R&D Product Data & Documentation Specialist

About the role

ABB is looking for an R&D Product Data & Documentation Specialist in Vittuone (Milan), reporting to the R&D Team Lead. The role contributes to product integrity, supports engineering change activities and helps digitize product data processes. It sits in the People Protection unit, covering electro-mechanical low-voltage devices and protection components such as socket, fuseholders, RCCB, RCBO, MCB and AFDD, and works within the Product Care unit. The work model is hybrid.

Key responsibilities

• Create, maintain and manage product structures, Bills of Materials (BOMs), codifications and related engineering data.
• Create, maintain and update technical product documentation according to internal standards and regulatory requirements, ensuring consistency, traceability and quality throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support product launches, engineering changes and product maintenance through timely documentation updates, keeping engineering documentation aligned with enterprise systems.
• Manage product information and documentation in SAP and Windchill, and support engineering change management and product release processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve product data discrepancies and improve data quality.
• Contribute to standardizing and optimizing product data and documentation processes, and identify opportunities for simplification, digitalization and automation, including AI-enabled tools.
• Regularly evaluate and apply AI tools to technical documentation, data validation and process improvement, and progressively own assigned processes.

Required profile

• Communication in Italian and English.
• Understanding of BOMs, product structures, codification and product configuration, and familiarity with technical documentation and document control.
• Understanding of engineering change management processes.
• Solid data mindset, able to work accurately on large, complex datasets.

Required skills

• Knowledge of 2D/3D CAD; Catia V5 and Creo 8.0 are a plus.
• Knowledge of SAP or equivalent ERP systems, and of Windchill or equivalent PLM/PDM platforms.
• Advanced Excel, including complex formulas, PivotTables, Power Query, data validation and structured datasets; creating or maintaining Excel macros and VBA automations is a strong advantage.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Power BI for dashboards, KPI monitoring and visualization of product data.
• Ability to identify use cases and responsibly apply AI tools to documentation quality, data analysis and workflow automation.

What we offer

• Minimum annual salary of EUR 39,000 under the Metalmeccanico collective agreement, with eligibility for a company productivity bonus.
• Career development through structured paths, internal mobility, training programs and mentoring.
• Flexible working hours and hybrid work options.
• Employee support services, including psychological help and wellness coaching, and parental leave of at least 12 weeks for primary caregivers and 4 weeks for secondary caregivers.
• Access to a canteen.