600 V Component Lead Engineer

Sweden
Position Description


Are you an experienced and curious Electrical & Electronics engineer with a passion for technical solutions? Do you like understanding and exploring new domains in product development and sharing your passion with your colleagues? Good, then continue reading, we have a great opportunity for you.


What kind of challenge? You might wonder


In recent years the demand for electrified vehicles, together with its services, has constantly been increasing. The opportunities and challenges that lies in front of us are no longer just on the vehicle side, but nowadays also on the charging infrastructure, cybersecurity and communication between vehicle and back-office.
And it is in the middle of all this that Volvo Buses needs you. You who are creative, driven and can lead and guide this development from the driver’s seat through collaboration, enthusiasm and passion.


This is us, your new colleagues


Our team currently consists of 11 committed engineers with different professional backgrounds, interests and history but with a common mindset: Develop ourselves and our products! On a constant basis, we try to improve our quality assurance and actively work with brainstorming & knowledge sharing in an effort to stay competitive and feel proud.


Our team plays a big and important role in the value stream of electromobility solutions where we are responsible for the development and integration of new functions and features in our vehicles. Having a global responsibility, the solutions developed within the team can be found in Volvo buses all over the world, helping millions of people every day to reach their destination. Imagine that as a legacy!


In our global responsibility, we cooperate with our sites in Poland, Mexico and Brazil, as well as with our Volvo-owned brands Prevost and Nova in North America. Together, we secure knowledge transfer and competence development in an effort to become an even higher performing team with passionate people.


What can we propose?


You will contribute to our world-class development and integration of electrical system solutions with the aim to reach our Zero City vision: zero emissions, zero noise, zero accidents and zero congestion. You will lead the development within the 600 V components and their integration in our electromobility vehicles and will work closely together with different stakeholders within AB Volvo in order to achieve our customer’s expectations.


The role consists in having detailed technical knowledge on each of the 600 V components used in our vehicles, how they affect the entire system and keep track on roadmaps and future development that is made by every component owner. You will work in engineering projects and be involved in all phases of the product development process, from advanced engineering to aftermarket.


And this is you


Becoming part of our team is easy. You just need to be a skilled team player with excellent communication and collaboration skills that is genuinely interested in product development and sharing your knowledge.


B.Sc. or higher education in Electrics or Electronics Engineering or similar is highly valuable as well as previous experience from design of TVS topologies for electric/hybrid vehicles.


Since you have good engineering judgment and priorities, you have the ability and interest to technically support, lead and challenge colleagues in their work and their mindset. You like to share your passion for technical solutions and you have strong analytical and problem-solving skills. As a person you are positive, you display driving force and have a structured way of working.


Main area of responsibility:


You will be a part of the Electromobility group within the Electrical & Software Architecture Department. You will play an important role in achieving our Electromobility program targets and your main responsibilities are:
Collaborate closely with our system engineers to develop and design the 600 V system from a quality, uptime and functional perspective.
Specify, design and attribute different components to the system
Provide requirement to different component design
Lead and/or participate in early phase discussions for future development of e-mob vehicles
Identify and break-down requirements on system and components level
Write technical reports and specifications for design solutions

Are we the perfect match?


So how does this sound? Are you prepared to join us at Volvo Buses and be part of the company’s future? Why not pay us a visit here in Arendal for a coffee, a chat or if you prefer, a digital encounter.
Diversity is very important for us at Volvo Buses, therefore we strongly encourage women to apply to this position.


For any questions, don't hesitate to contact Mario Salazar Galvez,recruiting manager: 031-323 57 77




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