Data Scientist in Real World Usage and Environmental Monitoring

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 we offer
Volvo Cars and the rest of the automotive industry is facing a big and exciting challenge regarding the focus shift from conventional vehicles and private owning, to electrification, digitalization, automation and mobility-as-a-service. All connected to sustainable mobility solutions in an ever-changing environment. To meet a future where these areas play a key role, we must find a way to effectively analyse and evaluate our sustainable situation from an environmental perspective. Volvo Cars has decided to be one of the leaders within Sustainability. To approach we need to develop methods and IT solutions, analysing data, and to follow up (monitoring) to be able to make quick adjustments.

In order to meet the future, are we now looking for a new Data scientist to our Vehicle Energy Efficiency Group, are you used to handle a big amount of data and determined to drive for a sustainable future? Then this might be the place for you to prosper! You will belong to the department Environment & Fluid Dynamics and be part of a highly focused strategic and requirement setting team, contributing to strategical environmental work to our attribute architecture team.

Our purpose is to contribute to strategic environmental work by implementation and analyses of usage data, and to support our strategical team with development of real world* methods to optimize vehicle energy and analysis of environmental data to support e.g. GHG (Green House Gases) monitoring.

What you’ll do
You will be an important member of an agile strategical team focusing on Vehicle Energy Efficiency, to optimize our new EVs on energy consumption (long RANGE). The team consisting of 8 people, belonging to the larger group Vehicle Energy Efficiency consisting of approximately 40 engaged engineers. Within the strategical team, your role will be to support with as analyse large data sets, building new methods and development new tools to monitoring GHG. Part of your time will be spent to communicate our/your results internally to Volvo Cars Strategical Business Owner.

Maybe most important, you will be one of the drivers for a Sustainable future for Volvo Cars. If you want to work in a stimulating environment with the topics of the future, this is an opportunity for you!

You and Your Skills
We see that you have at least a Master of Science in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering Physics or similar. You are proficiency in programming using Python, Matlab, Java, C++ or similar. You have excellent skills in analysing, structuring, implementing and store large data sets. You also have knowledge in statistics, optimization and algorithms.

Knowledge in machine learning and data mining/databases is meritorious. If you have prior documented working experience with data science and data analysis is considered beneficial as well as basic knowledge in development of simulation environments or test methods.
We are searching for a highly motivated, creative and curious person, with a strong analytical, scientific and strategic mind-set, who has several years of experience in working with large data set.

As a person you are self-driven, independent and able to take initiatives on your own, you see the overall picture and logical patterns, but are also able to go into a detailed analysis of things.

How to Learn More and Apply
For questions regarding the position, please contact, Jonas Henningsson, Hiring Manager, +4673-3330519. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Sandra Viklund, Senior Recruiter, at sandra.viklund@volvocars.com .

We want your application by March 15th, 2020 at latest. Please note that applications via email will not be accepted.