Research Scientist (f/m/d) – Applied Security for Industrial Systems (80-100%)

Job vacancy: From now on

Description

ABB is a technology leader in digital transformation of industries toward autonomous industrial process plants, factories, and smart buildings, enabling sustainability, efficiency, productivity, and higher human well-being.
You are interested in applied (IT) security research for connected and secure (industrial) systems, including security architectures and security engineering aspects? You are also interested in security of industrial networks and devices, embedded up to edge/cloud platforms, or industrial systems and applications? Then join the ABB family and apply your knowledge in an innovative and fascinating environment.

Your responsibilities
In your role as a research scientist, you work with industrial networks, devices, platforms, software tools, and system architectures. Security technologies such as zero-trust networking, intrusion detection, or continuous security management play an important role to protect industrial systems, while recent advances in machine learning promise additional automation of important security aspects. Innovative and usable security services for our customers are another important research target.
As part of diverse, multi-disciplinary teams, you design sustainable, scalable, and adaptable network and system architectures.
You develop application-driven solutions and apply your (IT) security engineering knowledge, in conformance with industrial standards and regulations.
You team up to find innovative ways for interoperable and automated security services including machine learning or artificial intelligence potentials.
With your technical expertise, you initiate, guide, and contribute to applied research projects, and provide consultancy to product development teams.
You collaborate internationally with ABB divisions, customers, partners, startups, and renowned academic institutes.
You build prototypes and showcase your work in demonstrators inside and outside of ABB.
You secure intellectual property by patent applications and publish scientific articles.
You have the chance to continuously develop your technical expertise and personal skills.Your background
Above average degree in IT security, computer science, automation engineering or a related field, combined with either academic (PhD) or professional experience of at least 2 years.
Experience with security architectures, and network and device security