Internship in Metals and Composites for Switching Applications

In this role, you will have the opportunity to gain vocational experience through a temporary work placement. Each day, you will acquire knowledge by performing tasks as directed. You will also showcase your expertise by supporting ABB’s operations and enhancing personal education/employment opportunities. You will significantly contribute to our current research projects focusing on metals, alloys, and metal matrix composites as well as the associated manufacturing processes for ABB's innovative switchgear products. You prepare alloys and metal matrix composites and optimize their manufacturing processes on the lab-scale. You analyze materials and engineering prototypes using metallographic preparation, optical microscopy and other techniques to obtain a good understanding of the relationship between process parameters, microstructure, and material performance. You evaluate the obtained data, document your findings and present them to the team.

ABB Corporate Research, in close collaboration with its different business areas, is developing the foundations for the next generation of ABB products. The Materials team at ABB’s Swiss research center in the proximity of Zurich focuses on the development and manufacturing of innovative materials to be implemented in the company’s future products. We are currently offering outstanding students the chance to join our multidisciplinary team of researchers in the field of metallic, composite and polymer materials.

• You currently pursue a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Materials Science/Engineering or a related discipline (completion of at least six semesters); official enrollment is essential

• You have a general understanding of metals and metal matrix composite materials and the related processing technologies, and you are keen in deepening your knowledge in this field

• You have experience in specimen preparation by metallography, microstructure analysis by light microscopy and you enjoy laboratory work

• Experience in powder metallurgy, sintering, brazing, know-how in experimental methods (XRD, SEM, EDX, EBSD, Hardness, etc.) is an advantage

• Fluent command of English, both written and spoken; German is a plus