R&D Manager for Sensors at ABB Marine and Ports

Placering
Västerås

R&D Manager for Sensors at ABB Marine and Ports
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Your role and responsibilities
In this role you will be part of the Ports business line within the Marine and Ports division that is specialized in advanced automation and information systems for all types of container and bulk cargo handling cranes, as well as OCR and electrical systems for container terminals. We offer an international and dynamic working environment where our business delivers advanced technology in large projects across the world in a customer oriented and highly globalized industry. Your department is responsible for development of our sensor systems applications for ship to shore cranes and stacking cranes. The department is developing advanced sensor systems based on lidar, camera and laser. ABB Ports sensor technology is advanced and similar to autonomous automotive applications within perception, vision, machine learning, SLAM, ROS2, sensor system calibration and embedded systems. The development is normally performed in close cooperation with customers, and our R&D engineers often go to site for test and verifications. The department has around 40% work in customer delivery projects and 60% in R&D and product maintenance. This role reports to the Technology Manager. Your responsibilities in the role include: • Lead a department of 15 skilled Software application engineers. • The department’s work in agile ways of working in sprints with 2 team leads. • Development of our world leading sensor system for crane automation. • Develop test and verification methods for our sensor systems. • Manage and ensure department spending is in line with agreed budget. • Keep developing the departments fantastic engineers in a direction that support ABB Ports long term strategy in your area. • You lead the department to a structured development process, requirements management, a secure software development lifecycle and a structured fault-finding process. • Being a member in the Technology management team

Qualifications for the role

• You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or relevant field together with a few years of experience as a Software Developer
• Experience from team lead or line manager role is valuable
• Experience from leading agile teams is beneficial
• Experience in software development within automation area (PLC, embedded)
• Experience from customer projects organization is beneficial
• Work with functional safety is valuable
• Knowledge in ROS2, embedded systems, Linux, machine learning, vision and perception are beneficial
• Since you will work in a global company, you need to master English in both speech and writing, Swedish language skills are meriting

More about us
ABB Marine & Ports designs and develops intelligent terminal automation solutions and services for container and bulk cargo handling as well as world-leading technologies that are driving the evolution of sustainable shipping. Data-driven decision support and integrated solutions for ship and shore from ABB are paving the way to a zero-emission marine industry, and optimized container terminals. Our automation and electrical solutions are making port and terminal operations safer, greener and more productive. ABB Marine & Ports operates in 26 countries and has 2,000 employees. Learn more about what we do at www.abb.com/ports Recruiting Manager Thomas Kumm, +46720-15 89 42, will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives - Sveriges Ingenjörer: Mikael Blomqvist, +46 768 06 00 11; Ledarna: Leif Öhrberg, +46 724 64 40 16; Unionen: Krista Andersson, +46 706 44 02 85. Talent Partner: Johannes Westermark Hester. We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until 2025-01-12 - apply today to secure your spot in the recruitment process! Please note that, to be eligible for employment at ABB AB, you will need to pass our pre-employment screening steps. This includes a reference check, a drug test and could also include a background check. We kindly decline any direct contact with staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers of additional job advertisements.

Locations
Västerås, Sweden