R&D Team Lead

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The R&D Team Manager plays an important role, driving and fostering a culture of innovation within the department while assisting the R&D Manager to plan and manage R&D activities and resources. In this position, you will support the development of projects and identify the budget for a specific functional area. In this role, you will be in charge of R&D Engineers in order to meet the requirements of product development projects.

This position reports to

R&D Department Lead

Your responsibilities

• Serving as a technical resource for internal and external contacts.
• Creating technology roadmaps and providing input regarding technology strategy planning.
• Planning and ensuring an optimal project portfolio for the team and overseeing efficient project execution.
• Recommending, developing, and improving processes and procedures to enhance local operations.
• Applying appropriate development and quality standards and monitors local product quality and change requests to identify issues.
• Evaluating local market requirements and innovation, and providing feedback on product, manufacturing and R&D strategies.
• Overseeing and assisting with transfer of technology and knowledge between internal partners.
• Contributing to technical bodies both inside and outside ABB and promoting ABB's R&D internally and externally.

Your background

• More than 5 years of experience in Automatic Mobile Robots, working as engineer or manager within a product development team.
• Sound knowledge of leadership, innovation, and problem solving for the automation market.
• Knowledge of technical construction files and safety regulations.
• A solution-focused approach and strong written and spoken communication skills.
• An engineer in electronic and automation.
• Fluent in Spanish and English.
• The role and function request to be on site frequently.

Benefits

• Wellbeing program
• Flexible work practices
• Employee Share Acquisition Plan

More about us

ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation is a pioneer in robotics, machine automation and digital services, providing innovative solutions for a diverse range of industries, from automotive to electronics to logistics. As one of the world’s leading robotics and machine automation suppliers, we have shipped over 500,000 robot solutions. We help our customers of all sizes to increase productivity, flexibility and simplicity and to improve output quality. We support their transition towards the connected and collaborative factory of the future. ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation employs more than 11,000 people at over 100 locations in more than 53 countries. www.abb.com/roboticsWe 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.Work model: hybrid #LI-hybrid