Swiss Graduate Trainee Program

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is a pioneering technology leader that is helping to increase access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. We help to power your home, keep the factories running, and our hospitals and schools open. Come as you are and prepare to get better as you learn from others. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and plug into a team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation

Smarter, Stronger, Greener - Are you ready to make a real difference within Hitachi ABB Power Grids; the global leader in power technologies and the partner of choice for enabling a stronger, smarter and greener grid? Then kickstart your professional career within our international business and explore different areas to specialize in. During our 18-months program you get to choose three different assignments (one abroad) from a variety of projects like engineering, business development, sales, service, process improvement, project or product management and many more. Profit from individually targeted possibilities for training and development, professional mentoring, exposure to executives, and support from the Trainee Program community.

Your responsibilities

• Take on full responsibility for three different assignments, e.g. in engineering, sales, project management, operations, lean manufacturing, supply chain, service, and many more (usually one of them abroad)
• Explore your interests through challenging and impactful projects where you are fully integrated into the team
• Actively contribute to diverse social events and team activities and use the chance to establish a broad network within Hitachi ABB Power Grids
• Develop your strengths with the help of regular feedback on your performance and clearly established performance objectives

Your background

• Graduates (Bachelor and/or Master) from university or applied science university in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, software engineering, machine technology, industrial engineering, or a related discipline (Studies completed before the start of the program)
• You graduated no more than 1½ years ago
• Fluent in English; German is an advantage
• Permanent work permit for Switzerland or EU/EFTA citizenship is required
• Analytical and solution-focused personality
• Determined, open-minded, and communicative team player with excellent ability to collaborate

More about us

Additional Important information: Start date of the program is April 1, 2021. The position will be open for applications until October 31, 2020. Video-interviews will be done beginning of November 2020 and you will be informed by mid-November if you are invited to the assessment center. The Assessment Center will be held on December 1, 2020. The virtual one-day assessment center is required in order to be selected, so please tentatively hold the date. Final decisions will be made directly after the assessment center. Thank you for your interest in Hitachi ABB Power Grids and our Trainee Program for Engineering Graduates! Hitachi ABB Power Grids is a global technology leader with a combined heritage of almost 250 years, employing around 36,000 people in 90 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, the business serves utility, industry and infrastructure customers across the value chain, and emerging areas like sustainable mobility, smart cities, energy storage and data centres. With a proven track record, global footprint and unparalleled installed base, Hitachi ABB Power Grids balances social, environmental and economic values, and is committed to powering good for a sustainable energy future, with pioneering and digital technologies, as the partner of choice for enabling a stronger, smarter and greener grid. www.hitachiabb-powergrids.com