Analysis Engineer, Weight Optimization

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.

Your analytic skills will make a difference.

We provide engineering and projects with technical recommendations and requirements and verify the product from a complete vehicle perspective, both physically and virtually.
The Weight team delivers a wide scoop from cycle plan input, technical input into the needs and means process, development of the next generation’s weight strategy, legal compliance, weight target setting, and follow-up requirements cross programs and advanced engineering projects.
The team is also coordinating an Optimization Arena which is a cross technical network.
We work towards CAE driven development and for optimization to become a natural part of the development process.

What’s in it for you?
It´s a great place for personal development. Your contribution will have a major impact.
It will directly give improvements to the product and result in longer-range, improved fuel economy, better sustainability.
Low car weight offers customers the possibility to personalize their car with large choices of accessories and options.
The opportunities to discuss and learn from others is amazing.
You will be the one who stays updated what optimization software to be used.

What you’ll do
You will work together with a dedicated team that handles different aspects of vehicle weight.
Some in the concept phase and others in the production phase. This team will inspire you as your home- and knowledge base when it comes to weight experience.
In your daily work, you will contribute within a cross-functional team also covering other areas, e.g. NVH, Aerodynamic, and Energy Efficiency.
Your main focus is to perform CAE analyses and to support other teams to use the optimization tools in their work.
Helping the projects to balance the solutions will result in remarkable recognition and is highly appreciated.

Do you fit the profile?
You enjoy being creative and feel comfortable investigating unconventional solutions.
Inspiring and supporting different developing teams with different types of components requires multi-discipline ability.
You find it easy to discuss different solutions, listen to arguments and like to base your conclusions on facts.
You drive results, follow through on commitments, and make sure others do the same.
In addition, with a strong analytical and result oriented mind you will be able to create a great structure and focus in cooperation with the team.

•    Master of Science or higher education in Mechanical/Vehicle Engineering, Engineering Physics or similar
•    Experience in CAE-driven development with experience of using one or more of the optimization programs OptiStruct, Tosca, Nastran SOL200, Mode Frontier, HyperStudy
•    Experience from product development in the automotive industry is meritorious
•    Fluent in English (written and spoken)


How to learn more and apply
For questions about the position please contact Manager Åke Malm at ake.malm@volvocars.com. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Senior Recruiter Maria Westermark, maria.westermark@volvocars.com
We want your application Mrch 15th 2020 at the latest but selection will be running continuously.
Please note that applications via email will not be accepted