Year in Industry - Electronics/Embedded Software Assistant EngineerAt 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.
This position reports to

R&D Quality Assurance Manager

Your role and responsibilities

A 12month industrial work placement as an electronics and/or embedded software engineer working in analytical instrumentation as part of a product design and development team within a leading global engineering corporation. Based at our St Neots location, over the course of your industrial placement you will experience:•\tWorking with experienced electronics engineers to design, develop and test analogue and digital electronics solutions to meet required product specifications and agreed timescales. •\tWorking with experienced embedded software engineers in the design, implementation and validating of embedded software for microcontroller based electronics products, primarily written in C, completed to agreed timescales and specification.•\tSupporting maintenance activities, including resolution of end of life component issues, root cause analysis of hardware and software issues•\tWorking within a multi-functional team of design engineers on new product development projects and legacy product design enhancements.•\tEstimating, planning and documenting own work at all stages of development cycle.•\tComplying with the corporate and regulatory standards and systems relevant to the workplace for quality, safe working, ethics and integrity, environment and risk management

Qualifications for the role

\tOngoing undergraduate studies in electronic engineering, systems engineering, software engineering (computer science) or other related subject and able to spend at least 12months in industrial employment beginning in 2025 - essential. Desired start date would be July 1st 2025 but a later start date in August or September could be accommodated for the right candidate.\tBasic knowledge of analogue / digital electronics or basic competency in software design and programming of microcontroller systems using C - essential \tExperience using tools such as oscilloscopes & logic analysers - desirable\tPractical experience in electronics e.g. soldering, prototyping - desirable\tExperience of other programming eg Python, C++, C#, LabView, etc - desirable

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