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Your role and responsibilities

This is a Scientist role, reporting to the Research Department Manager at India Corporate Research Center (INCRC), located in Bangalore. INCRC is co-located with ABB’s largest global software development and engineering units. Its unique infrastructure places research, development, engineering, and service teams under one roof, increasing collaboration and reducing the time to market with high quality. Career advancement opportunities include specialized technical roles in R&D and business. 

INCRC explores emerging technologies, creates intellectual property, and strengthens existing and future ABB offerings. We also provide R&D consultancy services to ABB Divisions and reap the benefits of open innovation by collaborating with universities and startup companies.  

The work model for the role is hybrid. 
 
This role is contributing to the Process Automation Business of ABB. 
 
You will be mainly accountable for Research technologies in software engineering and machine learning for process automation business. These include:

Identify use cases and gather requirements for data-driven solutions in collaboration with ABB’s business divisions and end customers. 

Implement research ideas to build functional prototypes in domains such as software engineering and machine learning, collaborating with other researchers and business counterparts. 

Evaluate design approaches and architectural solutions for machine learning based systems. 

Adapt and optimize algorithms to better utilize processing units (CPU/GPU/TPU) and distributed clusters. 

Draft research proposals, present novel ideas and secure research projects. 

Communicate project results to technical experts and business audience. 

Create Intellectual Property in the form of Invention disclosures and publishing in scientific conferences and journals. 

Living ABB’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business. 

You will work in dynamic and creative teams, with a wide range of experience and expertise, carrying out applied research projects developing software engineering techniques to build intelligent systems for process industries. 

Qualifications for the role

Ph.D./M.Tech/M.S. from a reputed University in Computer Science, Engineering or related disciplines. 

Required 1 to 2 years of relevant experience with Ph.D. or 4 to 6 years of relevant experience with Master’s degree.  

Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python (preferred), C/C++, and C#. 

Understanding Software Development Lifecycle utilizing LLM/AI techniques. 

Proficiency in building functional prototypes.  

Ability to communicate effectively in English with internal and external partners including those from academic community. 

What's in it for you:

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You’ll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that’s tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger.

More about us:

Our Process Automation business offers a range of solutions for process and hybrid industries, including our industry-specific integrated automation, electrification and digital solutions, control technologies, software and advanced services, as well as measurement & analytics, marine and turbocharging offerings. Process Automation is in the market globally. Based on its deep domain knowledge, experience and expertise in delivering world-class automation products, systems and solutions, a wide area of complimenting digital and collaborative solutions across applications and sectors, the Process Automation business helps customers remain competitive, improving their ROI and running safe and productive operations.

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