Solutions & Applications Engineer, Autonomous Manipulative Mobile Robotics (AMMR)

ABB • San Jose, CA

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About The Position

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 role sits within ABB's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we’ve announced the plan for SoftBank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. SoftBank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you’ll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics—working alongside world-class experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment. This Position reports to: Global P&C Manager, BL Industry In this role, you will transform the AMMR product into scalable, repeatable, and technically robust customer solutions. You will own how AMMR is applied in real customer environments by defining reference solutions, application architectures, and technical standards, while translating customer use cases into actionable technical specifications for R&D, Global Solution Centers (GSCs), and delivery teams. Your work ensures AMMR solutions can be reliably designed, deployed, and scaled across industries and geographies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Robotics, Automation, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Strong systems‑engineering mindset with the ability to think in architectures, interfaces, constraints, and standards.
• Proven experience in application engineering, solution architecture, or systems engineering for robotics, industrial automation, or complex electromechanical systems.
• Demonstrated ability to translate customer use cases into deployable technical solutions and define reference architectures, solution templates, and system designs.
• Hands‑on exposure to pilots, PoCs, or early deployments with a focus on standardization and reusability.
• Strong understanding of robot systems integration (hardware, software, controls, safety).
• Knowledge of interfaces between AMRs/robots, peripherals, and IT/OT systems.
• Understanding of application‑level performance drivers such as cycle time, robustness, and repeatability.
• Ability to produce clear, reusable technical documentation and act as a technical authority with R&D, CRCs, GSCs, and execution teams.

Responsibilities

• Defining and maintaining reference architectures, standard AMMR solution templates, and technical standards across target applications (e.g., intralogistics, machine tending, service robotics).
• Translating customer use cases into clear application requirements, system specifications, and interface definitions, acting as the technical authority on solution feasibility and performance.
• Driving development of new applications, solution variants, and enhancements, providing structured feedback to R&D and GSCs, and supporting pilots and lighthouse projects to validate architectures.
• Serving as the cross‑functional technical interface between AMMR Product, R&D, GSCs, LECs, and delivery teams, enabling execution teams with documentation, guidance, and reusable solution templates.
• Leading and developing a team of AMMR Application Engineers (where applicable), ensuring consistent engineering practices, documentation standards, and reuse of validated solutions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees