Developer/Design Engineer - Interior Lighting

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Developer/Design Engineer – Interior Lighting

Be part of the change. 
Nothing beats being part of positive change.  We’re on a truly exciting journey, working together in a fast-paced global environment to break new ground in almost every aspect of our operations. Are you looking for a position where you can develop your leadership competencies, continue to build on your technical skills, as well as building and maintaining a network that includes people from all areas in the company? Right now, we have an exciting job opening for you as Developer/Design Engineer within an Agile team at Interior Lighting.

What’s in it for you?
Interior Lighting is a part of Interior department consisting of approximately 120 engineers organized into six groups, developing components within the following areas: Compartment Trim & Overhead Systems, Rear Trim & Systems, Acoustics & Floor Systems, Interior Lighting, Interior Systems, Accessories and Police Cars.

You will work in an agile team together with Design engineers, CAE engineers as well as project leads, who are working with built-to-print suppliers to deliver a premium illumination experience of the interior. The Agile team are responsible of the development of lighting parts and to assure quality of the designs from concept until the end of production phase. You will be involved in the Interior lighting strategy work supporting the architectural runway of the System responsible (SA). This work includes all development phases but also products in running production. You will be responsible for the design and quality assurance of your parts. The role includes securing the mechanical integration to our interfaces and external collaboration with our suppliers.

Your skills:
We are looking for you who have B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in Automotive, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent of relevant experience. You have at least 8 years of experience as a design engineer in the field of plastic design. At Volvo Cars we work with CATIA V5 and Teamcenter. Experience from working with Interior lights or optical design is meritorious. Knowledge in Spaceclaim, SPEOS and LightTools will also be meritorious.

Do you fit the profile?
You are structured and solution driven, with high integrity and professionalism. It is also important that you can focus on both daily issues and long-term visions, hence have a holistic perspective. We also believe that you have extensive communication and presenting abilities. You trust in people and the power of collaboration, where teamwork is at your high priority while solving tasks and heading towards a common goal. You should be able to build good relationship with internal stakeholders, as design, as well as have a strong connection with external suppliers.

Your application:
For questions about the recruitment process please contact the recruiter, Roza on roza.cizek@volvocars.com. Your application should include CV and Cover letter written in English. To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via our system no later than 7th February 2022.