Internship in Industrial Hydrogen Sensing (80-100%) At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. That's our story. Make it your story.
This position reports to

R&D Team Lead

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to gain vocational experience through a temporary work placement (6 months). Each day, you will acquire knowledge by performing tasks as directed. You will also showcase your expertise by supporting ABB’s operations and enhancing personal education/employment opportunities. During this internship, you will have an opportunity to work on different aspects of a hydrogen sensing system for equipment safety. The focus is on optoelectronics, spectroscopy and sensor technology. You will work with state-of-the-art hydrogen sensing technologies for high-demand industrial applications. The work model for the role is: hybrid #LI-Hybrid This role is contributing to the Sensing and Analytics Research Team in Baden-Dättwil, Aargau, Switzerland. Main stakeholder is the Analytical Spectroscopy Business Unit in Quebec (Canada). You will be mainly accountable for:• Building and operation of optical and electrical sensor testing setup in laboratory• Developing testing automation protocol (e.g: LabView platform)• Data collection, analysis and interpretation of results• Review of academic literature• Regular reporting and contribution to decision-making in elaboration of potential solutions

Qualifications for the role

You currently pursue a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (enrollment to 5th semester or higher is essential) in Electrical Engineering or Material Science You are interested in at least one of the following fields: optics, optoelectronics, sensor technology, spectroscopy, data analysis You have experience with LabView and/or PythonYou are willing to learn and quickly adapt to new research topics You are self-motivated, have a hands-on attitude and you are able to think conceptually and express ideas clearly and convincingly You are at ease communicating in English Non-EU/non-EFTA citizens, please note that a certificate from your university, showing that an internship is a mandatory part of your studies, is required for the visa application

More about us

The ABB Corporate Research Center in Baden-Dättwil, Switzerland creates power and automation technologies. Our achievements include the invention of self-blast circuit breaker technology, the first fiber laser pressure sensor, the first high-temperature superconducting fault limiter and the world's leading generator breaker. Our focus areas are Industrial Solutions and Energy Technologies. We collaborate with leading universities around the world, such as MIT, Carnegie Mellon, the University of Cambridge, the Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm and the Federal Institutes of Technology in Zurich and Lausanne. We look forward to receiving your application. The recruiting process is led by Talent Partner Angelina Kothe. We appreciate applications that include a CV, cover letter and a detailed overview of courses taken during studies. If you would like to learn more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. ABB Privacy Policy:https://new.abb.com/privacy-notice/candidate