Data Scientist - Traction Batteries

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.

Where You’ll Belong
Volvo Cars is committed to go fully electric by 2030 and mastering the battery is a key for us to success. Do you love to play with data and want to make a real impact on our electrification journey? Then you should join our small, but growing, team of Data Scientists at Traction Battery. We offer you varied work with room to follow exciting threads in the data until the end. 

We will challenge you and expect you to do the same to bring out the best from each one of us. At the same time, we will offer you a comfortable lifestyle, Work-life Balance is something that infuses Volvo Cars. What does it mean to you? Maybe it is to have a home-baked “fredagsfika” or the benefit of our family bond*, anyhow we will not make you disappointed in this area! 

What You’ll Do
You will perform data analyses based on measurement data from test/field/customer vehicles and develop early warning system for unexpected battery degradation in customer vehicles. Together with component owners and system architects, you will define ART requirements/needs for field data collection. You will also develop mathematical models for the prediction of HV traction battery behavior.

Your results will impact many internal stakeholders and be used to design both HW and SW components of the battery. In general, you will drive increased usage of data-driven development within the ART.

Your Competence
We see that you have a master’s degree in engineering, preferably within Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or similar with a couple of years of relevant experience. You will need skills in Python and scientific packages like NumPy, Pandas etc. and experience in building data pipelines, data transformation and data visualization.

You share our passion for vehicle electrification and enjoy being part of a team. Your analytic ability, creativity and interaction with different teams create a great atmosphere for innovative solutions. You have conceptual thinking, not afraid of taking vital actions when required. 

 If you in addition have skills in any of the below it is beneficial:

* Version control tools for collaborative development (Git)
* Familiarity with working on modern cloud-based environments
* AI/Machine learning and Databases (SQL) 
* DevOps tools such as Kubernetes and Docker
* Experience with CI/CD tools such as Tekton and ArgoCD
* BI tools like Power BI or similar.


How to Learn More and Apply
For questions about the position, please contact Hiring Manager, Marie-Louise Holmer at marie-louise.holmer@volvocars.com. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact recruiter, Sandra Viklund at sandra.viklund@volvocars.com. Please register your application including your cover letter and CV via the link as soon as possible but no later than 2021-11-19. Please note that we due to GDPR don't handle applications via mail.