Manager software standard solutions and safety at ABB Ports

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You will be part of Marine and Ports in Västerås. ABB’s business for ports assists shipping companies to transfer containers in a reliable, quick and cost-efficient way. Ports is specialized in advanced automation and information systems for motion control of all types of container cranes. We are the leading supplier of crane systems and are active worldwide. In the large terminal automation projects we deliver electric and automation systems for 50 to 100 cranes, to the major container ports in the world.
This role reports to Technology Manager. Your department is responsible for development of crane automation standard software for ship to shore cranes and stacking cranes, development of our dynamic crane control, responsible for drives SW, our safety solutions and safety SW standardization for automated container cranes. The department has around 50% work in customer delivery projects and 50% R&D and product maintenance.
You will be a member in the Technology management team.
Your responsibilities
Lead a department of 15 skilled automation SW, control, drives and safety engineers.
Your department develop, release and maintain crane automation SW standard.
Development of our world leading dynamic crane control and drives software.
Deliver safety solutions in customer projects and standard safety SW.
Develop test and verification methods for our crane automation standard SW.
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.
Living ABB’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background
Experience from team lead or line manager role is valuable.
Experience from leading agile teams is beneficial.
Experience in SW development within automation area (PLC, embedded).
Experience from customer projects organization is beneficial.
Work with functional safety is valuable.
Experience from control of automation systems or drives are valuable.
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.
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
Bring your very own sense of pride and purpose as you help us drive forward the Fourth Industrial Revolution – creating a sustainable future for our planet, and your career. Join ABB and harness the power of our diverse global network, as you collaborate with and learn from our world-class teams. Above all, challenge yourself every day. Let’s write the future, together.
Recruiting Manager Thomas Kumm, +46 720 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. All other questions can be directed to Recruitment Consultant Linda Lundstedt, +46 722 05 65 54. We kindly decline direct contact with staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers of additional job advertisements.
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until 2024-03-15, so don’t delay – apply today!
We look forward to receiving your application (PDF documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.