Control Engineer

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This is Control Engineer role, reporting to the Engineering Manager in Business Area – Motion Traction located in Bangalore. You will be responsible for specification, implementation, and documentation of converter & VCU software used in customer applications according to design guidelines and best practices.

Your responsibilities

• Applying expertise to software design and carry out project-specific adaptations to Codesys-based (IEC 61131-3) software.
• Understanding and configuring control hardware and product firmware to suite project specific adaptations.
• Conducting software tests during converter type-tests in the lab.
• Providing professional support to service department as well as to the customers.
• Supporting troubleshooting activities on installed base.

Your background

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronics & Communication Engineering.
• Minimum 5 to 10 years of experience in control technology, TCMS/VCU, traction converter & auxiliary converter products.
• Must have complemented by proven track record in process control and software design (including Codesys, or similar IEC 61131-3 based environment).
• Good understanding of electrical installations in rail vehicles (Knowledge on Electrical Locomotive/EMU/Metro is an advantage).
• Basic knowledge of high-level protocols like CAN open, J1939, Ethernet (TCPIP/UDP/TRDP), MVB is an advantage.
• Good communication skills in English, both written and spoken, other languages are an advantage.
• A Well-structured approach to problem solving and ability to learn fast.
• Ability to work effectively in close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across the globe.
• Willingness to perform commissioning tasks at sites (approx. 30% of working hours).

More about us

ABB Traction is a leader in traction technologies, driving innovation in rail and e-mobility. Our propulsion, auxiliary and energy storage solutions contribute to making transportation more sustainable, while saving energy every day. 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). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. It has come to our attention that the name of ABB is being used for asking candidates to make payments for job opportunities (interviews, offers). Please be advised that ABB makes no such requests. All our open positions are made available on our career portal for all fitting the criteria to apply. ABB does not charge any fee whatsoever for recruitment process. Please do not make payments to any individuals / entities in connection to recruitment with ABB, even if is claimed that the money is refundable. ABB is not liable for such transactions. For current open positions you can visit our career website https://global.abb/group/en/careers and apply. Please refer to detailed recruitment fraud caution notice using the link https://global.abb/group/en/careers/how-to-apply/fraud-warning.