Attribute Development Engineer Climate Comfort

Attribute Development Engineer - Climate Comfort

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.

The section Climate Comfort, is responsible to lead the attribute Climate as a part of the Environment and Fluid Dynamics Centre. We are responsible for setting technical requirements and for developing methods that ensure a pleasant and energy efficient climate comfort in the cabin for all Volvo Cars. The section is divided in two main deliverables, CFD analysis and attribute development. Within CFD, we support engineering and design using CFD as a tool for fluid and aero-acoustics analysis, while continuously developing additional methods for future needs.

As Attribute Development Engineer you will be working to develop requirements to fulfil future demands, and working closely to new car programs to ensure requirement fulfilment. In new car programs you will communicate and lead the fulfillment of requirements to achieve the best possible climate comfort, doing so in all program phases (concept to industrialisation). An important part of our work is to continuously improve our knowledge, working processes and methods. With this in mind, cooperation with universities and participation in global research programs will be an essential part of your long term development.

Main responsibilities

* Plan and carry out verification of requirements in new car programs, and act upon eventual deviations.
* Plan, lead and develop new requirements and methods for future cars
* Establish contacts within design engineering and be the "how-to guide"
* Strengthen the need of virtual method development
* Develop working processes & methods within the Climate comfort area
* Develop synergies within and outside the department

Required qualifications

* MSc or BSc in Mechanical or Energy Engineering or equivalent
* 3 years' experience of automotive industry or equivalent
* Driver's license B
* Fluent in English, written and spoken
* Ability to understand attributes on a complete vehicle basis, and how they are linked together
* Experience from CFD including at least one of the following attributes; climate comfort, aerodynamics, thermodynamics or contamination is meritorious
* Project or Program Engineering and execution within the automotive industry is meritorious
* Experience from developing virtual test methods is meritorious

Personal qualities

* Strong interest in affecting the product
* Holistic view with business and customer understanding
* Good analytical skills
* Open to change
* Driven and Self-motivated
* Interest in developing methods and processes
* Positive mindset
* Team player

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 mission is clear: "To be the world's most progressive and desired premium car company and to make people's life less complicated". We have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales and customer satisfaction and to make this happen, we need talented people onboard. People that want to make a difference and 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 Daniela Borquez by e-mail daniela.borquez@randstadsourceright.se. Note that applications by e-mail will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held continuously. To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below as soon as possible but no later than Nov 30th, 2016.