Concept Design Engineer - Electrical Hardware

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.

What’s in it for you?
One of the most important things is sustainability and vehicle safety -no one can argue with that. Wouldn’t it be both exciting and challenging to work with in an agile team with the propulsion systems for our BEVs? If you are passionate about our customers’ safety, you will realise that the Traction Battery within propulsion installation is the place for you to prosper. Here you play a key role, making sure that our cars meet future requirements at the same time as you contribute to exceed our customers’ expectations. As if that would not be exciting enough, you’ll gain a broad network within Volvo Cars and our supplier base.

What you’ll do
As Senior designer for electrical hardware you will be responsible for the geometrical design the of high and low voltage distribution system. The system includes busbars harnesses, fuses, contactors, EMC capacitors & ferrites, isolators, fasteners etc. Since you are working in an agile environment you will be doing this with our design engineers and technical task leaders giving you development not only technically but also developing your skills getting more T-shaped in other roles. In your work you will have support from the agile team including Scrum Master, Product Owner, Team Manager and you will be designing the battery compartment for build-to-print. The design is within one of the most challenging areas within the vehicle working not only with properties such as packaging and installation but also with cooling, insulation/arcing, EMC, electrical and other properties.

You and your skills
Since this is a senior engineer level, we think you have a mechatronic master university degree or that you have equivalent work experience within the area. You have design experience from CAD-design in CATIA, NX or equivalent system and is used to work packaging work in difficult surroundings. To be suitable for the positions we also believe that you have more than 10 years’ experience of designing high voltage, high current electrical systems and ingoing components, considering properties such as EMC, arcing, thermal runaway etc.
You have good skills in English, both spoken and written and since we produce cars, we do believe that you have a Driver’s license even though it’s not a must. You have proven leader skills and is used to building arguments for rhetorical situations and fact based decision taking. If you are certified in Six Sigma and vehicle battery electrical design, we are even more impressed.

In this position, you spend many hours in exciting discussions with different areas within Volvo Cars as well as suppliers. That’s why we believe that you have good communication skills and enjoys being in contact with a lot of people. With that said, there’s a lot to keep track of, which will be easy for you since you’re structured, organized and good with priorities. This also contributes to you having an overall picture of the team deliveries.

How to learn more and apply
For questions about the position, please contact Senior Manager Kjell Hävell, Battery Electrical  Hardware at  kjell.havell@volvocars.com.
Questions regarding the recruitment process? Please contact Senior Recruiter, Kristin Lövgren at Kristin.lovgren@volvocars.com
You are welcome with you application January 4th 2021 at the latest but selection will be running continuously. Please note that applications via mail will not be approved.