R&D - Product Data & Documentation Specialist

In this role you support ABB’s R&D and Product Care by maintaining product structures, BOMs, and documentation while enabling digitalization of product data. You will ensure data quality and alignment across engineering systems, playing a key part in product launches and change management. You will apply AI and automation tools to streamline documentation and data workflows in a cross-functional, international environment. This position combines data integrity, process improvement, and cross-team collaboration to sustain product excellence.

• Competitive compensation with performance bonuses
• Corporate welfare and well-being support
• Structured career development and internal mobility
• Flexible working hours and hybrid options
• Employee support services including psychological help and wellness coaching
• Parental leave and DEI commitment

• Create, maintain and manage product structures, BOMs, codifications, and related engineering data
• Create, maintain and update technical product documentation per standards and regulatory requirements
• Ensure traceability, completeness, and quality of released documentation across the product lifecycle
• Support product launches, engineering changes, and maintenance with timely documentation updates
• Align engineering docs with enterprise systems and manage information in SAP and Windchill
• Support engineering change workflows and product release processes
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve data discrepancies and improve data quality
• Contribute to standardization and optimization of product data and documentation processes
• Identify opportunities for process simplification, digitalization, and automation, focusing on data quality and repetitive tasks
• Apply AI-enabled tools to documentation, data management, validation, and process improvement
• Own assigned processes and become a reference point for related activities

• Knowledge of 2D/3D CAD; Nice to have Catia V5 and Creo 8.0
• Communicate in Italian and English
• Knowledge of SAP or equivalent ERP systems
• Knowledge of Windchill or equivalent PLM/PDM platforms
• Understanding of Bills of Materials, product structures, codification and configuration principles
• Familiarity with technical documentation processes and document control
• Understanding of engineering change management processes
• Interest in applying AI and automation to improve data quality and efficiency
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (formulas, PivotTables, Power Query, data validation, datasets, reporting)
• Ability to create or maintain Excel macros and VBA is an advantage
• Knowledge of Microsoft Power BI for data modelling, dashboards and KPI visualization
• Ability to identify use cases and apply AI tools to improve documentation, data analysis and automation
• Strong data mindset for large datasets and pre-release data quality

• cross-functional collaboration
• detail-oriented and proactive
• strong communication
• Excel (advanced), PivotTables, Power Query, VBA/macros
• Power BI
• SAP and Windchill or similar PLM/PDM