R&D Sustainability Engineer
Location
Dalmine (BG) | Italy
Job description
R&D Sustainability Engineer
Take your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future.
At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity and generations. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.
ABB’s purpose is to enable a more sustainable and resource-efficient future with our technology leadership in electrification and automation. To achieve our purpose, we are embedding sustainability in everything we do and across our value chain.
You will be working as R&D Engineer - Sustainability and will be part of Electrification Service division based in Dalmine, Italy.
In this role you will report to the R&D Service Manager and functionally to the R&D Global Sustainability Leader and you will support design of products to be sustainable and recyclable. You will prepare Environmental Product Declarations for our existing Retrofit portfolio, taking lessons learned into New Product Development processes. Interfacing with multiple factory functions will be required both to collect data and to transfer lesson learnt and improvement proposals into products and processes.
This position reports to
R&D Team Lead
Your responsibilities
- Performs Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) using modelling software like SimaPro (preferred), Gabi or others.
- Creates environmental product declaration for identified products and assists in environmental certification activities.
- Cooperates with R&D and various factory functions like Operations, HSE, Quality, SCM and suppliers, to collect relevant data required for LCA modelling.
- Collects product related data by accessing technical documentation from PLM environments Windchill and Smarteam and design documentation from CAD tools.
- Supports management in gathering lessons learned and best practices and incorporates them into New Product Developments.
- Design and re-design our products for reliability, durability, maintainability, repairability, modularity, refurbishing, re-manufacturing, and recyclability.
- Stays abreast of external trends and perspectives related to sustainability and provides consultation to business8es) as required.
- Contributes to and/or plans and executes sustainability-related projects.
Your background
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or in Sustainability Engineering / Environmental Science.
- Minimum 1 to 4 years of experience in R&D with exposure to product design & development, quality, value engineering, costing, preferably in the domain of electrical distribution like MV and LV breakers, Contactors, Switches and switchgears.
- Knowledge of eco-design, LCA, EPDs, energy efficiency and other Sustainability concepts.
- Proficient in CAD Tools like SolidWorks, Creo etc.
- Familiarity with PLM, preferably Windchill and Smarteam.
- ERP software, preferably SAP.
- Highly motivated team player with a collaborative, learning and solutions-oriented approach and strong communication skills.
More about us
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Your benefits:
• Enjoy a stable employment in a company with a long history in innovation and technology
• Collaborate with experienced experts in an international environment
• Seize individual development and training opportunities, from job specific to soft skills
• Get private medical care (including offers for family members)
• Receive attractive remuneration based on your experience and skills, and other financial benefits
• Choose from various benefits in kind, ranging from healthy lifestyle offerings, to knowledge sharing, to teambuilding activities
• Smartworking
For further info: Letizia Breviario, Talent Partner
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