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You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.\nThis position reports to:\nR&D Team Lead__\nYour Role and responsibilities\nThis role offers a fantastic opportunity to gain a central part in shaping future experiences of ABB’s industrial products and solutions. The position is based at ABB Corporate Research Center in Västerås, where cutting-edge research meets real industrial impact.\nYou will belong to a highly motivated, international research team while collaborating with researchers, technology and product managers and industrial partners. ABB offers an inspiring work environment with excellent opportunities for professional growth and long-term career development.\nHow can we design industrial technologies that help users make better decisions, work effectively, and navigate increasingly complex systems?\nWe are looking for an innovative User Experience Researcher who combines deep human understanding with strategic thinking. You will design novel concepts and ensure that emerging solutions are not only technically advanced, but also trusted and valuable for the people who use them. Where appropriate, you will use AI-assisted tools to support research, design and validation activities.\nIn this role, you will:\nConduct mixed-methods research across industrial contexts\nTranslate complex user needs into future opportunities\nInfluence technology roadmaps through evidence-based insights\nCollaborate with researchers, engineers, product leaders, and business stakeholders\nExplore the implications of AI, autonomy, and intelligent systems on human work\nBuild knowledge assets, frameworks, and research practices that scale across ABB\nFacilitate workshops and innovation activities\nCommunicate insights to management and research leadership\nundefined\nYour background\nEducation in either Interaction design, HCI, Human factors, Product design, Cognitive Science, or similar\nStrong qualitative and quantitative research competence\nYou are a creative and proactive problem-solver with a will to act \nAbility to translate user insights into concepts or strategic business opportunities\nCommunication and storytelling skills\nCuriosity about emerging technologies, AI, automation, industrial systems, and sustainability\nMore about us\nAt ABB Corporate Research Center, we explore new technologies and solutions on behalf of our business areas.\nWe work in a department which is dedicated to creating innovative automation solutions to support ABB and our customers.\nRecruiting Manager Dawid Ziobro, +46 72 245 0087, will answer your questions. Union representatives - Sveriges Ingenjörer: Johanna Holmlund, +46 72 579 70 20; Ledarna: Lenny Larsson, +46 706 32 85 47; Unionen: Krista Andersson, +46 706 44 02 85. For other questions, contact Talent Partner Irma Leijon, +46 72 461 23 14.\nBuilding a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. 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