Battery Sustainability Leader

We're determined to shape the world we live in for a sustainable tomorrow. Volvo Group is in the forefront of environmentally friendly transport solutions for a more sustainable tomorrow. Electromobility is a growing organization in place to shape the future of transport. As part of the Energy Storage System department, you’ll help us accelerate our journey by developing our next-gen battery technology. Are you passionate about sustainability and want to drive Volvo Groups’ most sustainable Energy Storage Systems? Then this is your chance, Apply now!

This is us, your new colleagues…

We belong to the Energy Storage System department, part of Volvo Groups’ electromobility R&D division. We develop and lead the Energy Storage Systems product portfolio for entire Volvo Group globally. At our section, we are accountable for the product management of the high voltage battery systems, from advanced engineering, throughout product development into the maintenance phase including the quality management of all our products.

What will you do?

You will have the opportunity and responsibility to define and implement the battery sustainability strategy and roadmap for all battery products of the Volvo Group. You will be the go-to expert and owner of the sustainability attribute in our organization. You will define the battery systems sustainability requirements - incl. recycling, remanufacturing, and repurposing - and secure that the development teams are working towards the right targets during product development. You will build and maintain a strong network to communicate and balance stakeholder needs. You will drive and monitor the implementation of the sustainability roadmap by defining necessary advanced engineering topics, benchmarking, and pre-studies.

Responsibilities​
Monitor market trends on battery sustainability incl. recycling, remanufacturing and repurposing.​
Drive the sustainability analysis for our products on status, future targets, and the necessary implementation steps.
Define the necessary LCA loops, secure the inputs from the different stakeholders and ensure that the organization draws the right conclusions of the results.
Initiate and drive business case analysis around battery sustainability incl. recycling, remanufacturing and repurposing.
Secure the documentation and update of the necessary requirements in the requirement tool to ensure Volvo’s compliance and competitiveness.
Secure the ESS sustainability roadmap is aligned with external stakeholders and our technology teams
​Report and communicate upon ESS sustainability strategy and roadmap in different management forums and committees.
Further develop the necessary ESS sustainability tools, processes, and methodology.



WHO ARE YOU?


You are a senior expert and strong leader in the field of battery sustainability in the automotive industry. We believe that to be successful in this position you need to be a communicative networker, have an analytic mindset with the ability to generate ideas and have a can-do attitude. We also believe that you have a strong drive to realize the most appropriate Design for Sustainability, the ability to initiate change and decide on facts. You are also well organized and structured with the ability to drive things to completion, and you are actively striving to spread your battery sustainability knowledge and expertise to others.

You also have:
Min 5 years of battery development experience within the automotive industry
Min. 10 years of product development and stakeholder management experience in large automotive organizations
Profound knowledge on main influencing parameters for battery sustainability
Profound knowledge on battery repair, remanufacturing, refurbish and 2nd life solutions
Experience with Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) tools and processes
MSc in Electrical & Electronics, Mechatronic, Physics or similar

Meritorious:
Experience in design of battery components or sub-systems respectively as battery component owner
Knowledge in Volvo Group development and quality processes.
Background in or understanding of commercial vehicle industry and its applications


Are you curious and have some questions? Contact me!
I will gladly give you more information about the position and how we can team up to electrify tomorrow!


Jörgen Wulfsberg, Group Manager - ESS Platform, jorgen.wulfsberg@volvo.com


Kindly note that due to GDPR, we will not accept applications via mail. Please use our career site. Due to summer vacations, all applications will be reviewed from the 20 August. Please do not expect any communication earlier. We look forward to receiving your application!