ABB is hiring a Senior Senior AI Developer — industrial automation on the Robotics & automation AI team (Hybrid · Zurich, Switzerland). This is a hands-on role in LLM & generative AI—not a generic “AI enthusiast” post.
You will own LLM features, retrieval, agents, and evaluation end to end: problem framing, offline evaluation, safe rollout, and iteration from production signals. Success is measured with clear metrics (quality, latency, cost, or business KPIs)—not slide decks alone.
ABB is a global robotics and industrial automation leader — factories, utilities, transport — embedding AI in physical systems from Zurich and worldwide.
Senior AI Developer (hybrid Zurich): ship computer vision, predictive maintenance, and operator copilots for industrial customers with safety-critical constraints.
You bridge research prototypes and field deployment on edge devices and cloud dashboards.
About ABB
- Swiss-Swedish engineering group headquartered in Zurich (Oerlikon).
- Robotics & Discrete Automation division pioneers AI in manufacturing.
- Enterprise customers require reliability, explainability, and on-prem options.
What you will do
- Develop CV models for inspection, pick-and-place, and quality control.
- Build time-series models for equipment health and downtime prediction.
- Prototype LLM assistants for technicians with grounded manuals (RAG).
- Validate models in pilot plants before global rollout.
Stack & environment
- Python, PyTorch, OpenCV, Docker, Azure IoT integrations.
- Hybrid Zurich Brown Boveri campus.
What we look for
- Industrial ML, robotics, or CV in production; German a plus.
- Eligible to work in Switzerland.