Design Engineer - Bumper Systems

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.

Bumper Systems – Let's Introduce Ourselves 
At the department of Exterior Front and Rear, we believe that curiosity and genuine commitment to understanding people are the keys to future success. We are individuals who care about others, working together to create new technologies and innovations for safe, sustainable, and appealing exterior designs. 

You will work in a creative environment at Exterior Front and rear with bumper system, where tomorrow's design is developed. Your contribution will be visible on the car. We work in flexible, cross-functional, product teams tailored to development tasks. There are always open possibilities for personal development, depending on your interest, self-drive and your initiative. We will support you to reach your full potential. 

What you’ll do 
You’ll be responsible for creating engineering design solutions used in new bumper system. You will have the opportunity to split your time between design engineering, project tasks and contribution in our way of working.  
You’ll proactively take necessary actions to secure that the engineering design becomes successful. Product Design, surface appearance, attribute functions and manufacturing are some examples of important features. 

Be a part of a Project Design Engineering team and contribute to the maturity of our components during the different project phases. 

Collaborate with several stakeholders; Studio Engineers, Mechanical Integration and your interfaces to achieve the best-balanced solution of our bumper system. 

Be part of design reviews of each other's models to secure quality and knowledge sharing. 

Together with the team, keep our guidelines and WoW documents updated. 



What you will bring 
You are passionate about Design and challenged by searching and finding engineering solutions, to enable beautiful car design with superior quality. You are experienced in design engineering for plastic injection moulding using Catia v5 and have great ability to cooperate and communicate. 


To thrive in this role, we believe you have at least: 
B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering or other equivalent education 

Documented experience of Catia V5 

Knowledge in engineering design, manufacturing, mechanical joining and behaviour of materials 



And it’s a plus if you have: 
Knowledge in injection moulded and painted plastic design or understanding of injection moulding tools 

Understanding of injection moulding tools 

Experience in Catia advanced surface design 

Experiences in Automotive industry 

Experience from FMEA 



We see you as someone who understands business value and have the ability to priorities accordingly. Our vision is to develop and deliver bumper systems by in-house engineering teams that take ownership while constantly learning and have fun. In order to achieve the above, you are open minded and have an ability to collaborate. For you to fully enjoy the job you see opportunities rather than difficulties. You can inspire people around you and have an internal driving force that motivates you in your daily work. To conclude, you have a positive and innovative mind-set that everything is possible. 


How to learn more and apply  
Does this sound like your next career opportunity? In that case, we welcome you to submit your application via the link below by latest 6th of May. For questions, please contact responsible recruiter Felicia Hartvig at felicia.hartvig@volvocars.com. Note that due to GDPR, applications via email are not accepted.