Do you want to revolutionize medium-voltage converters used in wind power generation to decarbonize the world? We are looking for a product owner with expertise on leading and managing the backlog of software development team to join our world-leading R&D team working on medium-voltage wind converters. In the multi-cultural environment of the R&D department you have the unique opportunity to collaborate with world class experts in the field, further develop your knowledge and understanding of a wide range of interdisciplinary topics and benefit from excellent career opportunities.

This position reports to

R&D Team Lead

Your responsibilities

• Taking ownership of requirements engineering to convert business requirements into software requirements
• Responsible for planning the product increments and providing feedback to the overall roadmap of the product
• Work with stakeholders and understand the priorities of the backlog and provide periodic updates on the progress
• Understand the needs of the project in terms of resources and competences
• Work with line management to ensure a proper staffing of the team
• Responsible for software testing strategy of the product to improve the test coverage of the product
• Ensure cyber security and quality requirements of the product are fulfilled
• Leading and guiding the team to achieve the targets

Your background

• Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
• More than 10 years of experience in leading Embedded or PC system software projects
• At least 3 years of experience in working with Xilinx SoC
• Experience in leading more than one scrum team as Product owner
• Significant experience in the programming language C++ is required
• At least 3 years of experience in working with applications like wind converters or electrical drives is required
• Good command of English is required, German language skills are beneficial
• Prior experience in working with industry standard communication protocol like OPC UA
• Prior experience in certifying products for cyber security standard like IEC62443
• Flexibility to travel to lead a global R&D team

More about us

ABB System Drives is a global supplier of high-power, high-performance drives, drive systems and packages for industrial processes and large infrastructure applications. With our industry leading technology and global support, we help our customers, partners and equipment manufacturers with asset reliability, performance improvement and energy efficiency in mission critical applications. Our people and culture are the foundation of our success. We all together make the difference for our customers every day. We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). The recruiting process is being led by Peter Reinhardt, Talent Partner ABB Switzerland Ltd. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. ABB Data Privacy Statement: https://new.abb.com/privacy-notice/candidate Work model: hybrid #LI-hybrid