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MSc Thesis Work: Enhancing Modern Electric Powertrains with Advanced Data Analytics

ABB Inc.
United States, North Carolina, Cary
305 Gregson Drive (Show on map)
Oct 18, 2025
At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world. This Position reports to: R&D Department Lead You will be part of Powertrain & Digitalization team at ABB Corporate Research in Vasteras, Sweden. At Corporate Research we lead the innovation within ABB and our task is to ensure ABB's technology competitiveness now and in the future. We work in close collaboration with other research centers, our business areas: Motion, Process Automation, Robotics & Discrete Automation and Electrification, as well academic and industrial partners. In our creative and highly skilled team we develop, design, build and test new concepts and prototypes of physical and digital powertrains consisting of electric energy source, electrical motor, electric drive, and a selected application. Details Period: January - July 2026 30 ECTS per student Number of students: 2 Location: On site ABB Corporate Research in Vasteras, Sweden or Hybrid Your responsibilities Develop and apply data-driven models for control, optimization, and performance enhancement of powertrains Explore and evaluate alternative data analysis techniques to identify the most effective methodologies for improving system performance Leverage high-performance computing resources to implement and train advanced ML models efficiently Collaborate with product teams to potentially integrate and test your solutions in commercially available devices or ABB products Participate in laboratory testing to collect high-quality training data and validate model performance under real-world conditions Investigate generalization strategies to ensure scalability and robustness of developed solutions across different applications Contribute to scientific publications and share your findings with the broader research and engineering community Your background Basic understanding of electric powertrains, with a focus on power electronics and electric motors is a plus Willingness to learn or improve skills in programming languages such as MATLAB, C++, and/or Python Familiarity with data-driven methods, including machine learning and AI techniques, is a strong advantage Theoretical knowledge of data analytics and statistics, with the ability to apply these concepts to real-world engineering problems will be beneficial Previous experience in similar projects or research topics is considered a plus More about us ABBis a global technology leader in electrification and automation. We see our purpose as being to enable a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. By connecting our engineering and digitalization expertise, we help industries run at high performance, while becoming more efficient, productive and sustainable so they outperform. We call this: 'Engineered to Outrun.' You are welcome to apply the latest by November 7. Please note that selection will be done on an ongoing basis and the position may be filled before last day of application. We look forward to receiving your application (preferably in English). Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world. Run What Runs the World. A Future Opportunity Please note that this position is part of our talent pipeline and not an active job opening at this time. By applying, you express your interest in future career opportunities with ABB. We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to learn more about us and see the impact of our work across the globe.