R&D Principal Engineer Cybersecurity

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to: R&D Department Lead

Your role and responsibilities

Do you want to shape the future of secure industrial products? At ABB, cybersecurity is at the core of our product development, and we are now looking for an experienced R&D Principal Engineer who wants to take a leading role in ensuring that our solutions meet both today’s and tomorrow’s security requirements.

In this role, you will be a key contributor working closely with our development teams and global cybersecurity organization to integrate security throughout the entire development lifecycle – from architecture and design to implementation and compliance. You will act as the bridge between external requirements, standards, and technical solutions.

Your main responsibilities

Act as an advisor to development teams in cybersecurity, ensuring that security requirements are understood, prioritized, and implemented in product development

Design and establish security architecture and security controls for new and existing products

Lead and conduct security assessments such as threat modeling, including mitigation implementation and verification, attack surface analysis, and criticality assessments

Work with compliance by developing well-founded arguments against standard requirements (particularly IEC 62443), including gap analyses and improvement proposals

Collaborate closely with software developers, system engineers, and other cybersecurity specialists in agile development teams

Translate external requirements, standards, and regulatory changes (e.g., Cyber Resilience Act) into concrete technical guidelines

Contribute to strengthening secure development capabilities through knowledge sharing, workshops, and coaching

Your background

Several years of experience in pr