Design Engineer - Battery Electrical

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?
Are you passionate about Electrification and want to be a part of the transformation of Volvo Cars into a sustainable car industry? So are we and we’re dedicated to electrifying our brand with Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs). Then this is the place for you to prosper. Here you play a key role, making sure that our cars are the most competitive ones in the world.  As if that would not be exciting enough, you’ll gain a broad network within Volvo Cars.

What you’ll do
You will be leading the electrical design of the high voltage battery components such as harnesses, flexible PCBs, plastic and steel carriers, brackets etc needed for the electrical infrastructure within the vehicle traction battery. The main task is to ensure delivery of both Build-To-Print and Full-service supplier components with regards to time, technology and cost requirements of the task area within a vehicle program. Your work environment is in an agile team making common planning with other design leaders and design engineers, getting support from Product Owner, Scrum Master and Team Manager. Part of your responsibility is to manage and drive suppliers with regards to planning and delivery ensuring available at the right level and at the right time. You will have contact with CAE, manufacturing, testing and other departments within Volvo Cars to agree on required actions.

You will also:
•    Create and maintain part structure in all systems, follow up prototype car builds and manufacturing of prototypes
•    Creating RFI/RFQ, Engineering statement of work, technical requirement documents etc. 
•    Perform design reviews 
•    Ensure that verification activities are planned and performed according to the overall time plan 

Do you fit the profile?
We think you have a technical education at university level or equivalent experience and more than 5 years of additional work experience with the electrical area. You have proven good leadership and coaching skills with a structured way of working and act as a task/design leader within vehicle development for the automotive industry.

Other skills needed for the position:
•    Agile way of working preferably according to SAFE
•    PLM and product structure systems such as Teamcenter, WERS, KDP, KOLA etc
•    FEMA
•    TLP – technological planning.
•    Experience from different vehicle electrical system and/or traction components is considered as extra valuable.
•    Ability to coordinate, compile and refine tasks and scopes for the team and the technical area.

How to learn more and apply
Does this sound like your new challenge? 

We will hold interviews continuously so please register your application as soon as possible, but no later than January 17th 2023.
Please note that applications via email will not be accepted.

For questions about the position please contact Kjell Hävell, Manager - Battery Electrical Hardware, T +46-72-371 61 92, kjell.havell@volvocars.com
For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter Paulina De Sousa Vieira at paulina.de.sousa.vieira@volvocars.com