Development Engineer - Thermal System Control

Let us describe the challenge we offer

Polestar is blazing a new trail, dedicating ourselves to the development and refinement of electric vehicle performance. Your experience in Vehicle Thermal Management systems would be invaluable to us both in concept work and when working with current designs for increased customer satisfaction.

If you are an innovative, open-minded person who believes that electrification is the future of the auto industry, we would like to hear from you.

This position is based at our HQ in Gothenburg, Sweden.

What you´ll do

The System control team is a part of our Propulsion department, which is a team with a mission to deliver results which exceed the customers’ expectations. The team consists of software engineers, calibration engineers and system designers. The area of responsibility spans from software development, control system design and propulsion control and calibration.

Your responsibilities will be:

- Calibrating thermal management control functions
- Testing and validating the thermal capability toward requirements in vehicle
- Testing and fault injection of diagnostic functions for thermal system
- Participate in the system work of energy management/thermal system
- Participate in development of thermal management functionality
- Improve the efficiency of energy usage


Who you are

You have a strong will to create the future of electric vehicles - it’s probably fair to call you an EV nerd passionate about solving climate changes. You are enthusiastic, motivated, well-organized and driven. You’re not afraid to try new approaches and out of the box methods. You have a holistic view, including vision, business, and customers. You have a positive and innovative mindset. You are a team player with excellent communication skills. You are energized by working in a creative start-up environment, taking action where you see potential and creating structure where needed.

To be successful in this role, we believe you have:

- B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree within electrical engineering or other similar area
- Previous experience with verification and calibration of vehicle thermal or climate systems
- Previous experience working with tools like INCA and DTECS.
- Previous experience with Matlab/Simulink is meritorious


At Polestar, you will be a part of a cross-functional and international team, with English as a natural language for written and spoken communication.

Personal fit will be of great importance in this recruitment, as we are actively working to build a team with diverse experience, gender and background.


People at Polestar

We know that a change is needed. We also know that each one of us can help bring about that change. Our commitment to becoming climate-neutral by 2040 is just as important to us as being inclusive, diverse, and innovative. Together, we are creating, collaborating and experimenting to usher in a new era of sustainable mobility.

We are an electric performance brand, determined to improve the society we live in.


Is this you? If you are interested in joining the Polestar family, don't wait with submitting your application. We apply a continuous selection process and the job post will be open until the position is filled.

Are you ready for the journey? Which is electric by the way...