Advanced Engineer Leader

Advanced Engineer (AE) Leader

At Research & Development you will be a key contributor to the next generation outstanding luxury cars from Volvo. Together with other engineers around the world, you and your team will create innovative human-centric car technology that makes life less complicated and more enjoyable for people. Are you interested in design and connected car technology? Do you share our passion for people, the environment and our urge to create a superior driving experience? Research and Development is the place for you to prosper.

Department Electric Propulsion Systems (EPS) is responsible for development of High Voltage (HV) System design, HV Batteries, Electric Machines, Inverters, Power supplies and On-Board Chargers. Within the Department, the newly formed EPS Project Section will lead all projects in all phases. The group consists of 8 employees and its purpose is to steer activities for all projects against the set objectives for the collected efforts of the projects The group is responsible for tracking program status and drive corrective actions if outside committed targets, assure that Best Practice methods for Project Management are applied in EPS.

As Advanced Engineer Leader you will project lead in a very young team which is eager to Electrify our brand in a broad effort with Plug-In Hybrids (PHEVs) and Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs). You will plan and manage the department work for tasks in Annual, Core, Organisational Development (OD) and Advanced Engineering (AE)-tasks. Interaction within the whole EPS department is important, as well as with other units within R&D, and even wider in Volvo Cars and CEVT/Geely. This position is responsible for the innovation process within the department and also responsible for the NEEDS/MEANS process within the department. As AE Leader you will also represent the department at Powertrain meetings for AE and OD.

Main responsibilities

* Administrate the AE documents on department level
* Report project status to the unit's Annual and AE responsible and line manager
* Follow up and initiate corrections and recovery plans for deviations of deliveries against the project plan
* Monitor other department's AE assignments and judge how the section's technical area is affected
* Take part in and contribute to System Development Plan (SDP) work
* Work with governmental organizations, for example regarding co-financing
* Compile the department's AE and OD-portfolios
* Manage and ensure delivery of all assignments in the AE and and OD-portfolios
* Challenge the organisation and existing technology solutions
* Be responsible for the department's master thesis project-portfolio and ensure that master theses are carried out in line with the department's targets
* Contribute to SDP work and towards improving working processes and routines.
* Administrate the department's AE Sharepoint site

Required qualifications

* M. Sc. or B. Sc in a relevant field, or a broad scientific / technical education
* Good practical and theoretical knowledge within the Powertrain or Electrical fields,
* Experience in projects and of an Automotive production start
* Experience in personnel and task management
* Good knowledge of working methods and systems release of technical design documents, task and deviation management, planning, project monitoring, financial control
* Complete vehicle knowledge and good knowledge on the complete system level
* Knowledge of managing and implementing research projects
* Good understanding of product development
* Capability of leading budget work to be contained in a financial target
* PC skills Microsoft Office
* Driving license B

Personal qualities

* Ability to develop and sustain the performance of a "non-organisational group" of appointed individuals into a high performing team
* Good leadership skills, engaged and encouraging people
* High integrity and professionalism with a holistic view and conceptual thinking
* Business and performance driven
* Customer focused and relations oriented
* Communicative and Innovative with drive change and implementation
* Responsive and interested in teamwork

About Volvo Car Group
The future belongs to those who are empowered by a great idea and have the ability to carry it out. At Volvo Car Group, our vision is clear: "To be the world's most progressive and desired luxury car brand" by simplifying people's lives. We have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales and customer satisfaction and to make this happen, we need talented people onboard. People with passion, energy, business sense and the drive to innovate. People that want to create the next generation Volvo cars in a global, dynamic and respectful environment. We will support you to reach your full potential. Join us on this exciting journey into the future.

Contact
In this recruitment process we are collaborating with Randstad Sourceright. If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact the responsible recruitment consultant Therese Selander by e-mail therese.selander@randstadsourceright.se note that applications by e-mail will not be accepted and that your application documents should be written in English.

To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below as soon as possible but no later than October 19th, 2016.