Research Scientist - Electromagnetics

Job description

Tasks:
Research, design innovation, and technology demonstration of electromagnetic and thermal/mechanical aspects of future ABB products including motors, generators, transformers, actuators, or related electromagnetic devices.

Main Accountabilities:

• Create new electromagnetic or thermal features, concepts, and designs for ABB businesses.
• Identify and critically review electromagnetic & thermal innovations and aspects of ABB products.
• Calculate, simulate, design, and analyze motors, generators, transformers, or related electromagnetic devices.
• Collaborate with universities, government and external partners, ABB research centers, and ABB business units.
• Develop and customize laboratory testing facilities & procedures.
• Test & evaluate performance of proof-of-concept and prototype equipment including motors, generators, drives, transformers, and actuators.

Additional information:
Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB

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Location:
   Raleigh,North Carolina,USA

Contract type:
   Regular/Permanent

Business Unit:
   NA

Date posted:
   2017-05-08

Job function:
   Research and Development

Publication ID:
   US61234247_E1

ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a pioneering technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing more than a 125-year history of innovation, ABB today is writing the future of industrial digitalization and driving the Energy and Fourth Industrial Revolutions. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 132,000 employees www.abb.com

Desired profile

Requirements:

BASIC QUALIFICATION:

• Doctoral Degree in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering or physics or Masters degree in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering or physics with 3 years of experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION:

• CAD, hardware prototyping and testing, electrical machine design, transformer design, optimization, project management, experience with rotating equipment, failure analysis, heat transfer analysis, mechanics, and dynamics.
• Prior industry work, postdoc, or internship experience with electric machines, transformers, or related hardware is preferred.
• Modeling and simulation of multi-physics systems, technical writing and presentation.
• Creativity, perseverance, communication, and ability to work effectively as part of a diverse team.

“Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US'