Senior R&D User Experience Designer

Take your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future.

At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity and generations. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.

We are facing many important and interesting challenges in our industries right now. Mining, for example, is essential for a sustainable world - cellphones, computers, batteries, wind farms…virtually every aspect of modern life relies on the ores mined from the earth. But that same industry accounts for up to 7% of all greenhouse gas emissions. At ABB Process Industries product group Mining, Aluminium and Cement (MAC), sustainability in all dimensions is core to us and we push technology to enable our customers to contribute to a low-carbon society in a responsible way.

To create solutions that makes a difference, many areas need to be taken in careful consideration. One key area where we are ramping up is user experience. With the mining industry going sustainable, digital, autonomous and remote, we are facing many new situations that different users need to manage and interact with. This is highly affecting the ways of work in mining today, the expectations and demands on every human user is under a change. Good user experience design is vital in forming the next generation of attractive, human centered, productive and diverse workplaces.

ABB MAC wants to proactively address all human and environmental sustainability aspects of our portfolio and be the leading player on the market. To be champions on the user experience, we are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motived collaborator. You will become a part of our multi-disciplinary innovative Global R&D organization in Sweden and be a key driver and contributor to create mining workplaces of the future.

Your responsibilities

• As an experienced User Experience Designer, your main mission will be to drive and execute user research, design and user test concepts as well as support developers in implementing the detailed design.
• With your human centered design and design thinking methods you will collaborate and co-create with mining customers both in Sweden and abroad.
• You will have the user experience responsibility in selected development projects, working together with multi-disciplinary local and global team members and Product Management.
• Actively contribute to improve UX processes, interaction principles and UX strategies.
• Follow technology and UX trends.

Your background

• You are curious person that can see both the bigger picture and details. Equally important are your innovative and creative skills as well as your user focus. As a true team player in multi-disciplinary environments, you are communicative, collaborative and positive and thrive in a role where you can take initiative.
• You have a university degree in Interaction Design, Media Technology, Human Factors or similar. At least 5 years of work experience in related field. Experience from work in the industry is a plus.
• Experience and interest in user research, user tests, workshops, user journeys, concept development and graphical design of UI components.
• Since you will work in a global role, fluency in English is a must, both written and spoken alike. Since you will be located in Sweden, Swedish is an advantage.

More about us

Recruiting Manager Marcus Kristofersson, +46 91 077 08 02 will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives – Sveriges Ingenjörer: Mikael Blomqvist, +46 21 34 21 48; Ledarna: Leif Öhrberg, +46 21 34 23 25; Unionen: Joakim Broström, +46 84 77 91 39. All other questions can be directed to Talent Partner Linda Lundstedt, +4621-32 51 94.

You are welcome to apply latest by August 31st. 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 http://www.abb.com.