qualifications for the role
You are highly skilled in industrial R&D environments and enjoy working at the intersection of emerging technologies, energy transition, and industrial decarbonization.
You have 5+ years of experience in industrial R&D, ideally within global and cross-functional organizations.
You possess strong knowledge of energy transition challenges, industrial decarbonization trends, and related market dynamics.
You are innovative around cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder management, and building constructive partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
You thrive in agile, dynamic environments and enjoy working within multidisciplinary international teams.
You are proficient in drawing and reading electrical schematics, with hands-on experience using CAD-based tools (e.g., AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN), and are able to translate complex system architectures into clear technical documentation .
Degree in Engineering, Energy Systems, Electrical…