R&D Engineer

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We are looking for a creative and ambitious Software Engineer to one of our highly productive development teams. We hope that you like to work in a modern, efficient, and integrated environment with the latest tools and techniques within the digitalized industrial automation sector.
You will be an important resource in the team and contribute to the deliveries with your effort and knowledge. As a team member you will participate in both architectural discussions, feature development, development of automatic tests as well as in team planning.
The team is an essential contributor to the ABB’s next generation control products based on a newly developed platform, supporting the latest industry communication protocols with demands from both security and safety standards.
The team’s main responsibility is to develop and maintain the low-level platform including the hardware- and OS abstraction layers, boot, device drivers, supervision functions, logging and redundancy.
The role reports to R&D Team Manager.
Your responsibilities
Developing central parts in our existing and upcoming control systems
Participate in specification, design programming ands low level testing
Integration of hardware and low-level software including realtime OS
Solving complex industrial problems, and reviewing current technologies to choose effective applications, equipment and methods for new products or software
Participating in a team of highly skilled software developers and contribute with your own experience
Keeping up to date with modern technologies
Identifying risks in R&D projects

Your background
At least 5 years of experience in embedded real-time programming, working as a software developer with C / C++
Sound knowledge of working with both hardware and software and bringing them together
Knowledge of realtime OS VxWorks is meritorious
A solution-focused approach and strong written and spoken communication skills
A Master’s degree in computer science or equivalent
Fluent in Swedish and English, both written and spoken

More about us
ABB Process Automation PCP is responsible for developing and delivering the most capable DCS products on the market, System 800xA, which is the leading product suite within the Industrial Automation DCS market.
Recruiting Manager Andreas Bäckman, +46 40-55 07 60, will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives - Sveriges Ingenjörer: Kenneth Hultman, +4640-35 00 96; Unionen: Mikael Hammar, +4640-55 05 30. All other questions can be directed to Recruiting Consultant Tobias Nilsson, +46 70 821 53 31.
We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.