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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 Leader__\nRun What Runs the World\nAt ABB, we help important industries outrun - leaner and cleaner.\nEvery person here makes that happen. By rethinking, rewiring, and improving, we combine the world’s best minds and technologies to elevate performance to a whole new level.\nBecause at ABB, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a R&D Associated Engineer, you’ll take on challenges that transform industries and drive innovation. We give you the market-leading expertise, technology, and opportunity, and you own the challenge to make an impact that matters.\nIt won’t always be easy. Growing takes grit. Innovating takes the courage to try, fail, learn, and succeed. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone.\nYour Role: Own the Challenge/Take on the Journey\nBe responsible for the research and development of switch cabinets for medium-voltage distribution systems, with a focus on the structure and insulation design of switch cabinets.\nDuring the R&D process, necessary computer-aided design analysis and calculation should be carried out to ensure design quality, such as mechanical or electric field simulation operations.\nUse DFA/DFM tools (for manufacturing and assembly design) for auxiliary design.\nCoordinate and handle the problems arising during the testing process of medium-voltage switch cabinets and ensure that the products can smoothly pass the tests. 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