{"id":2931053,"url":"https://alion.io/job/abb-thesis-work-fault-current-simulations-in-dc-power-systems","title":"Thesis work Fault current simulations in DC power systems","company":{"id":44977,"name":"ABB","domain":"abb.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/abb","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":88,"open_postings":177,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.678,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":18,"computed_at":"2026-10-26T05:57:25Z"}},"role":"Early Careers","role_family":"Early Careers","seniority":null,"employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Västerås, Sweden"],"countries":["SE"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-12T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-12","last_verified_at":"2026-10-24T14:26:14Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":15,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":15},"description":"At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.\nThis Position reports to:\nR&D Team LeadYour role and responsibilities\nWith the increase of both DC energy production and DC energy consumption, the interest in DC systems for electric power distribution is increasing. The behavior of the system when a fault occurs will differ fundamentally depending on the design of the system, e.g. voltage level, presence of energy storage, and how the system is fed. For a safe operation, the energy dissipated into faulty equipment needs to be known and possibly limited to acceptable values to minimize damage to the equipment and people.\nDetails:\nThe work will be conducted as a master thesis (30 hp) during the spring 2027 at ABB Corporate Research facilities in Västerås, Sweden, with proposed start in January.\nTasks\nThe proposed master thesis will aim to, in a structured way, evaluate the behavior and fault currents in a DC network and the dependence on how the network is designed and powered. The work will be based on electric system simulations in suitable software, e.g. PSCAD or Simulink/Simscape.\nSummarize the state of the art and currently ongoing activities in the field\nSummarize possible converter topologies for feeding a DC network\nEvaluate fault current shapes and levels with different converters and control\nEvaluate the requirements for current limitation or interruption where necessary\nPreferred background\nMaster’s program in Electrical engineering or Electrical power systems or similar\nCurious and interested in the subject of future power systems\nExperience in electrical simulations, e.g. Simscape or PSCAD\nKnowledge in power converters or power electronics is a benefit\nMore about us\nJesper Magnusson, ABB Västerås, \nElisabeth Lindell, ABB Västerås, \nA future opportunity\nThis role is part of our talent pipeline, which means it’s not currently open, but we’re always looking for curious minds, bold thinkers, and people who want to make an impact.\nClick Apply to express your interest and be considered for future opportunities that match your experience and aspirations.\nAt ABB, we welcome people from all backgrounds and believe that diverse perspectives help us build a cleaner, smarter future.\nApply today or visit https://www.abb.com to learn more about how we help run what runs the world.","description_format":"text","description_chars":2631,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Electrical & Electronic Engineering","Power Grid","Industrial Automation","Industrial Robotics"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-20T14:39:40Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":39,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.52,"p_room":0.75,"age_days":14,"expected_fill_days":18,"reasons":["conf:39","stale_co","velocity","win:late","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-26T05:57:25Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/abb-thesis-work-fault-current-simulations-in-dc-power-systems","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/abb-thesis-work-fault-current-simulations-in-dc-power-systems.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-27T02:05:36Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1290,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-28T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":44977},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=44977"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fabb-thesis-work-fault-current-simulations-in-dc-power-systems"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fabb-thesis-work-fault-current-simulations-in-dc-power-systems"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fabb-thesis-work-fault-current-simulations-in-dc-power-systems"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/abb-thesis-work-fault-current-simulations-in-dc-power-systems\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fabb-thesis-work-fault-current-simulations-in-dc-power-systems"}]}