Internship - Trade/Product Classification Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 1, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 30, 2026.
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This position reports to:
Finance Manager__
Your role and responsibilities
In this role you will support product staff and LBL Trade Operations Managers by classifying products, software, and technology that ABB exports or imports with respect to government export control (dual-use and military) and customs (Harmonized System) lists. You will also support the classification of purchased third-party Products, software and raw material.
You will have a functional reporting line to the Local Trade Compliance Officer.
The work model for the role is: hybrid
You will be mainly accountable for:
- Managing and updating master data of ABB products, technologies and software (product description, HTS code, ECN/ECCN numbers) and supporting customs declarants with product information required for master data management and entries.
- Preparation of Product Classification Reports by conducting thorough research and analysis of ABB products.
- Regular analysis of the goods to be sold and/or shipped during the coming months (or past months for book-to-bill business with no backlog), identification and classification of products, software and/or technologies, especially in case of critical regulatory development.
- Providing support regarding classification of purchased goods and finished products, preferably well on time before import, export and shipment. Providing support to TMC (Transport Management Center) when goods need to be declared with customs on short notice and/or are under inspection of the customs authorities.
- Accountable to collect for purchased goods long term declarations needed from suppliers (eg. preferential, no-preferential origin)
- Reviewing of the ECN/ECCN and HTS classifications with the (Country) Trade Compliance Officer, update master data in SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) with ECN/ECCN and HTS classification as required.
- Continually maintaining knowledge on export control and customs regulation with relevant internal and external training (where applicable), as well as E-Learnings on ABB Inside / ABB University and applicable internal instructions, guidelines and handbooks.
- Identifing and developing improvement projects for the digitalization of classification related processes.
Qualifications for the role
- Educatio n: Master or Bachelor degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
- Technical Skills: proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Office, Excel, Power Point).
- Knowledge of SAP and SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) is a plus.
- Knowledge of Power BI is a plus.
- Technical knowledge of products, export control and customs rules and regulations is a big plus.
- Languages: good knowledge of English and Italian.
- Soft Skills: good communication skills to interact with several functions (mainly procurement, trade office, order handling, product management, industrialization department, sales department). Business mindset, high level of responsiveness, promoter of change, high skills on data analysis and focus on details.
Benefits
Locally, you can count on:
- Flexibility and work-life balance: Flexible working hours, hybrid work options, and a strong focus on work-life integration.
- Meal allowance: Access to canteen
More about us
ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium-voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.
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