Analysis Engineer Metal Materials

Who are we?
Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future.
Since 1927, we have been a brand known for our commitment to safety, creating innovative cars that make life less complicated for our consumers. In 2010, we decided to transform our business, resulting in a totally new generation of cars and technologies, as well as steady growth and record sales. Today, we’re expanding our global footprint in Europe, China and the US, and we’re on the lookout for new talent.
We are constantly pushing our own skills and abilities to drive change in the automobile industry like never before. We are looking for innovative, committed people to join us in this endeavour and create safe, sustainable and connected cars. We believe in the power of people and will challenge and support you to reach your full potential. Join us and be part of Volvo Cars’ journey into the future.

Our offer
Climate change is the ultimate safety test and Volvo Cars will pioneer sustainability as we have always done with safety. We are integrating sustainability in the hole lifecycle of our vehicles with the aim for carbon neutrality 2040. 

Within the group Materials Efficiency/propulsion we contribute by helping the engineering departments choosing the correct material.The responsibility includes target setting testing in laboratory, perform component and material testing in related areas of mechanical or material testing and chemical analysis. Material identification, characterisation and verification are essential to ensure materials (products) have been manufactured to the correct alloy grade, conforming to international standards. Chemical analysis is used in to determine the material used to produce a component. 

Do you want to reach your personal goals together with dedicated people in the future car projects? Then the role as Analysis Engineer within Propulsion Team is the place for you to prosper. We can offer you great team spirit while striving together for high quality standards of our products. 

What you’ll do          
You will have a close cooperation with the engineering departments you are working with. Your responsibilities will be to secure that the test results, deviations and reports are delivered on time. You will also perform system and component testing and do test analyses on all levels within complete vehicle. The areas of expertise that you will develop are metal materials and Electro Chemistry.

You will be the one summarises lessons learned from each project and give feedback to engineering in the next concept phase.

Material identification, characterisation and verification are essential for businesses to ensure their materials or products have been manufactured to the correct alloy grade and conform to national or international codes and standards. Metal chemical analysis is also used in reverse engineering to determine the alloys used to produce a component and in failure investigations to establish whether the correct alloy was used.

You and your skills
You are a customer focused engineer with the ability to set a plan, drive tasks towards goals and deliver on time. You possess strong communication skills and are eager to work in a group, cooperating with others, but you also possess the skills to take the lead when needed. 

We see that you have a university degree in Material Science with preferably extended knowledge in metals. You have gained excellent skills in material science, data bases as well as preparation of samples for testing and analysis. You will also need good practical and theoretical vehicle knowledge. Last but not least, knowledge of Agile Way of Working & SAFe training wold be beneficial, at least a positive approach to Agile is required.

How to learn more and apply
Is this you? Do not wait with your application! To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below, please note that due to GDPR we can’t handle applications via email. We welcome your application by 2 April 2021 at the latest.

For questions regarding the position please contact Hiring Manager Mattias Åkesson at mattias.akesson@volvocars.com . For information regarding the recruitment process please contact sandra.viklund@volvocars.com.