Internship for thesis – Ecodesign application in Electrification Product Development h

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What we believe in

At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. That's our story. Make it your story.

Your role and responsibilities

Are you ready to engineer a more sustainable future? Join our Electrification Distribution Solutions team in Dalmine (BG) for a transformative thesis project where your ideas will have a tangible impact.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop, within the ABB team, your thesis project based on Environmental Sustainability.

In the era of environmental sustainability, ABB is a major player in energy efficiency and CO2eq emissions reduction. It is therefore necessary to ask about potential opportunities for how our products and processes can contribute to and influence change.

The work model for the role is: #LI-Hybrid

This role contributes to the Electrification Distributions Solutions located in Dalmine (BG).

You will be mainly accountable for:

The thesis project aims to improve process efficiency and reduce environmental impact by integrating design modifications from the early stages of the product development framework. You will balance cost-effectiveness, environmental sustainability, technical feasibility, and quality assurance throughout the project.

You will analyze real products, processes, and the entire current supply chain by acting on the following levers:

• Materials used

• Manufacturing processes

• Surface coating treatments

• Transportation and packaging of purchased components

• Transport and packaging of the finished product

• Internal assembly and testing process

• Supply chain process

To achieve these objectives, you will work in close collaboration with R&D, Sustainability, Industrialization, and Supply Chain Management (SCM) teams. Key activities include conducting research and LCA analysis on current products to identify improvement opportunities, developing design modification proposals, executing comprehensive validation testing protocols to ensure production readiness, and collaborating cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders to validate technical and economic viability.

You will focus on reducing CO2eq. impact calculated with specific tools and preparation of implementation recommendations, along with final thesis documentation.

Qualifications for the role

• Education: enrolled in a degree program in Industrial Engineering (specialization in Chemical, Management, Environmental, Materials, or Mechanical engineering).

• Technical Skills: an enhanced knowledge of the Microsoft Office Package with a strong proficiency in Excel.

• Sustainability Knowledge: basic knowledge of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodologies and SimaPro software is considered a plus.

• Languages: You are fluent in both Italian and English (written and spoken).
• Soft Skills: you are a proactive individual, passionate about teamwork and eager to contribute with innovative ideas.

Benefits

Locally, you can count on:

• Flexibility and work-life balance: Flexible working hours, hybrid work options, and a strong focus on work-life integration.
• Meal allowance: Access to canteen

More about us

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium-voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.

Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world.

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